On January 14, 2010 the House Judiciary Committee will be hearing CACR 21, a bill that would allow judges and sheriffs to continue to serve after the age of 70 years. The hearing will be held at 10:30 AM in LOB Room 208. Please ask the Committee to OPPOSE this...
Update 2017: The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which are supported by the ONE organization, have now been renamed to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Please note that the school board members listed below were those who served at the time and are...
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on HB 1134 on January 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the LOB Room 204. HB 1134 specifies the circumstances under which a federal officer or special agent may use deadly or non-deadly force in assisting...
by Steve MacDonald One of the symptoms of a legislator who has lost touch with their role in government is when they sponsor or vote for legislation that dilutes voter power or their ability influence the process. HB 1142 deigns to do exactly that. Peter Bergin and...
In what seems like a page from the playbook of Barack H. Obama for lack of transparency, a new rule would shut out certain voices from the legislative procedure. Both Democratic and Republican House leaders supported a rules change to allow only elected lawmakers...
HB 1675 would cut expenses for certain legislators. Specifically, this bill repeals provisions allowing members of the general court to be reimbursed for travel expenses. The bill also establishes a 2-year moratorium on the reimbursement of certain travel expenses of...