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Sen. Crighton And Lynn Man Push For Changing Tables In All Public Bathrooms
Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) and Pine Hill resident Josh Polonsky testified before the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Tuesday, advocating for legislation that would mandate public spaces — such as restaurants, stores and movie theaters — to have a changing table available in all restrooms. The legislation itself was filed a few years
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Crighton And Jones Support New War Memorial In Lynnfield
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) secured $50,000 in state funding to put toward the construction of a new war memorial in Lynnfield and state Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) said he will work with Jones to get the project completed. The funding was given preliminary approval as part of a consolidated amendment
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Crighton Honored For ‘Leadership On Affordable Housing’
State Sen. Brendan P. Crighton (D-Lynn) is one of two Massachusetts legislators honored for their work in ensuring affordable housing. Crighton and state Rep. Andy X. Vargas of Haverhill were presented with the Citizens’ Housing & Planning Association’s (CHAPA) Housing Hero Award for their leadership on affordable housing, housing production and their joint role in passing the
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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