Press Room

Next week, the Massachusetts Senate will take up legislation to help cities and towns save money on electricity, support wildlife, and make stars more visible in the night sky.

The Massachusetts Senate acted today to support the dignity of people who are deaf or hard of hearing by making sure that state laws use accurate and respectful terminology.

The Massachusetts Legislature yesterday passed a bill to protect firefighters and tradespeople from conditions that took the lives of Boston Fire Lieutenant Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy in 2014.

The Massachusetts Senate today overwhelmingly passed landmark legislation to invest in primary care and make it easier for Massachusetts residents to get a primary care appointment. 

The Massachusetts Legislature today passed landmark literacy legislation that will transform how the Commonwealth teaches children to read.

The Legislature’s agreement on comprehensive literacy reforms will modernize and strengthen Massachusetts’ approach to early literacy by establishing clear statewide standards for evidence-based reading instruction, ensuring access to high-quality K-3 curricula, enhancing educator training and support, and creating new reporting and accountability systems.

Today, Senator Sal N. DiDomenico (D-Everett) and Representative Kenneth I. Gordon (D-Bedford), co-chairs of the conference committee on legislation to strengthen Massachusetts’ early literacy education standards and aid teachers’ professional development, made the following joint statement.

The Massachusetts Legislature today passed legislation establishing a statewide ‘blue envelope’ program, giving motorists with autism spectrum disorder a simple, recognizable way to alert police officers to their diagnosis and help guide the interaction before it escalates.