February 2008

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www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb27.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb28.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb29.htm,

www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlmar04.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlmar05.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlmar06.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlmar07.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlmar08.htm,

each day hearings can be found on the link of the day..
which goes like this:

www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfebo4.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb05.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb06.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb07.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb08,htm,

VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE..TUESDAY..SUPER TUESDAY..VOTE VOTE VOTE

www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb11.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb12.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb13.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb14.htm,
www.mass.gov.com/legis/comm/dlfeb15.htm,

week ending February 29, 2008

Sunday Feb 24 2008
Hillary is in town
7pm Back Bay Ev ents Ctr

MONDAY MUST FCC
HOSTS PUBLIC FORUM
MARKEY ATTENDS
INTERNET/BROADBAND ISSUES
one of 8 summits across US
Harvard Law School Austin
public should state they want to open up internet not having it operated by few corporations.
11am

Formal Session Tuesday Senate

Homeless Advocacy Day
9-3pm Tuesday
Great Hall

Judiciary Committee Hearing
sex offenders/ teachers/students/
1PM A!
50 plus bills

Wednesday
Committee on Bonding and Capital Expenditure
equipment general gov operations

Womens Bar Breakfast
Wednesday 9-11am
Great Hall

Thursday Feb 28 2008
500 legal assist lawyers
lobby for incr budget to 17mil
Great Hall

Committee on Veterans
rm 437 1030AM

Budget Hearing
public hearing members of public testify on Patricks budget plan
Gardner Auditorium 10AM

Harvard Law school conference
Transgender Law
12pm to 630pm Friday
830am to 1030pm Saturday

Tufts University
Higher Ed Forum
10am to noon
Friday 29th
fianancial aid topic

LBGT award for KENNEDY
6pm to 1am
Marriott Copley
Sat mar 1 2008

week ending Feb 22, 2008 school vacation week many hearings in the district..

Week ending February 15, 2008

Monday February 11, 2008
Committee on Education
A 1 1PM
Bill for athletes H4479 to discourage bullying dysf behaviors
H4512 Internet safety bill for students
relative to special ed students
S2489
civered by catch of the day 45 min

Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Veterans Committee special event Grand Staircase 10AM
new program for PTSD
10AM
very nice event covered by Catch of the Day

Special Event Nurses Hall
Mass Middlesex Club
Abe Lincoln appears
230PM
covered just few minutes by Catch of the Day

Tuesday
February 12, 2008

Formal Session Senate

Committee on Elder Affairs
B1 10AM
a bill for a grant for elder workers H4420 sounds good
excellent hearing, covered by Catch of the Day
not enough public show however..

1030 Grand Staircase
Great Hall Early Ed Lobby Day

1PM lobby day
Black History Month
Nurses Hall
covered in full by Catch of the Day

Denice Provost Hosts Human Service Hearing
10 AM A 2
disab advocates defend quality care crisis
covered about half but good content..by catch of the day
really liked this one. Unions are trying to effect the pay of human service
workers and address a long overdue problem. Many issues relating to
direct care relationship discussed and it's potential treatment success
and failures.

Committee on Financial Services
A ! !PM
Coastal Homeowners Insurance soaring costs
very interesting hearing on catastrophic costs
Armed Forces predatory protection from predatory insurance practices
Covered by House Broadcast so look on the internet soon for the streamed
version to show up..

Wednesday
February 13, 2008
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
B2 10AM 41 bills see front page breaking news..not allowing taping of hearings
time for a showdown..has a bill on illegal immigration that needs real coverage

Committee on Children and Families and Persons with Disabilities
Rm 222 1030AM
Black Males Status Commission
S2182

MCAS reform lobby day
1030 rm 350

GOP rm 124 11AM
local aid legislation conference

Committee on Tourism
H3398
A 2 1130AM
hotel tax increase to 6percent
Has bill on diversity for schools

11AM
Nurses Hall
Family Planning LobbyDay

Committee on Health Care Financing
B 1 1 PM
exec session 10 bills

Committee on Bonding and Capital Expenditure
Wednesday
1PM A 1
major infrastructure and development bills
40T law
Catch of the day will be taping unless some predicament
keeps her away..like weather..or jail for fighting with labor and workforce dev..

Thursday February 14, 2008

Committee on Agriculture and Environment
exec session
1030 AM B2
H864

11AM Grand Staircase
Students Study on Statehouse
lobby to raise awareness
financial aid bond bill illegal imig instate tuition

Committee on Bonding and Capital Expenditure
11AM A 2
this one will be huge.
on a new Broadband Institute collaborative
and regional transit authority legislation
can you believe both of these at once????

SO FAR HAVE A FEW HEARINGS AS THE WEATHER ROTTEN, STOPPED ME FROM CHECKING ON FRIDAY..I delivered the tapes from the previous week but never got to the Docket room to check..it was 5 pm.. It is not easy to not have a car..but I am doing it..with my extended 6 hour travel time day..
I GOT IN TOWN BUT THE NAVIGATING OF NOAH'S ARK floodgates of streams on streets and PUDDLE JUMPING WAS HORRENDOUS. I even had to make a purchase of a new pair of shoes the next day as my boots filled up with water and had to be bagged..literally, first as I stopped in Kinkos Fedex bag and ship store..who gave me two small item plastic bags to put on my feet inside my boots.. so much for trying to make boots last forever..thank you payless I love my new shoes..I even told Kinko's they should put up a fun poster..got wet feet? put a sock in it...come in for free bags..I guess my humor is a little odd ..but I thought it was a fun idea..

As my sinus infection was so strong last week, I decided to just take a weekend for myself..I am getting back in the swing of things but apologize for the lack of postings..
posted 2 03 08 J Aldrich..

February 3, 2008

number to call to complain /praise MBTA this week 617 222 1023 1-3pm now isn't that special.

February 3, 2008
Monday
Commonwealth Connector Authority
individual mandates public hearing
Gardner Auditorium 10AM

Commonwealth Connector Aurthority
Regualtory Affordability
Gardner Auditorium 1130AM

DOR Department of Revenue
Gardner Auditorium
new form HC public hearing
Gardner Auditorium NOON

Suicide Prevention
Annual Awards Event
Great Hall
10AM

Wednesday

Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
A1 11AM
mercury postings, recycling measures, mbta incuded
didn't get this one either..still tired after a week being sick..sorry

February 6, 2008
Committee on Bonding Capital Expenditures
public housing repair bills
1pm B 1
Covered this one 2.50 hours good hearing..lots of pressure..on presentors..VChair complains
not prepared is not an excuse.. need more info to allow 40 billion for this project..

Energy Briefing
Tarr Morrissey Dempsey
Rm 222 1PM
missed this one got confused it was at 230pm..

February 8, 9 2008

Friday Saturday 9AM
Copley Place
NEPA
Pat Leahy, speaks
dimming of right to know
www.nepa.org

Thursday
February 7, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary
/a 1 1PM
tons of bills check the above links
includes hate crimes etc..and even a bill to reverse archaic laws?? like the second ?? commandment..thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain??? swearing would be normal as it is but I think this could affect FCC rulings on radio and TV very big stuff for 3 little testifiers ..where is everyone.. on this one... and many others not even addressed no one showed.not even media..just little ole me..the archivist...oh well I guess 3 hours is a short meeting for this Committee..

First Annual Human Rights Event
Quincy Sons of Italy
7pm to 9pm
sponsored Newspaper Guild

February 6, 2008
Wednesday
Committee on Elections
A1 1PM
Catch of the Day covered this one..
political signs should they be onpublic roadways???
you gotta be kidding... what is wrong with this guy??? of course they should
question as to safety of a child..well Mom watch your kid..this is democracy in action..
no no no..do not support this bill..
S2283 voting rights for permanent resident aliens in Amherst. nice way to call illegal aliens ??.one way to secure a job nice going Sen Rosenberg..I don't think so.. why don't we try to entice the Blacks to vote..instead they already live here and are legal..

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