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Crighton Understands Equity And Education
We applaud state Sen. Brendan P. Crighton’s bold approach to addressing equity in public education by aiming squarely at the heart of the problem: aging schools and segregation in school districts. Crighton, a state senator since 2018, proposed sweeping legislative proposals reforming the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) — the state’s school construction agency —
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Crighton And Healey Push For Bill To Protect Residents From Competitive Electricity Suppliers
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn), Attorney General Maura Healey and state Rep. Frank Moran (D-Lawrence) filed legislation earlier this year that would ban competitive suppliers of electricity from signing up new individual residential customers in Massachusetts. On Monday, Healey released a report that urged passing the proposed legislation. The report found that in the last
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Crighton Touts Bill To Aid Employers, Employees
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) announced updates to a proposed COVID-19 relief bill to assist employers and employees in the Commonwealth during a virtual government affairs meeting Wednesday morning. The economic development bill, which has not yet been given a name, will affect unemployment insurance (UI) rates, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and UI benefits. Although
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State Sen. Brendan Crighton Refiles Legislation To Legalize Sports Betting
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) refiled legislation Friday that would legalize sports betting in Massachusetts. The United States Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on the practice in May 2018. Since then, 25 states, including New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, and Washington, D.C., have all followed suit. “This legislation would create robust consumer protections
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Ehrlich, Crighton Advocate Local Journalism To Governor
State Rep. Lori Ehrlich (D-Marblehead) and Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) have been expressing their concern over the demise of local journalism. Now, they’ve acted on it. The two legislators have included their plan to establish a commission to study journalism in underserved communities, as part of the Economic Development bill that was passed by the
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Ehrlich, Crighton Advocate Local Journalism To Governor
State Rep. Lori Ehrlich (D-Marblehead) and Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) have been expressing their concern over the demise of local journalism. Now, they’ve acted on it. The two legislators have included their plan to establish a commission to study journalism in underserved communities, as part of the Economic Development bill that was passed by the
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Crighton Includes Funds For Lynn Police Behavioral Health Unit In Senate Budget
State Senator Brendan Crighton’s amendment for $150,000 for the Lynn Police Department’s Behavioral Health Unit has been included in the body’s budget. Passage of the amendment marks the fifth straight year the Massachusetts Senate has included funds for the unit. The senate passed unanimously a $46 billion budget for Fiscal 21 last Wednesday that it
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Sen. Crighton Honored For Dedication To Homeless
State Senator Brendan Crighton of Lynn will be honored next month by the Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance for his dedication to people who have become homeless due to the coronavirus pandemic. Crighton will receive the Canon Brian S. Kelley Public Service Award at the MHSA’s annual meeting Dec. 10, which will be virtual this
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Bradley Jones And Brendan Crighton Push To Expand School Breakfast Program
State Rep. Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and state Sen. Brendan Crighton are pushing to expand school breakfast options for Massachusetts students in low-income communities. A proposal Jones, who represents Lynnfield, and Crighton support has been dubbed “Breakfast After the Bell” because it is intended to help ensure students are better prepared for learning by providing
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Crighton Co-Files Juneteenth Holiday Bill
State Sen. Brendan Crighton helped file legislation to mandate June 19 as a Massachusetts holiday known as Juneteenth Independence Day. One hundred and thirty-five years ago on June 19, enslaved black people in Texas received word that they were free — two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since that time,