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The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously today to provide enhanced safety, stability and educational opportunities for military families. The legislation advanced today also positions the Commonwealth for greater federal defense investment and economic growth around its six military bases.

The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means voted today to advance legislation that protects the fundamentally American right to freely access thought, writing and art through books and other materials. It also advanced a bill protecting public transit workers.

An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker ensures that workers on the MBTA, commuter rail lines, regional transit authorities, and other public transit systems are explicitly protected while doing their jobs and serving the public good.

An Act regarding free expression promotes freedom of information and freedom of thought in Massachusetts schools and public libraries. It creates responsible protocols for how books and other library materials are put on the shelves, and how local authorities can determine the appropriateness of a book if it is challenged.

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday called on President Donald Trump to use his authority to keep federal funds flowing to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program before people in need begin losing access to food aid in the coming days.

The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means voted today to advance legislation that boosts supports for the families of military servicemembers based in Massachusetts, an action to help drive federal investment in the local economy.

An Act to enhance access, inclusion, support and equity for military connected families boosts supports for the families of military servicemembers based in Massachusetts and thereby helps boost federal investment in Massachusetts military installations, which are key regional economic drivers.

An Act clarifying the duties of The Adjutant General makes a technical clarification to the chain-of-command structure governing Massachusetts National Guard members, bringing Massachusetts in line with the vast majority of other states’ statutes.