Great reporting by Commonwealth Magazine on the geographic inequities found in the film tax credit. Nearly three-quarters of the state’s film shoots over the last decade took place in Greater Boston, with 13 percent in Boston alone, yet taxpayers statewide in 2017 paid $90 million in tax breaks to film producers, the majority of the […]
Senator Eldridge Announces 38th Annual Senior Conference at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough
Annual Senior Conference to feature free breakfast and lunch, a variety of services, workshops, and entertainment MARLBOROUGH— State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) today announced details for the 38th annual Senior Conference at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School Thursday, April 19th. The Senior Conference will feature a variety of services, workshops, food, and entertainment […]
Senator Eldridge and Representative Hogan Celebrate Small Business Investments in Hudson
BOSTON – State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) and Representative Kate Hogan (D-Stow) joined Hudson Town officials and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta on April 2 at the New City Microcreamery to celebrate Workforce Development Grants that were awarded to small businesses in Hudson through the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s […]
Broad criminal justice reform package clears Senate; headed to House
Posted on April 4, 2018 By Michael P. Norton, State House News Service BOSTON – Without dissent, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a broad package of criminal justice system reforms Wednesday that lawmakers said would begin to shift focus toward rehabilitation and substance use treatment and away from punishment in an effort to reduce recidivism. […]
MassDOT Releases $75,000 transportation funding secured by Eldridge, Hogan & Benson for Additional Senior Shuttle Service Van
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has agreed to appropriate $75,000 to add an additional van service to an existing senior shuttle in Acton and Maynard. The funding was secured by Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton), State Representative Kate Hogan (D-Stow), and State Representative Jennifer Benson (D-Lunenburg) last year during the FY18 state budget […]
Senator Eldridge, Senator Barrett, and Representative Gentile Present $75,000 Check to MetroWest Free Medical Program in Sudbury
SUDBURY – Sudbury’s legislative delegation, State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton), State Senator Mike Barrett (D-Lexington), and State Representative Carmine Gentile (D-Sudbury) presented a ceremonial $75,000 check to the MetroWest Free Medical Program yesterday to celebrate the funding they secured for the program in the FY18 state budget during a tour of the program’s facilities in […]
Panel hears mixed review on net neutrality bill
Posted on March 28, 2018 By Samantha J. Gross, Boston University Statehouse Program Lowell Sun BOSTON — Senators faced some criticism from internet industry leaders at a hearing Wednesday, where a new Massachusetts Senate proposal on net neutrality was up for discussion. Under the new bill, internet service providers would be banned from blocking content, […]
Senator Eldridge Votes for Civics Education and Financial Literacy Legislation
BOSTON – Last week, the Massachusetts State Senate passed legislation that would incorporate civics education into public schooling (S.2375), including requiring students to complete a civics project to graduate, as well as a financial literacy bill (S.2343) aimed at improving students’ knowledge on saving, investing, insurance, banking, inflation, and other financial matters. “Today’s youth are […]
An estimated 1,000 people participate in AB walkout
Posted on March 15, 2018 By Matt Mallio in The Beacon As many as a thousand students, parents, and community members participated in Thursday morning’s walkout to protest gun violence at Acton-Boxborough High School. The walkout was supposed to take place Wednesday but was rescheduled due to weather and safety concerns. It was a larger […]
Lack of testimony on harassment bill at State House seen as fear of reprisals
Posted on March 15, 2018 By Chris Cassidy in the Boston Herald No one testified yesterday during a Beacon Hill hearing focused on creating an independent commission to probe sexual harassment and assault allegations at the State House — a sign that lawmakers and others still fear retribution from powerful pols for speaking out, the […]
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