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Crighton Pushing For Tenant Protections
State Sen. Brendan Crighton and fellow legislators are pushing a renters safeguard bill that prohibits “non-essential evictions” and late fees to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk. Crighton, in a statement, said the legislation will expire 120 days after its passage or 45 days after the COVID-19 emergency declaration has been lifted, whichever is sooner. “Unfortunately, it’s
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Brendan Crighton’s Sports Wagering Bill Advances Out Of Committee On Way Through Legislature
State Sen. Brendan Crighton’s proposal allowing sports wagering in licensing gaming establishments advanced favorably Friday out of a legislative committee. Adults in Massachusetts would be able to bet on professional and Division I college sports in person and through web or mobile apps under the legislation. Crighton called legislative action on his bill a positive step
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Crighton Wheels Out A Common-Sense Idea
An estimated 185,000 undocumented immigrants live in Massachusetts and state Sen. Brendan Crighton said the state can boost their economic contribution by allowing them to obtain driver’s licenses. Crighton is co-sponsoring the Work and Family Mobility Act, and the bill’s name concisely defines why licensing undocumented immigrants makes sense. Driving is a privilege, not a right, and conferring it
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Sen. Brendan Crighton Favors Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants
State Sen. Brendan Crighton said it’s time for undocumented immigrants to have the right to get a driver’s license. But the Lynn Democrat acknowledged the measure faces hurdles, in part, because Gov. Charlie Baker is holding a stop sign. The Work and Family Mobility Act, which was the subject of a hearing last week on Beacon Hill,
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Crighton Sees Licensing Undocumented Immigrants As Safe
It’s time to shatter negative myths dogging proposals to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, said state Sen. Brendan Crighton. The Lynn Democrat and state Representatives Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Pittsfield) and Christine Barber (Somerville-Medford) support allowing state residents to apply for a standard driver’s license regardless of immigration status. “The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)
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LYNN MAYOR: CITY IS WORKING TO BRING BACK FERRY
LYNN — The city of Lynn wants its ferry back and is working to procure a boat to make it happen, but the clock is ticking for city and state officials to get it done. Mayor Thomas M. McGee said the city is working with the state delegation and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s (D-Mass.) office
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Sen. Crighton, Rep. Livingstone, Rep. Madaro Call for Increased Fees on Uber, Lyft
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 17, 2019 NEW LEGISLATION AIMS TO CURB CONGESTION, PROMOTE CARPOOLING BOSTON – Representatives from Boston, Cambridge, and Lynn are joining together with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to call for higher fees on ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft as a way to reduce traffic and congestion in
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Lynn Senator to put sports betting bill on the table
With thousands of fans getting ready to settle into their couches this weekend for the NFL playoffs, one state senator has a proposal ready to make sports betting legal in Massachusetts, eight months after the Supreme Court opened the doors for states to enter the sports gambling market. Sen. Brendan Crighton, a Lynn Democrat, is getting ready to file
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BEARING DOWN ON THE BLUE LINE
Extending Blue Line rapid transit service from Revere to Lynn has been discussed at Lynn meetings, underscored during press conferences, and emphasized at public hearings. Thanks to state Sen. Brendan Crighton’s decision to file legislation studying the feasibility of an extension, the debate over bringing the Blue Line to Lynn has finally found a bigger
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CRIGHTON: IT’S TIME FOR A BLUE LINE ACTION PLAN
Anyone who glances at an MBTA transit map, let alone looks at the billions of dollars invested in transit expansion to the south and west of Boston in recent decades, can easily see that the North Shore has been neglected for far too long. As early as the 1930s, plans existed to expand rapid transit