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News & Achievements

02/28/2008
HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES $1 BILLION LIFE SCIENCES PACKAGE
Landmark legislation aims to bolster state’s biotech industry, spur job creation Boston - The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly ...

10/26/2007
HOUSE PASSES BILL CREATING COMMONWEALTH CORPS
Will help promote public service and community engagement BOSTON - Representative Barbara L’Italien (D-Andover) announced today that the House ...

11/20/2006
Legislature Sends Landmark Child Labor Reform Bill to Governor
Boston, MA - State Representative Barbara L’Italien (D-Andover) today announced that the Massachusetts Legislature gave final approval to ...

08/21/2006
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage to be raised from $6.75 an hour to $8 per hour in two increments on January 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008. http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/s

08/02/2006
Sales Tax Holiday
2- Day Sales Tax Holiday established: Previously done in 2004 and 2005 Exempts purchases of $2,500 or less from the state’s 5% sales tax Not ...

07/30/2006
House Votes to Raise Minimum Wage to $8 an Hour
The Massachusetts House of Representatives moved this week to make the state’s minimum wage one of the highest in the country, increasing it ...

06/16/2006
Legislature Approves I-93 Interchange Funds
Published: 06/16/2006 By Edward Mason Staff writer for Eagle Tribune Legislature approves I-93 interchange funds BOSTON - A proposed Interstate ...

06/01/2006
Interstate 93 Project
Interstate 93 interchange project would be a boost to the Merrimack Valley - Potential doubling of jobs at Wyeth Biopharma facility in ...

04/05/2006
Some local lawmakers say slots a loser for Merrimack Valley
Published: 04/05/2006 Some local lawmakers say slots a loser for Merrimack Valley By Edward Mason, Staff writer Eagle-Tribune BOSTON - A proposal to ...

04/02/2006
Don’t Believe the Slot Machine Hype
Published: 04/02/2006 Eagle Tribune Op-Ed Don’t believe the slot machine hype Barbara A. L’Italien The next time a politician or an ...