House passes additional funding targeted at programs reducing violence among youth BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez and his colleagues in the House of Representatives voted to provide youth violence prevention programs additional funding for the remaining 2011 fiscal ...
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Representative Sánchez Refutes Massachusetts Medical Society Testimony on Primary Care Workforce Bill
BOSTON—The Massachusetts Medical Society?s (MMS) written testimony in opposition to House 1520, “An Act encouraging nurse practitioner and physician assistant practice of primary care” misconstrues the bill?s intent to ensure access to quality, safe primary care medical serv ...
DCR Provides Matching Grants to Local Organizations
Mission Hill Basketball and Tennis Courts Project, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, and Arborway Coalition & Partners all receive matching grants for their projects BOSTON-The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Edward Lambert has awarded $104,200 in matchin ...
House Passes Unemployment Insurance Rate Freeze Legislation
Protects employers from large per-employee assessment increase (BOSTON) – State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in unanimously passing legislation to halt a scheduled increase in the unemployment insurance ...
Sánchez Wins House Approval of Improved State Drug Monitoring Program
BOSTON – In response to the continued epidemic of drug abuse and related crime facing Massachusetts’ neighborhoods, State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez and the House of Representative voted unanimously to approve a bill that modernizes the state’s system of reviewing prescr ...
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People from all over Boston came to Jamaica Plain on Saturday for the Wake up the Earth Festival. Our neighborhood shined as people of all ages enjoyed the performers, the food, and a beautiful day. Unfortunately, the day took on a decidedly different feel when an officer fr ...
House of Representatives Passes Anti-Bullying Bill
Prohibits Bullying and Cyber-bullying BOSTON – BOSTON – State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing legislation that would prohibit bullying and cyber-bullying while requiring schools to develop a bul ...
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