MASSACHUSETTS – According to an article on SlateMagazine.com, Massachusetts has been named the best state in the union based on three measures of success: education, social well-being, and economic strength. Author Mark Vanhoenacker compared the Commonwealth to its peers, noting that “these metrics are the goals of responsible government” and (more…)
Beacon Hill Updates: Sen. Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) Senator DiDomenico was recently honored for his work in the State Senate by the Middlesex County Bar Association as part of their 2012 Law Day Awards. He is pictured with Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone, President of the Middlesex County Bar Association (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS – Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are down four cents this week, according to AAA’s April 23 survey of prices in Massachusetts. A gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded now averages $3.859 per gallon. The average is still nine cents higher than a month ago, however, the current price is the (more…)
Beacon Hill Updates: Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) Senator Sal DiDomenico and Representative Stephen Stat Smith recently attended the Massachusetts Library Association’s 26th Annual Library Legislative Day at the State House and met with advocates and supporters from Everett to discuss funding and legislation that will benefit the libraries in our (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS- Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are up two cents this week, the fifth consecutive week of increases, according to AAA Southern New England. AAA’s April 16 survey of prices in Massachusetts found self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $3.899 per gallon, two cents higher than a week ago and sixteen cents higher (more…)
House Minority Leader’s Statement on Release of House FY13 Budget House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) issued the following statement today in response to the release of the House Fiscal Year 2013 budget: I appreciate the work done by Chairman Dempsey and the House Committee on Ways (more…)
Beacon Hill Updates: Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) Senator Sal DiDomenico spoke with local officials about their legislative priorities at the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ 27th Annual Day on the Hill. The Senator is pictured above with culinary arts students and chefs from Everett High School, who joined other students (more…)
House Passes Legislation to Create Emergency Response Plans in Schools House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives this afternoon in passing legislation that calls for school committees and trustees to create and implement an emergency medical response system in their institutions. This legislation (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS – State, local, and federal law enforcement authorities announced today the results of a weeklong, statewide operation aimed at sweeping arrests of child pornography suspects. “Operation Corral” included a series of raids and executed search warrants that resulted in the arrest of 32 men, including 5 residents of the (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS – The Massachusetts State Police, the Boston Police, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, Massachusetts district attorneys, federal law enforcement officials, and various local police departments will announce the results of OPERATION CORRAL, a weeklong statewide sweep of child pornography suspects, on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference. Officials will (more…)
