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Community Forum: Sentencing Reform
Rep. Hecht, Rep. Lawn, Senator Brownsberger to host sentencing reform community meeting
Monday, March 5, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – A discussion on Sentencing Reform in Massachusetts, sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Hecht, Rep. John Lawn, and Sen. Will Brownsberger, will be held on Monday, March 12, 2012.
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Rep. Hecht Attends Local Meeting on Special Education
Sunday, February 5, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
Needham, MA – February 5, 2012 – Legislators from Greater Boston attended a meeting today at the Walker School in Needham to discuss legislative and budget issues pertaining to Chapter 766 - private special education schools. The Walker School where...

Patrick-Murray Administration Presents Green Communities Awards to Dedham, Milton, Watertown, and Winchester
Green Communities grants will fund municipal energy efficiency and renewable energy projects
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
WATERTOWN – May 24, 2011 – During a ceremony today in Watertown, Patrick-Murray Administration officials presented four of the state’s newest Green Communities – Dedham, Milton, Watertown and Winchester – with awards to finance clean energy proj...
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Rep. Hecht Sponsors DMH Breakfast
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
Rep. Hecht sponsored the annual Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Northeast-Suburban Area Citizen's Legislative Breakfast in the Great Hall at the State House.

Patrick-Murray Administration Proposes Comprehensive Health Care Cost-Containment Legislation
Bill will help control costs and improve patient care by reforming health care payment and delivery systems
Thursday, February 17, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – Thursday, February 17, 2011 - Governor Deval Patrick today announced comprehensive health care payment and delivery reform legislation designed to control rising health care costs and improve patient care. The Governor's proposal builds on the ...

Patrick-Murray Administration's Division of Insurance Issues New Health Care Cost Containment Regulations for Purchasing Cooperatives and Select Network Plans
Allows small businesses to combine market power, requires carriers to offer selective or tiered network plans at least 12 percent less than 'regular' plans
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON - Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - Continuing the Patrick-Murray Administration's efforts to address the rising cost of health care, the Division of Insurance today is filing regulations to allow small businesses to obtain lower-cost coverage through g...

Massachusetts One-Stop Career Centers Offer Social Networking Workshops to Help Job Seekers Utilize State-of-the-Art Job Searching Techniques
Thursday, February 3, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON - February 3, 2011 - Continuing the Patrick-Murray Administration's commitment to job creation in every corner of the Commonwealth, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development today announced that many of the ...

Patrick-Murray Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Recommendation
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – Wednesday, January 26, 2011 – The Patrick-Murray Administration today filed its FY 2012 budget, a balanced and fiscally responsible plan that maintains an unprecedented commitment to education and other key priorities, while c...

New Poll Shows Strong Support for Bottle Bill Update
Thursday, January 20, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
A recently conducted poll shows that a vast majority of Massachusetts residents support pending legislation to update the state’s Bottle Bill, the 5c deposit on some beverage containers which has been in effect since 1983. According to a poll conducted ...

Federal Unemployment Insurance Benefits Expiration Dates Extended
Friday, December 17, 2010 -- For Immediate Release
Boston, MA - Friday, December 17, 2010 - The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) today announced that the Middleclass Tax Relief Act of 2010, today signed into law by President Obama, extends the expiration dates of the Emergency U...
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