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With so much happening in the Norfolk & Plymouth District and on Beacon Hill, it felt like a good idea to keep constituents informed with a new, monthly newsletter. Each newsletter will highlight the issues of legislation, committee, and local communities we are focusing on each month, as well as some of the other interesting … Continue reading September Monthly Newsletter

(BOSTON – 09/28/23) With the goal of providing financial relief to families across the Commonwealth while making Massachusetts more competitive with other states, the Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan tax relief package supporting residents across all income levels on Thursday. The compromise bill includes the following tax changes: Child and Dependent Tax Credit The … Continue reading Senate & House Pass Tax Relief Bill

With so much happening in the Norfolk & Plymouth District and on Beacon Hill, it felt like a good idea to keep constituents informed with a new, monthly newsletter. Each newsletter will highlight the issues of legislation, committee, and local communities we are focusing on each month, as well as some of the other interesting … Continue reading August Monthly Newsletter

With so much happening in the Norfolk & Plymouth District and on Beacon Hill, it felt like a good idea to keep constituents informed with a new, monthly newsletter. Each newsletter will highlight the issues of legislation, committee, and local communities we are focusing on each month, as well as some of the other interesting … Continue reading July Monthly Newsletter

BOSTON - The communities of Abington and Quincy were recently selected by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as the recipients of a combined $1 million in grant funding for local infrastructure projects through the state's Complete Streets program. Abington received $495,271 to reconstruct sidewalks along the eastern side of Washington Street from Beaver Brook Elementary … Continue reading Abington & Quincy Receive $1 Million in Complete Streets Funding

BOSTON - The City of Quincy was recently selected as the recipient of a $232,645 grant intended to fund incentives, rewards, technical assistance and targeted legislative reform in municipalities' efforts to plan and build new and diverse housing stock. The funds the city has received through the grant will go toward costs associated with the … Continue reading Quincy Receives $230K in Infrastructure Grants

BOSTON - The communities of Braintree, Holbrook, Quincy, and Rockland were recently selected by a group of state agencies as the recipients of a combined $4.4 million in grant funding to promote local infrastructure projects, as well as several housing initiatives. The grant awards were made through Community One Stop for Growth, a single application … Continue reading Norfolk & Plymouth Communities to Share $4.4M in Infrastructure & Housing Grants

BOSTON – The five communities of the Norfolk & Plymouth Senate District are receiving a combined $150,000 in grant funding for local road safety initiatives as part of recent multi-million dollar appropriation by the state's Executive Office of Public Safety & Security. The funds were awarded for plans submitted by officials in each municipality for … Continue reading Norfolk & Plymouth Communities Receive $150K in Road Safety Grants

We just published our latest newsletter! With another session coming to an end, we have a lot to reflect on. Landmark pieces of legislation. MBTA headlines. The ever-shifting status of COVID. If you aren't on our mailing list but would like to read the newsletter, find a copy of it here.

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