Thursday, January 24, 2013
The bill looks to close loopholes in existing state laws, require mental health background checks, strengthen gun storage requirements and require liability insurance for gun owners.
The following is a press release sent by the office of state Rep. David Linsky, D-Natick. State Rep. David P. Linsky announced today that he has filed “An Act to Reduce Gun Violence and to Protect the Citizens of the Commonwealth,” comprehensive gun violence prevention legislation aimed at closing loopholes in existing state laws, requiring mental health background checks, strengthening gun storage requirements, and requiring liability insurance for gun owners. “This bill is a comprehensive effort to reduce all types of gun violence – murders, intentional shootings, accidental shootings and suicides. There is not one solution to reducing gun violence – we can’t eliminate it – but there are a lot of common-sense steps that we can take …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A casino bill passed in the state senate last week with Marlborough's Jamie Eldridge saying no.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
This release was provided by the office of State Senator Jamie Eldridge. Democratic State Sen. Jamie Eldridge voted Thursday against legislation to expand gambling by authorizing three casinos and one slot parlor in the Commonwealth. Eldridge was joined by 13 other colleagues in opposing the bill, which passed 24-14. “I strongly believe expanding gambling in Massachusetts will harm our local small businesses and our communities, and that’s why I voted no. We need revenues and jobs here in Massachusetts, but casinos aren’t the answer. There are better ways, less destructive ways, to solve our fiscal problems and make the Commonwealth a better place to live.” Eldridge, a long-time opponent of expanded gambling, pointed to numerous studies …
Monday, May 9, 2011
Rep. James McGovern, who has district offices in Marlborough, co-sponsored a Congressional bill providing an exit strategy for U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.
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Monday, May 9, 2011
Representative James McGovern (D-3rd) introduced new, bipartisan legislation on Friday to require the Obama Administration to present an exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan. According to a press release issued by McGovern's office, the bill (The “Afghanistan Exit and Accountability Act”) would: 1. Require the President to transmit to Congress a plan with timeframe and completion date on the transition of U.S. military and security operations in Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan; 2. Require the President to report quarterly (i.e. every 90 days) on the status of that transition, and the human and financial costs of remaining in Afghanistan, including increased deficit and public debt; and 3. Included in those quarterly…
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Rocco Giuliano
12:59 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
"The proposed mental health record waiver is reasonable" Letting cops go on a fishing expedition through mental health records would create a massive disincentive for getting help. The result would be fewer people seeking treatment and an increase in **untreated** mental health issues. more ›