I recently sat down with Rep. Jason Lewis, sponsor of a bill that calls for a new adequacy study be conducted on K-12 education in the Commonwealth.
On Wednesday, the legislature recessed for the remainder of 2011, a mandatory seven-week break instituted by legislative rules. Before the recess, we passed several major bills.
New Congressional Districts.
Stronger Habitual Offender Penalties.
Human Trafficking Laws.
Casinos Bill
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As my colleague Cory Atkins has said: Iowa has corn, Texas has oil, and Massachusetts has brainpower.
Strengthening our public higher education system is one of the most critical things we can do in Massachusetts to ensure immediate as well as long-term economic prosperity.
On Wednesday at 7 p.m., I’ll be hosting an event called “A Time to INSPIRE” at Framingham State in the McCarthy College Center. I’ll be joined by Rep. Sean Garballey (D-Arlington), chair of the House Higher Education caucus, as well as PHENOM board member Kim Selwitz and FSU student president Hannah Bruce. We’ll be discussing the role students and residents can play in advocating for public higher education. I encourage everyone to come.
I got a chance to attend an event yesterday with Senator Karen Spilka and Governor Deval Patrick announcing a $180,000 grant to help curb work zone speeding. The message is clear: Slow down at road construction sites.
