Please read my letter to the Senators on the legislature’s conference committee on the state budget to learn about the important issues that I will be fighting to secure in the final version of the FY18 budget.
Eldridge Votes for State Senate FY18 Budget
Senate continues investments in Foundation Budget, Chapter 70, environmental protection, early and public higher education. BOSTON – Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) joined his Senate colleagues to vote for a $40.8 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2018, investing in key areas related to local aid, education, health and human services, housing and workforce development. The budget […]
Senator Eldridge Announces 37th Annual Senior Conference at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/10/2017 Contact: Peter Missouri, 617-722-1120 peter.missouri@masenate.gov Annual Senior Conference to feature a variety of services, workshops, food and entertainment MARLBOROUGH— State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) today announced details for the 37th annual Senior Conference at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School Thursday, April 20th. The Senior Conference will feature a variety of […]
Young people make mistakes, but those mistakes don’t have to dictate the rest of their lives
We had an incredible turnout at yesterday’s Harm Reduction and Drug Law Reform (HRDLR) Caucus briefing on juvenile justice in the Commonwealth. I was moved by the personal stories from residents who were incarcerated as young adults, and who fight to provide a better life for themselves and their families every day. Senator Karen Spilka […]
Sen. Eldridge Announces Ambitious Freedom Legislative Agenda
Senator Jamie Eldridge files 88 Senate bills and co-sponsors 849 bills in the House and Senate for the 2017-18 legislative session in the Massachusetts Legislature. BOSTON – Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) announces his freedom legislative agenda aimed at reducing the wealth gap, improving health care, protecting the environment, increasing education opportunities, reforming the criminal justice […]
Sen. Eldridge Announces Committee Assignments for 2017-18 Legislative Session
Senator Jamie Eldridge appointed to key committees to work on consumer protection, climate change, health care reform, public transportation accessibility, small business growth, substance abuse treatment options, and smart growth BOSTON – Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) has been appointed the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services, the Vice Chair of the Senate […]
Massachusetts gets D in report on lead in school drinking water
Massachusetts received a “D” grade on the presence of lead in our public schools’ drinking water in a report released by environmental groups last week. It is unacceptable that our state laws were deemed inadequate to prevent school drinking water from being contaminated with lead. In order to give our schoolchildren greater access to safe […]
We will not sit idly by and watch our country be dragged back into the past.
Senator Jamie Eldridge’s full remarks from the Civil Rights Rally for Immigrants and Muslims in Boston on Wednesday, February 1 – Team Eldridge “I want all immigrants to our state and all our Muslim friends and neighbors to know that you have many allies in the Massachusetts Legislature. We know that many of you risked […]
Massachusetts can lead the way to Medicare for All
I’ve spoken with many concerned constituents over the past few weeks about what measures I will take if the Trump-led Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are successful. The health of millions of Americans is at risk as an estimated 29.8 million Americans will lose their insurance and nearly 36,000 will die yearly as a […]
Senator Eldridge Announces Free College Legislation
Senator Jamie Eldridge’s “College For All” bill would make public higher education debt free for working families in Massachusetts. BOSTON – Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) is filing legislation that would make public higher education debt free for more than ninety percent of Massachusetts households. “I was inspired to file this legislation out of the […]
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