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Report: Film Tax Credit Primarily Benefiting Greater Boston

04/11/2018 by Team Eldridge Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Senator Eldridge’s Introductory Speech for Senator Linda Dorcena Forry’s Farewell Address

02/14/2018 by Team Eldridge Leave a Comment

“Thank you Madame President, Senate and House colleagues, distinguished guests, and constituents, friends and family of the lady from the 1st Suffolk District. I am incredibly honored and humbled to say a few words about my former colleague, and great friend, Linda Dorcena Forry. While I congratulate her on her new opportunity, I’m also very […]

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Senator Eldridge’s State House Update

12/30/2017 by Team Eldridge 1 Comment

  As we get ready to celebrate the holidays and usher in a new year, I want to take a moment to thank all residents of the Middlesex and Worcester District for responding to the dysfunction in our nation’s capital with an increase in grassroots activism around important issues such as criminal justice reform, environmental […]

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Eldridge: “The value of birth control is indisputable.”

11/17/2017 by Team Eldridge Leave a Comment

  On November 14, the Massachusetts Senate voted to unanimously enact the ACCESS Bill, which requires health insurance companies to provide all FDA-approved contraceptives free of charge. I was proud to speak in favor of the bill. Below is a transcript of my floor remarks – Jamie. “Thank you Mr. President, and through you to the members. […]

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Eldridge: “Today we are promoting smart-on-crime policies by beginning to redefine the justice in criminal justice”

10/30/2017 by Team Eldridge Leave a Comment

I was proud to speak in support of the comprehensive criminal justice reform package passed by the Massachusetts Senate last Thursday, October 26th. Below is a transcript of my floor remarks during the bill’s debate – Jamie. “Mr. President, I rise to speak in favor of this bill. I want to start by thanking my colleagues […]

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Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Releases Criminal Justice Reform Bill

10/19/2017 by Team Eldridge 2 Comments

The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means released comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation today, making some revisions to the Judiciary Committee criminal justice bill. Below is a summary of the bill, which the Senate will vote on next Thursday, October 26th. Your feedback is appreciated.

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Senator Eldridge Opposes Governor Baker’s Bill That Would Weaken Environmental Protection

10/10/2017 by Team Eldridge 1 Comment

Today, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) heard H.2777, An Act to enable the Commonwealth’s administration of the Massachusetts Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, filed by Governor Charlie Baker. This bill would lower the standard for enforcing the Clean Water Act by handing over environmental oversight from the EPA to the Department […]

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Senator Eldridge Expresses Concern Over Intrusive MBTA Project

08/04/2017 by Team Eldridge Leave a Comment

Thank you to the elected officials and concerned residents who attended Monday’s MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) meeting this past Monday, July 31st in Boston to express deep concern over the proposed construction of 74-foot WiFi towers along MBTA Commuter Rail routes. Below is a bipartisan letter initiated by Senator Bruce Tarr, expressing […]

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Senator Eldridge’s Legislative Update

07/28/2017 by Team Eldridge 2 Comments

Around the District The cities and towns in my district have begun summer with many exciting and meaningful activities. Throughout May and June, I had the joy of attending many local events, including a Harvard League of Women Voters forum on single-payer healthcare, the Domestic Violence Services Network Celebration of Hope benefit in Stow, a […]

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It’s time to make health care a human right in Massachusetts

07/26/2017 by Team Eldridge 1 Comment

Governor Baker has received much credit for his vocal opposition to TrumpCare and national efforts by Republicans to repeal and replace ObamaCare with inhumane health care “fixes.” Unfortunately for Massachusetts residents, Governor Baker’s words are not reflected in his proposals to fix the Commonwealth’s health care problems. His recent proposal to fix our health care […]

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