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Chicago Tribune
February 26, 2018
"Many in legacy media love mass shootings. ... Loesch refused to acknowledge that the assault-weapons ban reduced the number of mass killings and tried to pass off Trump's flirtation with an increase in the age requirement as "just ... It's a Republican-controlled House, Senate, and executive branch.
CBS Denver
February 26, 2018
(CNN) — The issue of gun control always comes up in Congress after a mass shooting in the US — but there haven't been any major gun reform laws in more than two decades. President Donald Trump has suggested he's open to new gun control laws, and started a discussion about what lawmakers canÃÂ ...
Lowell Sun
February 26, 2018
Other legislation up for debate this week is a barracks bill, stemming from the attempted 2015 closure of the Massachusetts State Police barracks in Brookfield, in the district of Sen. Anne Gobi, who filed the bill. Ultimately, the executive branch decided to leave the barracks open after a public outcry. The billÃÂ ...
WESTERNMASSNEWS.com
February 25, 2018
It is a Republican-controlled House, Senate and executive branch. They could get this done. They have gotten gun legislation passed before in favor of gun manufacturers," he said. The Associated Press obtained a transcript of the phone call, which spanned more than 13 minutes. During the call, theÃÂ ...
Wicked Local
February 24, 2018
I agree that the time is right to call our executive branch the Select Board. However, the term “select person” is awkward. Member of ... Meanwhile, of the top 10 largest communities in Massachusetts only two have the town meeting form of government. With all due respect to the committee, the moderator didÃÂ ...
The Daily News of Newburyport
February 24, 2018
It would also require the executive branch to hold at least two public hearings and produce a report on the impacts of the closure on local communities. The Senate Ways and Means Committee has recommended a redraft (S 2310) of the legislation. In 2016, when the Senate was considering a substantiallyÃÂ ...
WBUR
February 13, 2018
"We give the executive branch the option as long as we're lowering greenhouse gas emissions, to move forward with future procurements and we have an aspiration goal of getting to five gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035, and I believe we can do it even sooner than that," Pacheco said. The two senatorsÃÂ ...
Boston Business Journal
February 1, 2018
... other Massachusetts agencies — shouldn't be this hard to get through the state Legislature. We're talking about Gov. Charlie Baker's proposed 1,000-hour (125 day) limit on sick- and vacation-time accruals for executive branch employees, which would include higher education employees, submitted asÃÂ ...
PLANSPONSOR
January 5, 2018
He also maintains FINRA Series 6 and 63 registrations and holds a Massachusetts Insurance Producer License. John Hancock's ... He previously served as the Missouri director of Labor Relations, where he was responsible for all labor relations policies for the state's executive branch. Schraeder alsoÃÂ ...
Woburn Daily Times
January 5, 2018
BOSTON – Last night, Governor Charlie Baker announced that state offices will be closed today for non-emergency, executive branch state employees due to the upcoming winter storm. The Baker-Polito Administration is urging everyone to stay off roadways if possible, allowing crews to clear snow that willÃÂ ...
Enterprise News
January 5, 2018
Baker said executive branch employees will be asked to report by 11 a.m. Friday to give road crews more time to work and encouraged employers to be flexible with schedules. Friday's commute will “certainly be impacted by what happens overnight,” he said. MBTA ferry service, knocked out earlier in theÃÂ ...
Wicked Local Swampscott
January 4, 2018
The National Weather Service issued blizzard and coastal-flood warnings Wednesday as a winter snowstorm encroaches on Massachusetts' North Shore region and is expected to arrive on ... Meanwhile, state offices will be closed Thursday for non-emergency, executive branch state employees, Gov.
WESTERNMASSNEWS.com
January 4, 2018
The storm is expected to bring strong, damaging winds, power outages, coastal flooding and hazardous travel conditions. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday that state emergency management officials were in close contact with weather forecasters trying to pinpoint the track of the storm.
MassLive.com
January 4, 2018
Gov. Charlie Baker said non-essential executive branch employees will be asked to stay home. Forecasters are predicting up to a foot of snow in eastern parts of the state. Baker urged Massachusetts residents to stay off the roads. He asked private employers to allow workers to work from home if possible.
Cape Cod Times
January 3, 2018
State offices will be closed Thursday for nonemergency, executive branch state employees. TRANSPORTATION. - All Plymouth & Brockton service canceled. The bus line will operate on a Weekend Plus schedule Friday. Passengers headed to Logan International Airport on Friday are asked to check withÃÂ ...
NEWS10 ABC
January 3, 2018
BOSTON (NEWS10) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that state offices will be closed Thursday for non-emergency, executive branch employees due to the upcoming winter storm. The governor is urging everyone to stay off the roads, if possible. “Tomorrow's weather will createÃÂ ...
Vox
December 31, 1999
This time, he put himself in front of the camera, making his first — but not final — plea for an end to mass shootings. He made .... The Republicans are in control of the House, Senate, and executive branch — what legislation has been passed about mental health, if that's what they're pushing? None.
MetroWest Daily News
December 31, 1999
The new city charter features a strong mayor to lead the executive branch and eliminates the town manager, the Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting. Dignitaries, who included ... Spicer, for example, is Massachusetts' first popularly elected female African-American mayor. City Councilor MargarethÃÂ ...
The News Journal
December 31, 1999
Delaware is looking into make changes to the structure of the executive branch and will look to Oregon as a model. Health officials have proposed creating a Delaware Health Authority, which will oversee the state's health care spending. A handful of other states have similar concepts, and in the DecemberÃÂ ...
MassLive.com
November 29, 2017
Since nominal Republican Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, they've been in control of the executive branch of the federal ...
ABC News
November 29, 2017
Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. ... Scalia and you know the executive branch, having been HHS General Counsel and Deputy Secretary,” Sen.
Sentinel & Enterprise
November 29, 2017
Mass. economic forecast: slow job growth, rising wages ... Legislative and executive branch officials were unable to agree this year on a ...
Boston magazine
November 29, 2017
... to support the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts governor in 2018. ... he would prefer to see lead Massachusetts's executive branch.
Sentinel & Enterprise
November 28, 2017
Mass. economic forecast: continued expansion, slower job growth, rising ... Legislative and executive branch officials were unable to agree this ...
Boston Business Journal
November 21, 2017
Editorial: Don't let Mass. officials flout transparency laws ... past two decades has argued the entire executive branch is covered by that ruling.
CBS Boston / WBZ
November 17, 2017
... all executive branch policies are updated to meet guidelines included in the recently passed Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.”.
WBUR
November 8, 2017
How Massachusetts Can Counteract Trump's Anti-Climate Policy ... While I have been disappointed by the way our executive branch has ...
Safety+Health magazine
November 1, 2017
A 2014 Massachusetts law gave executive branch employees OSHA coverage, but that coverage did not extend to higher education, authority, ...
Chicago Sun-Times
October 18, 2017
Previous mass shooters have not needed bump stocks to kill dozens ... “It is the height of legislative malpractice to ask the executive branch to ...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
October 18, 2017
23, President Trump gave an order—not to the executive branch which he ... schools — perhaps even University of Massachusetts — would.
Slate Magazine
October 17, 2017
Former Massachusetts Gov. ... As a result, neither the executive branch nor the legislative branch—in particular, this executive branch and this ...
Worcester Telegram
October 16, 2017
In Massachusetts, the executive branch is launching a mentoring program on Oct. 16 to pair disabled people with state employees.
MassLive.com
October 9, 2017
The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill establishing safety ... A 2014 law gave all executive branch employees OSHA protections.
Texas Tribune
October 1, 2017
Carrie Williams, a spokeswoman for the agency, said that because the Health and Human Services Commission is part of the executive branch, ...
The Boston Globe
September 27, 2017
Nearly 1,800 Massachusetts sex offenders did not have a current ... in the state's executive branch — such as the departments of Revenue and ...
MassLive.com
September 20, 2017
McGinn is a retired sergeant of the Massachusetts State Police who worked ... pointed to general hiring practices within the executive branch.
New England Public Radio
December 31, 1999
Jon Hurst, president of the retailers of Massachusetts, said the ... Trump's order begins, "It shall be the policy of the executive branch, to the ...
The Patriot Ledger
December 31, 1999
In Massachusetts, the executive branch is launching a mentoring program on Oct. 16 to pair disabled people with state employees.
Standard Speaker
September 24, 2017
... money off accounts for mass transit and environmental protection. ... This, despite the fact that executive-branch agencies are required toÃÂ ...
Call Newspapers
September 23, 2017
“Writing the actual check lies with the executive branch, and we will be ... its transportation funds toward road projects rather than mass transit,ÃÂ ...
The Rafu Shimpo
September 22, 2017
By choosing not to question the executive branch, the court ... that the mass-round up was reasonable and necessary, and in doing so,ÃÂ ...
MassLive.com
September 21, 2017
McGinn is a retired sergeant of the Massachusetts State Police who worked ... pointed to general hiring practices within the executive branch.
Timesonline.com
September 15, 2017
... on the limitations of the executive branch borrowing,” Christiana said. ... revenue plan would cut funding for opioid treatment; mass transit,ÃÂ ...
Capitol Hill Times
September 15, 2017
... is of course a major disconnect here between the executive branch, ... Alaska, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine and the District of Columbia.
The Daily News of Newburyport
September 15, 2017
The executive branch is implementing universal security protocols, the ... the most prominent— Massachusetts government has been spared aÃÂ ...
Observer Online
September 14, 2017
The executive branch has grown far too strong over the past few decades ... I do not support a border wall, mass deportations or any other moreÃÂ ...
The Salem News
September 13, 2017
The executive branch of government has the duty to enforce the laws ... This is the reason the rest of the country laughs at Massachusetts and,ÃÂ ...
WESTERNMASSNEWS.com
September 13, 2017
... ISIS and Al Qaeda across the Middle East was illegal, and Congress should reassert its authority to declare war from the Executive Branch.
Dorchester Reporter
September 7, 2017
A handful of Massachusetts elected officials on Tuesday slammed ... by the Executive Branch,” Sessions said at a Tuesday press conference.
Sentinel & Enterprise
September 6, 2017
BOSTON -- A handful of Massachusetts elected officials on Tuesday ... by the Executive Branch," Sessions said at a Tuesday press conference.
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