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wwlp.com
April 28, 2018
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Representative John Scibak, a close friend and colleague of Peter Kocot, filed the amendments that the house approved this week. Kocot represented the 1st Hampshire District since 2002. The House seat left vacant by the death of state Representative Peter Kocot, hasÃâà...
WAMC
April 28, 2018
Despite the tumult of national politics in 2018, political consultant Tony Cignoli says the Massachusetts Republican Party has its eyes on the prize. “I think that the party here keeps doing what it does," said Cignoli. "They pretty much ignore Trump, ignore Washington for the most part. They're not expendingÃâà...
Enterprise News
April 27, 2018
The three major candidates are Mr. Diehl, a state representative from Whitman who co-chaired Donald Trump's campaign in Massachusetts in 2016; Ms. Lindstrom, of Groton, a former executive director of the state GOP who managed Scott Brown's winning U.S. Senate campaign in 2010; and Mr. Kingston,Ãâà...
Boston 25 News
April 27, 2018
Danvers State Representative Ted Speliotis said North Shore residents have been forced to travel to RMV's in Wilmington or Revere since the closing. "It's critical," Speliotis said of the new branch. "People have been very much inconvenienced." The new location has many amenities, including parking.
BayStateBanner
April 26, 2018
The measure is modeled after Massachusetts Port Authority's bidding process for the $550 million Omni Hotel project on the South Boston waterfront, with minority and women-owned enterprises comprising 30 percent of the design and construction teams. The hotel's construction is currently underway andÃâà...
The Boston Globe
April 17, 2018
In the campaign video, the little girl wearing ponytails and Mary Janes looks bewildered. There's a man beside her at the sink in a public restroom. He's putting on lip gloss. “A little girl shouldn't have to wonder why there's a man using the women's bathroom,” says the child narrator. Expect many similarÃâà...
The Patriot Ledger
April 12, 2018
MARSHFIELD — Edward O'Connell and Nathanial Powell, both of Marshfield, announced their candidacy for state representative in the 4th Plymouth district ... O'Connell is a longtime employee of the Massachusetts State Treasurer's Office where he has held multiple positions at the Massachusetts StateÃâà...
Sampan
March 29, 2018
Today I'm thrilled to endorse Nika Elugardo's candidacy for Massachusetts State Representative in the 15th Suffolk/Norfolk District communities. ... builder of collaborations, she will organize the coalition to pass legislation for comprehensive criminal justice reform including the end of mass incarceration.
GazetteNET
March 13, 2018
The activity is fueled by the retirements of two longtime state representatives, Stephen Kulik and John Scibak, who will not seek re-election in the 1st Franklin and 2nd ... There are now 51 women in the Massachusetts Legislature, or 25.5 percent of the total, which is comparable to the nationwide figure.
Courthouse News Service
March 13, 2018
Before refiling as an Independent, Ayyadurai was one of five declared potential GOP opponents in the Massachusetts Senate race, which also includes a sitting state representative and the founder of Better for America, which advocates for third-party access to statewide ballots. An estranged secondÃâà...
Wicked Local
March 13, 2018
Sean Garballey is one of the 50 longest serving state representatives in Massachusetts. He's also one of the youngest. March 13 marks the Arlington resident's 10th anniversary in the State House where he serves as representative for the 23rd Middlesex District of Arlington and West Medford. “It doesn'tÃâà...
Wicked Local
March 7, 2018
In 2015, Crighton made the leap to the State House on his own when he was sworn in as state representative for the 11th Essex District. ... Brendan Crighton for tonight's great win in the Third Essex district,” wrote Gus Bickford, chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, in a statement Tuesday night.
The Patriot Ledger
March 7, 2018
As a state representative, Cantwell has been active in policy discussions around ways to reduce opioid addiction. He plans to resign two days after the Special Legislative Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention in Massachusetts, which he helps lead, is scheduled to releaseÃâà...
WBUR
March 7, 2018
The Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Coalition sent a letter Monday to all state representatives urging them to reach out to House leadership and ask for action on a bill (S 2196) requiring the state to develop a comprehensive adaptation management action plan in response to climate change.
GazetteNET
March 7, 2018
With the loss of Peter Kocot, and the retirements of Rep. John Scibak and Rep. Stephen Kulik, our area of western Massachusetts truly needs a seasoned and knowledgeable representative. Diana Szynal is just that person (“Kocot's district director to run for his seat,” March 5). Peter Kocot was a greatÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 2, 2018
... West Stockbridge resident is married with two grown sons. His father is a former Pittsfield mayor and his grandfather was a state representative. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tags: MassachusettsÃâà...
Governing
March 1, 2018
She represents the area of Florida that includes Parkland, where a mass shooting at a high school left 17 people dead on Valentine's Day. “If you were in the room that night, as I was, with parents waiting for news of the children that were missing, and the screaming and the wailing ... if you were in that roomÃâà...
Tewksbury town crier
February 27, 2018
READING- Anne Johnson Landry of Reading pulled papers on February 23rd to run in the Democratic primary for the open state representative seat in the ... With the exception of her three years studying at Emory University School of Law, she has worked in the Massachusetts state legislature, for both theÃâà...
MassLive.com
February 22, 2018
Velis said Kocot was one of the most approachable state representatives. "When I first came in less than four years ago, someone said there's no black book how to be a state representative," Velis said. "Chairman Kocot was the closet thing to that black book for those of us who were younger membersÃâà...
The Daily News of Newburyport
February 21, 2018
The bulk of Massachusetts voters — 54 percent as of February 2017 — are unenrolled, with 34 percent registered as Democrats and nearly 11 percent registered as Republicans, according to Secretary of State William Galvin's office. But in politics, power and money flows both in Massachusetts andÃâà...
MassLive.com
February 21, 2018
Massachusetts State Police reported a stabbing at the Speedway on Brighton Avenue and Linden Street in a statement on Sunday. Troopers noticed a group of three men fighting in front of the gas station around 1:42 a.m. Sunday morning. They found a 25-year-old man, who they did not identify, had beenÃâà...
New England Public Radio
February 20, 2018
Amherst, Massachusetts, state Representative Solomon Goldstein-Rose made headlines in 2016 when he was elected at the age of 22. ... Nakajima and Story both said that potential loss of clout comes at a bad time for the Pioneer Valley, with veteran state Representatives John Scibak and Steve KulikÃâà...
Wicked Local Needham
February 9, 2018
Steinberg, a former congressional aide and constituent caseworker, made the announcement at the 2018 caucus of the Needham Democratic Town Committee. Steinberg said his reason for running for state representative is to push the envelope on democratic advocacy in Massachusetts, which he feelsÃâà...
Boston.com
December 31, 1999
Democratic State Representative James R. Miceli, the second-longest serving member of the Massachusetts Legislature, collapsed during opening Little League ceremonies in his hometown of Wilmington Saturday morning and died at a local hospital, officials said. Miceli, 83, was standing by the thirdÃâà...
The Patriot Ledger
December 31, 1999
Bruce Ayers, D-Quincy, announced Friday that he plans to run for state representative in the 4th Plymouth District. ... that he led the charge to implement universal full-day kindergarten in Marshfield, and was a vocal opponent of the ballot question to increase the number of charter schools in Massachusetts.
WFLA
December 31, 1999
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Representative Ross Spano and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced a series of measures Friday they are recommending to reduce the threat of mass casualty shootings. “We owe the families and friends of those 17 victims, as well as the thousands of survivors,Ãâà...
wgbh.org
December 31, 1999
Technically unconnected to Senate candidate Geoff Diehl, a Trump-supporting state representative, the committee was started by two Massachusetts conservatives to support Diehl by attacking Warren. Another Super PAC, Massachusetts First, was launched last year with funding from Robert Mercer,Ãâà...
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