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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS SUNDAY, December 08, the 342nd day of 2019 with 23 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 7:00 and sunset is @ 4:11. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
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Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44-Report No. 49 December 2-6, 2019

By Bob Katzen

THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local senators and representatives from recent sessions in

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TRAINING TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE

By Bob Katzen

The Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on December 17 in Room A-1 at the Statehouse from 10 a.m. to noon on a bill that would allow police officers and other public safety personnel to

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RAISE MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR STORAGE OF TOWED VEHICLES APPROVED

By Bob Katzen

The House gave initial approval to a bill that would raise from $35 per day to $42 per day the maximum storage charges a towing company can charge for motor vehicles that are

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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) AND NON-COMPETE CLAUSES

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The House gave initial approval to a bill that would prohibit any contract or agreement between an employer and a PA to include a non-compete clause which prohibits the

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GIVE VETERANS PREFERENCE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

By Bob Katzen

The House gave initial approval to a bill that would allow a city or town to give preference to

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CHANGE HIGHWAY EXITS TO MILEAGE-BASED EXITS

By Bob Katzen

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it is taking steps to install federally-mandated mile-based exit signs on the state’s highways, including I-90, I-93, I-95, I-495 and

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GIVE FUNDS TO SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS

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The Massachusetts Senate 10-29, rejected an amendment that would annually give 10 percent of the payments received from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement to

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SCHOOL BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL

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The House 156-0, approved and sent to the Senate a bill designed to boost participation rates in school breakfast programs in high-poverty schools. The measure would require that

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Somerville Parks & Recreation Announces New, Family-Friendly Field Trips

The Somerville Parks and Recreation Department is launching a new program: family-friendly field trips to fun locations in

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