By Bob Katzen 

 Legislation on Beacon Hill regarding the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight’s agenda included requiring that flags be flown at half-staff each September 11 in honor of the brave Americans who perished in the terrorist attack (S 1820); and flown from the day of death until the day of the funeral of any police officer, firefighter or other public safety employee killed in the line of duty (S 1817).