[Below is the Speaker's statement on the Governor's casino legislation. A hearing date has been set for Tuesday, March 18 by the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, starting at 10 a.m. in Gardner Auditorium at … [Read more...]
House Brings Relief to Homeowners Facing Mortgage Foreclosure
In Massachusetts, the foreclosure rate is up 76 percent in the past year, with 1,000 foreclosures in Boston in the past six months. The wave of foreclosures is not expected to crest until 2008, when many variable-rate mortgages … [Read more...]
House Passes Supplemental Budget
[More news from the House of Representatives, posted by David Guarino, communications director for Speaker DiMasi]The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed a $278.7 million supplemental budget that closes the books on Fiscal … [Read more...]
Statement from Speaker DiMasi on Governor’s casino bill
[Below is a statement released by Speaker DiMasi on the Governor's casino legislation, posted by David Guarino, the Speaker's communications director]"The legislation filed by the Governor today to allow casino gambling in the Commonwealth … [Read more...]
Speaker DiMasi’s Comments to Associated Industries of Massachusetts
[Speaker DiMasi recently addressed the Associated Industries of Massachusetts Executive Forum, a group of more than 300 executives from key industries around the state. Reports from that speech tended to focus on casinos, which he addressed … [Read more...]
House Passes Ticket Resale Bill to Modernize Law, Protect Consumers
[News from the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Speaker DiMasi, posted by David Guarino, the Speaker's communications director ...]The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation designed to simplify … [Read more...]