Press Release BOSTON – By a 37-0 vote, the Senate today passed Senate Bill 2168, An Act Relative to Handicapped Parking. S.2168 expanded on a bill that Senator Eileen Donoghue filed in January to combat handicapped parking fraud and to … Continued
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State Seeks to Protect Students from Unscrupulous For-Profit Schools (10/4/17)
Letter to the Editor Boston Globe: State seeks to protect students from unscrupulous for-profit schools The article “Student borrowers caught in limbo” (Page A1, Oct. 2) shows that students at for-profit schools need protections. Schools deceive or defraud students, recruiting … Continued
The Donoghue Digest: Fall 2017 Edition
The fall edition of my newsletter is jam-packed with stories on what I’ve been up to in recent months on Beacon Hill. From the two special commissions that I established and chaired, to my work in crafting our state’s budget, … Continued
Massachusetts Leaders Unite to Condemn Hatred
In the wake of the violence and tragic deaths of three people in Charlottesville, all of us, now more than ever, must together explicitly denounce hatred, racism, and bigotry in the United States. I proudly cosponsored a joint resolution, which … Continued
Special Commission Approves Daily Fantasy Sports, Online Gaming, and eSports Report
After almost a year of studying the impacts of daily fantasy sports, online gaming, and the eSports industry in Massachusetts, the legislatively-created Special Commission that I co-chaired formally concluded its duties and approved a legislative report of its findings and … Continued
Export development committee welcomes Ban Ki-moon to State House
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BOSTON – The eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon visited the State House yesterday to discuss international trade and engagement with the new Joint Committee on Export Development, which aims to develop partnerships between the commonwealth and other nations … Continued
Senate budget includes Community Benefit Districts
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BOSTON – Senators voted to include language establishing Community Benefit Districts (CBDs) in the Senate budget yesterday, potentially creating a new tool for cities and towns in Massachusetts to establish local partnerships to manage and support vibrant, walkable places like … Continued
In budget, Donoghue promotes safer, healthier Greater Lowell communities
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BOSTON – State Senator Eileen Donoghue secured nearly $3 million in the Senate budget for addiction treatment, youth outreach, food access, and economic development programs that serve Greater Lowell and communities around the commonwealth. “I’m proud to support programs that … Continued
Donoghue secures $2.25 million to reduce violence, create opportunity for youth
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BOSTON – State Senator Eileen Donoghue secured $2.25 million in the Senate budget for youth outreach programs that reduce gang involvement and create opportunity in Lowell and other cities around the commonwealth. “When young people lose hope that there’s a … Continued
Donoghue delivers $200K for addiction treatment at Lowell Community Health Center
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BOSTON – Yesterday the Massachusetts Senate passed a budget amendment sponsored by state Senator Eileen Donoghue that awards $200,000 to expand addiction treatment programs at the Lowell Community Health Center. The funding will allow the health center to increase its … Continued
Donoghue wins Food Trust funding to create jobs, increase access to healthy food
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BOSTON – Today state Senator Eileen Donoghue secured funding in the Senate budget for the Massachusetts Food Trust, a program that aims to increase access to nutritious food and create jobs in low-income areas. The legislature created the Massachusetts Food … Continued