Press Releases & Op-Eds
PRESS RELEASES
Senator Joan B. Lovely Sponsors State House Art Exhibit
December 17, 2024
Legislature Passes Bill to Combat Substance Use Disorder
December 20, 2024
Second Essex District granted $83,000 via MassDEP Sustainable Materials Recovery Program
December 17, 2024
EOHLC provides Salem with winter shelter capacity grant
December 17, 2024
$5 million awarded for Salem housing through Housing Development Incentive Program
December 17, 2024
Salem State University Receives DHE Grant for Behavioral Health Internship Program
December 12, 2024
Beverly organizations receive MCC Cultural Investment Portfolio grants
November 19, 2024
Sweeping Climate Bill Passes the Massachusetts Legislature
November 15, 2024
Sweeping Economic Development Bill Passes Massachusetts Legislature
November 15, 2024
Senate Acts to Expand Insurance Coverage for Down Syndrome Treatment
October 29, 2024
Senate Acts on Senator Lovely’s Bill to Expand Coverage Breast Cancer Screenings
October 29, 2024
Senator Joan B. Lovely’s Statement Regarding Plains Park Assault
October 21, 2024
Executive Office of Economic Development awards grants in Beverly, Peabody and Salem
October 10, 2024
Beverly and Salem receive Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities grants
October 10, 2024
City of Salem and MassHire North Shore awarded $500,000 workforce success grant
October 8, 2024
Senator Lovely’s Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks
October 7, 2024
Senate votes to modernize child custody jurisdiction laws
October 7, 2024
Salem awarded $25,000 grant via Middle School Career-Connected Learning Partnership
September 30, 2024
Senate passes legislation removing breed restrictions from consideration in DCF placements
September 27, 2024
Local organizations receive Mass Cultural Council YouthReach grants
September 25, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Legislation to Increase the Commonwealth’s Competitiveness for Federal Dollars
September 19, 2024
FY25 Local Cultural Council grant applications open
September 16, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Comprehensive Maternal Health Bill
August 15, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Largest Housing Investment in State History
August 5, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes HERO Act
August 2, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Parentage Act
August 1, 2024
Senate Acts to Mitigate Massachusetts Opioid Crisis
July 30, 2024
Senate Makes Systemic Reforms to Long Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities
July 25, 2024
Senate Acts to Protect First Responders Permanently Injured in the Line of Duty
July 24, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Wage Equity Legislation
July 24, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes the FutureTech Act
July 24, 2024
Legislature Passes Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
July 19, 2024
Senate Passes Health Care Reform Boosting Safeguards Against For-Profit Entities
July 18, 2024
Senate Takes Bold Action to Supercharge Clean Energy Adoption Statewide
June 25, 2024
Massachusetts Senate Acts to Ban Plastic Bags, Reduce Straw and Plasticware Usage, Boost Recycling and Composting
June 20, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Bill to Prevent Abuse and Exploitation, Enhance Protections for Survivors
June 13, 2024
Massachusetts Senate Acts to Establish New Statewide Licensure of Commercial Interior Design
June 6, 2024
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Chapter 90 Road Funding Authorization
April 25, 2024
Senate Acts on Consumer Protection Package
April 24, 2024
Senate acts to protect firefighters, increase “hot work” safety
March 28, 2024
Senate acts to protect consumers, make debt collections fairer
March 28, 2024
Massachusetts Senate acts to transform early education and care
March 14, 2024
Senate Acts to Update and Modernize Sexual Health Education
February 29, 2024
Senate Acts to Protect Consumers During Real Estate Appraisals
January 18, 2024
Senate Acts to Modernize Massachusetts Laws, Repeal Anti-LGBTQIA+ Statutes
January 18, 2024
Senate Passes Legislation Prohibiting Cat Declawing in Massachusetts
January 18, 2024
Senate Passes Legislation Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips
January 8, 2024
“Blue Envelope” Bill Supporting People with Autism Passes Senate
January 8, 2024
Wheelchair Warranty Reform Passed by Massachusetts Senate
January 4, 2024
Senate Passes Pharmaceutical Access, Costs and Transparency (PACT) Act 3.0
November 16, 2023
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Comprehensive Tax Relief Package
September 28, 2023
Legislature Passes Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
August 1, 2023
Legislature Passes Bill Authorizing Chapter 90 Funding
July 28, 2023
Senate Passes $513 Million Supplemental Budget
July 27, 2023
Food System Caucus Prioritizes Eight Bills and Endorses Twenty Bills in the 193rd Session
July 17, 2023
Senate Resoundingly Approves Bill for Progressive Tax Relief
June 16, 2023
Senate Passes $368.7 Million Supplemental Budget
March 10, 2023
Senator Joan Lovely Appointed Assistant Majority Leader and Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules
February 21, 2023
Senate Passes Comprehensive Rules Package
February 10, 2023
Senate Passes Bill Supporting Parents Running for Public Office
December 20, 2022
Legislature Passes Bill to Prevent Student Loan-related License Revocation
November 23, 2022
Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Open Spaces
November 17, 2022
Legislature Enacts Sweeping Economic Development Bill
November 4, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation to Help People with Disabilities Live Independently
November 4, 2022
Senator Joan B. Lovely Recognizes Latinx Educators During Hispanic/ Latinx Heritage Month
October 28, 2022
Senate Enacts Bill to Limit the Use of Step Therapy
October 25, 2022
Massachusetts Legislators Urge DPU Action on Winter Energy Rate Increases
October 20, 2022
Massachusetts Legislature Legalizes Sports Betting
August 4, 2022
Senate Passes Judicial Modernization Legislation
August 3, 2022
Legislature Passes Landmark Mental Health Reform
August 2, 2022
Legislature Passes $11.3 Billion Transportation and Infrastructure Bill
August 1, 2022
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Bill Supporting Veterans and Military Families
July 31, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation to Strengthen Local Public Health Services
July 31, 2022
Senate Passes Bill to Limit the Use of Step Therapy
July 31, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation Giving Adoptees Access to Birth Certificates
July 30, 2022
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Veterans’ Home Governance Legislation
July 29, 2022
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Comprehensive Legislation Protecting Access to Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care
July 28, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation Supporting Special Needs Fund for Disabled Seniors
July 27, 2022
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Major Clean Energy Legislation
July 22, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation to Promote Economic Growth and Give Residents Relief
July 22, 2022
Massachusetts Legislature Passes FY23 Budget
July 20, 2022
Legislature Enacts Bill Establishing Negro Election Day
July 15, 2022
Senate Passes Wide-Ranging Transportation Infrastructure Bond Bill
July 15, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation Expanding Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care
July 14, 2022
Senate Passes Animal Welfare Legislation
July 12, 2022
State Senate Passes Transformational Bill to Expand Access to High-Quality, Affordable Early Education and Child Care
July 8, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation for Children & Families
June 30, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation Repealing Archaic Laws
June 30, 2022
Senate Passes General Government Bond Bill
June 17, 2022
Senate Passes Landmark Voting Reform Legislation
June 10, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation Authorizing Chapter 90-Plus Funding
June 10, 2022
Senate Passes Legislation to Require Certification for Technicians Handling Medical Equipment
June 10, 2022
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2023 Budget
May 27, 2022
Senate Ways and Means Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Recommendations
May 12, 2022
Senate Passes Work and Family Mobility Act
May 6, 2022
Senate Passes Sports Betting Legislation
April 29, 2022
Senate Passes Major Climate Bill
April 15, 2022
Senate Unanimously Passes Women’s Rights History Trail Bill
April 8, 2022
Senate Passes CROWN Act
April 1, 2022
Senate Passes $1.65 Billion Supplemental Budget
March 25, 2022
Senate Passes Oversight Reform for Veterans’ Homes
March 11, 2022
Senate Passes Bills Supporting Equitable Health Care Access for Women
March 4, 2022
Topsfield Fire Department Receives S.A.F.E and Senior SAFE Program Grants
March 3, 2022
Senate Passes Bills to Recognize Holidays Honoring Black History
March 2, 2022
Local Fire Departments Receive S.A.F.E and Senior SAFE Program Grants
February 24, 2022
Senate Passes Pharmaceutical Access, Cost and Transparency (PACT) Act 2022
February 11, 2022
Senator Joan B. Lovely Files Massachusetts Senate Citation Recognizing the Salem Beautification Committee
February 11, 2022
Legislature Approves Nero’s Law
February 9, 2022
Senate Passes Bill to Increase Access to COVID-19 Testing, Vaccines, and Masks
January 27, 2022
Senate Unanimously Passes Homeless ID and Relative Adoption Bills
January 14, 2022
Bill to Stabilize Supply of Egg and Pork Products Signed into Law
December 22, 2021
Peabody to Receive $800,000 for Flood Mitigation and Downtown Lighting Improvements
December 10, 2021
Legislature Passes American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), FY21 Surplus Spending Bill
December 6, 2021
Legislature Passes Genocide Education Bill
November 30, 2021
Senate Passes Mental Health ABC Act 2.0
November 18, 2021
Senate Passes American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Spending Bill
November 11, 2021
Senate Passes Redistricting Legislation
October 29, 2021
Senate Passes SPEED Act to Support Military Families Relocating to Massachusetts
October 22, 2021
Senate Advances Genocide Education Bill
October 22, 2021
Legislature’s Financial Services Committee Hears Alopecia Bill
October 13, 2021
Senate Passes Landmark Voting Reform Legislation
October 7, 2021
Massachusetts State Senate Passes Healthy Youth, Gender ID and Student Nutrition Bills
September 24, 2021
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Bill Authorizing $350 Million in Funding for Transportation Infrastructure
July 16, 2021
Massachusetts Legislature Passes FY22 Budget
July 12, 2021
Senate Passes Bill to Authorize $300 Million in Funding for Transportation Infrastructure
July 2, 2021
Senate Votes to Extend State of Emergency Measures
June 11, 2021
Senate Passes FY 2022 Budget
May 28, 2021
Senate Returns COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave to Governor’s Desk
May 21, 2021
Senate Ways and Means Releases FY 2022 Budget Recommendations
May 12, 2021
Hinds Leads Discussion on Future of Childcare, Education and Higher Education for Post-Pandemic MA
April 21, 2021
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Landmark Climate Legislation
March 19, 2021
Massachusetts Legislature Extends Vote-By-Mail Through June
March 15, 2021
Senator Joan Lovely Completes Work on Two-Year CSG Healthy States National Task Force
March 4, 2021
Legislature Passes Landmark Climate Bill
January 29, 2021
Legislature Passes Landmark Climate Change Bill
January 5, 2021
Senate Passes Sen. Lovely & Rep. Tucker Bill to Allow Salem to Provide Scholarships to Needy Students
December 31, 2020
MBTA to Continue Service on Newburyport/Rockport Line
December 16, 2020
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
November 19, 2020
Senate Ways and Means Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Recommendations
November 12, 2020
First-of-its-kind Website Launched for Child-and-Youth-Serving Organizations to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
October 28, 2020
Legislature Passes Legislation to Extend Unemployment Benefits to 17,000 Low-Income Recipients
October 27, 2020
Sen. Lovely Files Bill Cosponsored by Reps. Hill & Walsh to Help Businesses Ordered Closed by Commonwealth
September 15, 2020
Senate Advances Maternal Health Package
July 31, 2020
Senate Passes ENDURE Act to Provide Relief to Small Businesses, Support for Workers, and Investments in Infrastructure
July 30, 2020
Senate Passes Bill to Increase Higher Education Opportunities for People with Disabilities
July 29, 2020
Senate Passes Bill for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in State House
July 24, 2020
Senate Passes Brewers Compromise
July 23, 2020
Massachusetts State Senate Passes Reform, Shift + Build Act
July 14, 2020
Senate Passes Bill to Expand Take-Out and Delivery Options in Restaurants
July 11, 2020
Senate Passes Patients First Act
June 26, 2020
Massachusetts State Senate Passes Resolution Celebrating Juneteenth
June 18, 2020
Senate Unveils Patients First Act
June 18, 2020
Senate Unanimously Passes Comprehensive Elections Bill to Address Voting Safety Concerns during COVID-19
June 17, 2020
Senate Passes Bill to Authorize Funding for Transportation Infrastructure, Creates New MBTA Leadership
June 12, 2020
Senate Passes Bill to Protect Residents from Mosquito-Borne EEE Virus
June 12, 2020
Senate Passes Legislation Authorizing Short-Term Borrowing During Historic Remote Session
May 14, 2020
Senate Passes Bill to Lower Signature Threshold for Some Candidacies Amid COVID-19
April 16, 2020
Senate Passes Bill to Protect Renters, Homeowners and Small Businesses
April 10, 2020
Massachusetts State Senate Approves Next Generation Climate Policy
January 30, 2020
Massachusetts Senate Passes Two Bills Making Curricular and Nutrition Improvements for Students
January 17, 2020
Senate Passes Major Bills to Improve Public Safety, Education and Enviroment
November 21, 2019
North Shore leaders collaborate on Frederick E. Berry Institute of Politics and Civic Engagement
November 13, 2019
Anti-lead advocates stress need for urgent action at committee hearing
October 30, 2019
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2019 Closeout Supplemental Budget of $779.8 Million
October 24, 2019
Senate Passes Legislation Promoting the Safety, Health and Wellness of Children and Persons with Disabilities
October 17, 2019
Massachusetts Senate Unanimously Passes Student Opportunity Act
October 4, 2019
Senator Lovely Testifies on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Bills before Joint Committee on Education
September 4, 2019
Legislature Passes Balanced Budget with Targeted Investments in Education, Housing, and Environment
July 25, 2019
Senate Passes FY 2020 Budget
May 24, 2019
Senate Passes Local Infrastructure Funding Bill
May 23, 2019
Massachusetts Gets a “D” for Policies Addressing Lead in School Drinking Water
March 21, 2019
Senator Lovely Named Assistant Majority Leader
February 14, 2019
Senate Passes Comprehensive Rules Proposals
February 1, 2019
Legislature Passes Fiscal Year 2018 Supplemental Budget
October 15, 2018
Update Regarding Waters River Bridge Cemetery Access Road Project
October 15, 2018
Senator Lovely Announces 81st Citizens’ Legislative Seminar in October
August 21, 2018
SENATE PASSES THREE KEY BILLS ON LAST DAY OF SESSION
August 2, 2018
Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill to Improve Mental Health Services for First Responders
July 30, 2018
Senate Passes Bill Unanimously to Help Families Struggling with Alzheimer’s
July 20, 2018
Massachusetts Senate Passes Major Legislation Aimed at Addressing Opioid Crisis
July 20, 2018
Senate Passes Bill to Protect Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from Abuse
July 19, 2018
Senate Passes Budget; Bill Contains Key Provisions Supported by Sen.Lovely
July 19, 2018
Massachusetts Senate Passes Environmental Bond Bill
July 12, 2018
Massachusetts Senate Passes Automatic Voter Registration
July 12, 2018
Senate passes legislation to establish a commission to study lead in school water
July 12, 2018
Senate Passes Legislation to Protect Youth from the Health Risks of Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction
June 29, 2018
Julie Curtis of Danvers named as an Unsung Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
June 22, 2018
Senate Passes an Act to Promote a Clean Energy Future
June 14, 2018
Senate Approves Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation
June 8, 2018
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $5 Million in Grants to Address Climate Change Impacts
June 1, 2018
Senate Passes Life Sciences Bill to Continue Investment in Cutting-Edge Industry Critical to State Economy
May 31, 2018
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2019 Budget
May 24, 2018
Senate committee issues report on sexual harassment policies
May 15, 2018
Senator Lovely and Representative O’Day host 4th annual Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Day
May 11, 2018
Massachusetts Senate unanimously approves Foundation Budget reforms, sending bill to House
May 11, 2018
Senator Joan B. Lovely receives Triangle, Inc.’s 2018 Public Servant of the Year Award
May 7, 2018
Senate Approves “The BRAVE Act” for Veterans
May 3, 2018
Senate Passes Credit Protection Bill to Protect Consumers in the wake of Equifax Breach
April 27, 2018
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants
April 12, 2018
Senate Approves $600 Million in Funding for Local Road Projects over Next Three Years
April 11, 2018
Senate Passes Housing Bond Bill
March 29, 2018
Senator Joan Lovely receives the Frederick E. Berry Early Intervention Champion Award
March 22, 2018
Massachusetts Passes Bill to Protect State, Municipal Workers
March 01, 2018
MA Senate Passes Bill to Protect Student Information
March 01, 2018
Senator Joan Lovely Named to New Leadership Position
February 28, 2018
Environment Committee gives favorable report to Ehrlich and Lovely bill to study lead in school water
February 16, 2018
Senate Passes Bill Funding State Capital Facility Repairs and Improvements
February 9, 2018
Senator Lovely files amendments to Capital Facilities Bond Bill
January 29, 2018
Senate creates committee to review sexual harassment policies
January 18, 2018
Governor Baker to Release $100M in Earmarked Funding
January 10, 2018
Legislature Passes Bill to Expand Language Opportunities for Students
November 16, 2017
Senate Votes to Expand Contraceptive Mandate
November 15, 2017
Senate Passes Bill to Establish Climate Change Adaptation Management Action Plan
November 8, 2017
Senator Joan Lovely Appointed Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
November 3, 2017
MA Senate Passes Legislation to Curb College Campus Sexual Violence
November 2, 2017
Senate Passes Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform
October 27, 2017
Manufacturing Caucus Hosts Second Annual Manufacturing Award Ceremony
October 27, 2017
Senate Approves Legislation to Address the Skills Gap and Help Unemployed Workers
October 27, 2017
Senate Passes Donoghue Bill Reforming Handicapped Placards
October 18, 2017
Senator Lovely honored by Associated Industries of Massachusetts
October 16, 2017
Senator Lovely Testifies in Support of Bills heard by the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
October 10, 2017
Legislature Enacts Bill to Designate the First Week in August as Ice Bucket Challenge Week
July 28, 2017
Governor Baker Signs Bipartisan Pregnant Worker Protection Legislation
July 28, 2017
State Senator Joan Lovely Appointed Assistant Vice Chair of Ways and Means Committee
July 27, 2017
Legislature Passes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
July 20, 2017
Senator Joan Lovely’s Important Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Bill Heard by Joint Committee on Education
July 18, 2017
Senate Passes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
June 29, 2017
Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women Announces Unsung Heroines of 2017
June 26, 2017
Senate Releases Commonwealth Conversations 2017 Report
June 22, 2017
Hearing Held on Bill to Designate the First Week in August as Ice Bucket Challenge Week
June 13, 2017
Two of Bills Filed by Senator Lovely Heard by the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
June 6, 2017
Senator Lovely and Representative O’Day to host 3rd annual Postpartum Depression Awareness Day
June 2, 2017
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
May 25, 2017
Senator Joan B. Lovely Hosts Legislative Briefing on Omnibus Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Bill
May 18, 2017
Senator Lovely Honored by Anti-Defamation League
May 17, 2017
Senate Ways and Means Releases FY 2018 Budget Recommendations
May 16, 2017
Senate Kids First Working Group Releases: Kids First: A Vision for a Stronger Commonwealth
May 4, 2017
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Reported Favorably
April 28, 2017
FY2018 Chapter 90 Bill Funding Authorized by Senate
April 10, 2017
Senator Lovely Preparing for Commonwealth Conversations Tour on the North Shore
March 28, 2017
Senator Lovely scores 100% on Mass Audubon’s Legislative Report Card
March 21, 2017
Senator Lovely and Triangle, Inc. Partner on Internship Program
March 16, 2017
Senator Joan Lovely Named to Leadership Position in Massachusetts Senate
February 15, 2017
Senator Lovely Files Legislation for 2017-2018 Session
January 24, 2017
Legislature Passes Bill to Convey Superior Court to Salem Redevelopment Authority
January 4, 2017
Senator Lovely Receives William Plante Jr. Open Government Award
December 2, 2016
31st Annual Survey Finds Recalled Toys in Online Stores
November 22, 2016
Senator Lovely to be honored by Tufts Dental Facilities
November 17, 2016
Senator Lovely to be Honored by North Shore Elder Services
November 15, 2016
Anti- Human Trafficking Bill Passes Senate
July 25, 2016
Legislature Passes Landmark Bill to Dismantle the Gender Wage Gap
July 25, 2016
Senate Passes Economic Development Bill
July 15, 2016
Legislature Passes Balanced Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
June 30, 2016
Senate Passes Omnibus Energy Bill
June 30, 2016
Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Transportation Network Companies
June 29, 2016
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
May 27, 2016
Senate Budget Includes New Home Works Program for Children in Shelter
May 27, 2016
Senate Budget Includes Funding for Local Schools and Projects
May 27, 2016
Legislative Conference Committee Reaches Compromise on Public Records Overhaul
May 23, 2016
Senate Passes Transgender Anti-Discrimination Legislation
May 12, 2016
Senate Passes Comprehensive Agricultural Bill
May 12, 2016
Local Road Repair Funding Authorized
April 14,2016
Legislature Passes Substance Abuse Addiction Legislation
March 10, 2016
Senate Passes Public Records Reform
February 4, 2016
Senator Lovely Appointed to Ways and Means Committee
January 28, 2016
Senate Passes Pay Equity Legislation
January 28, 2016
Senate Approves Commission to Prevent Tenant Bullying
November 6, 2015
Senate Passes Opiate Addiction Prevention Bill
October 2, 2015
Senate Passes Motor Vehicle License Suspension Bill
September 25, 2015
House and Senate Reach Budget Compromise
July 9, 2015
Capital Spending Plan Includes Funding for Peabody’s Crystal Lake
June 22, 2015
Senate Adopts Sen. Lovely’s Amendments during Budget Debate
May 22, 2015
Sen. Lovely Adds Funding for McKinney-Vento Transportation Costs
May 22, 2015
Senate Approves Plan to Reduce State Personnel Costs
April 16, 2015
Senator Lovely Appointed to Work on Addiction for Second Consecutive Session
April 3, 2015
Local Senators to Host Listening Tour on the North Shore
February 13, 2015
Senator Lovely Named Senate Chair of State Administration Committee
January 29, 2015
Senator Lovely Files Bills Relative to Emergency Assistance Housing Program
January 16, 2015
Legislature Approves District Court Conveyance
August 4, 2014
House and Senate Approve Naming Essex Probate and Family Court After Judge Thaddeus Buczko
July 30, 2014
Senate Passes Bill to Promote Economic Growth
July 2, 2014
Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
May 23, 2014
Senator Lovely Files Trio of Amendments to Address Homelessness Issue
May 21, 2014
Senate Passes Bill to Increase Opportunities for Long-Tern Substance Abuse Recovery
May 13, 2014
Senate Acts to Protect Women’s Privacy Rights
March 7, 2014
Senate Passes Unemployment Insurance Reform Bill
February 11, 2014
Sen. Lovely to Study Drug Addiction Treatment Options As Part of New Special Committee
January 28, 2014
Senator Lovely Conducts Site Visits to Danvers Hotels
January, 15, 2014
Senator Lovely to Serve on Special Commission on Postpartum Depression
December 16, 2013
New Liquor License Enacted for Topsfield
November 20, 2013
Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Compounding Pharmacies
October 30, 2013
Senate Continues Support for Veterans; Passes Bill to Expand Services
October 16, 2013
Senator Lovely Tours Mental Health Facilities
August 19, 2013
Senator Lovely Brings E-ZPass Van to North Shore
August 6, 2013
Legislature Passes Sales Tax Holiday Bill
July 31, 2013
Senate Passes $1.4 Billion Housing Bond Bill
July 30, 2013
North Shore Workforce Investment Board Receives State Funding to Begin New Skills Training Program
July 19, 2013
Peabody Civil Service Petition Becomes Law
July 15, 2013
River House of Beverly to Receive Additional Public Funds
July 10, 2013
Topsfield Historical Society to Receive State Grant to Preserve Civil War Memorial
June 18, 2013
Senator Lovely Increases Funding for Developmentally Disabled
May 24, 2013
Senate Passes Good Samaritan Bill
May 22, 2013
Senator Lovely Supports Increased Funding for Local Roads Projects
May 2, 2013
Senator Lovely Delivers Maiden Speech
April 13, 2013
Senator Lovely to Chair the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse
February 5, 2013
OP-EDS:
“Rid Mass. schools of lead water pipes”
July 9, 2020
“Protecting those who carry Narcan”
June 29, 2020
“Pride Is Not Enough”
June 6, 2019
“Senate adopted its own ‘sunshine’ rules”
March 20, 2019
“Moving Senate policies forward”
February 25, 2018
“Compromise Reached on Pregnant Workers Fairness Bill”
February 28, 2017
“Senate Tax Plan Would Benefit All Residents”
May 29, 2015
“Lovely Looks Ahead to 2nd Term in State Senate”
January 13, 2015
“Transportation Investment to Play Crucial Role on Local Level”
July 18, 2013
“My Vote for Welfare Reform”
June 29, 2013
“Senator Lovely Getting Started”
January 12, 2013