Press Room

The Massachusetts Senate today unanimously passed legislation to allow longtime public school teachers the opportunity to buy into an enhanced savings program if they missed out when the program was first launched a quarter century ago.

Use of a toxic chemical which is commonly added to plastic intravenous bags and linked to cancer cases would be banned in Massachusetts under a bill advanced today by the Massachusetts Senate.

New opportunities to grow the commercial interior design industry in Massachusetts would be unlocked through legislation passed by the Senate today.

The Massachusetts Legislature today approved over $2.7 billion in bond funding to help municipalities make local road and bridge repairs, invest in public transit infrastructure, and support transit-oriented housing development statewide.

The Massachusetts Senate next week will debate comprehensive legislation to safeguard the wellbeing of vulnerable children in state care and foster care.

An Act enhancing child welfare protections safeguards the wellbeing of vulnerable children in state care and foster care. The bill strengthens and builds on the work of existing entities including the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA), the Department of Children and Families (DCF), and the Family Resource Center (FRC) network in order to take a comprehensive approach toward making sure all children receive the support they deserve.

Massachusetts Senate leaders announced today that the Senate will take up RetirementPlus legislation to allow longtime public school teachers to buy into the enhanced savings program if they missed out when the program was initially launched 25 years ago.

An Act relative to teacher retirement election provides fairness to longtime teachers who missed out initially on the RetirementPlus enhanced savings program by allowing them to buy into the program.