BOSTON – A “green bonds” program launched by the Massachusetts Treasurer Steve Grossman and supported in the Environmental Bond Bill in a section authored by Senator Brian A. Joyce has seen over $1 billion of interest from investors as the initial $350 million in bonds were made available last week.…
Read MoreBOSTON — With the start of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, Senator Brian A. Joyce is urging men in his district and across the Commonwealth to talk to their doctors about available options in prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment. “Routine preventative screenings could save countless lives,” said…
Read MoreBOSTON – Senator Brian A. Joyce has announced that the 73rd Citizens’ Legislative Seminar (CLS) will be held this fall on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the State House. “This program gives residents of the Commonwealth a great opportunity to participate…
Read MoreBOSTON – At the request of Governor Deval Patrick, Senator Brian A. Joyce joined him for the signing of a $929 million Information Technology Bond Bill that contained key provisions authored by Joyce that will save taxpayers $272 million, while at the same time will create a matching grant program…
Read MoreBOSTON – The Environmental Bond Bill recently passed by the Massachusetts Senate contains a provision authored by Senator Brian A. Joyce to address the overcrowding of deer in the Blue Hills. The legislation directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to develop and implement a plan to control deer…
Read MoreBOSTON – The Senate has passed a four-year, $1.7 billion Environmental Bond Bill with multiple initiatives by Senator Brian A. Joyce. The legislation will invest in tree plantings to promote energy savings and stormwater mitigation, reduce energy consumption at state sites to save taxpayer money, support Massachusetts’ Green Bonds Program,…
Read MoreBOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate has passed Senator Brian A. Joyce’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) reform bill that could create an estimated 10,000 jobs in the Commonwealth and reduce carbon emissions at no cost to the taxpayer. The legislation would allow low-cost, off balance sheet financing to industrial and…
Read MoreBOSTON – The Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, chaired by Senator Brian A. Joyce, has approved out a five-year, $1.7 billion Environmental Bond Bill that supports both ancient resources and cutting edge technology. The bill makes an investment in one of the most basic resources to…
Read MoreBOSTON – Senator Brian A. Joyce joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass a jobs bill containing $63 million for various economic development initiatives including enhancing workforce training program to get residents back to work, supporting entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth, redeveloping polluted sites for redevelopment, changing the way…
Read MoreBOSTON – The Massachusetts Legislature has come to an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, which contains many of Senator Brian A. Joyce’s priorities, including tracking down and eliminating government overlaps and redundancy; paying down pension liabilities to save taxpayer money in the future; and supporting early childhood education,…
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