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Bruce Tarr

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Name: Bruce Tarr

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Welfare Reform Bill Introduced on Beacon Hill

State Senate Democrats have introduced a new bill this week intended at reforming the Massachusetts welfare system, including forcing applicants to prove they have searched for employment through a state program.According to Boston.com , the bill is aimed ... [Published Peabody Patch - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Bruce Tarr, Social Welfare, Therese Murray, Michael Barrett

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

State House News -- Patrick encouraged by Senate welfare system sha...

Gov. Deval Patrick said he’s encouraged by welfare system changes rolled out by Senate Democrats on Monday, but House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he still prefers to use the state budget to immediately address targeted reforms to curb abuses, while taking ... [Published Wicked Local Braintree - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Therese Murray, Social Welfare, Deval Patrick, Reformism, Robert DeLeo

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Legislation would allow police to cross town lines to pursue traffic violations

A decadeslong effort to amend state law to allow local police to cross town lines pursuing traffic violators could finally meet with success as legislators vote on next year's state budget.But it's not a lock yet. This battle over the addition of eight ... [Published Cape Cod Online - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Police, Cleon Turner, Michael Whalen, Scott MacDonald, Bruce Tarr

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Senate GOP Caucus Renews Call for Welfare Reforms

BOSTON – With the promise of yet another bill on Beacon Hill aimed at improving a welfare system in desperate need of real reform, the Senate Republican Caucus is vowing to take action on whatever legislative vehicle comes before the Senate to ensure ... [Published North Andover Patch - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Bruce Tarr, Social Welfare, Reformism

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Talk of the Times: City woman takes fishery pitch to Obama:

President Obama, who has come under fire here and in other fishing communties for turning a deaf ear to the needs of New England’s and America’s fishermen, nonetheless heard a face-to-face pitch on behal fof Gloucester’s fishermen this week from a very ... [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Bruce Tarr, Barack Obama, Landing Craft, Elizabeth Warren, Harvest

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Senator Tarr Testifies on Prevailing Wage Bills

BOSTON – Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) joined with several municipal officials today to call for greater transparency and accountability in the setting of the prevailing wage for public construction and maintenance projects. $ Tarr ... [Published Wilmington Patch - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Bruce Tarr, Labor, Public Works, Deponent, Construction

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 2 reports

Lucky 7 raid drawing questions

A day after state and local police shut down the Lucky 7 Arcades in both Gloucester and at Danvers’ Liberty Tree Mall, authorities were still not citing any specific wrongdoing, and had still not filed any charges as of Wednesday.But a number of customers ... [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Bruce Tarr, Gaming, Attorney General

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Status quo tightens squeeze on fishermen

Just six weeks into the new fishing year, Gloucester and other New England fishermen and their federal regulators share a common belief that the very existence of the fishery is in peril, yet both sides remain entrenched in their feelings regarding how ... [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Joe Orlando, NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Bruce Tarr

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 2 reports

GOP lawmaker Let Mass. police collect DNA samples

BOSTON - The top Republican in the Massachusetts Senate is urging his fellow lawmakers to begin allowing police to collect DNA samples from anyone arrested of a serious crime.Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr pointed to a Supreme Court decision Monday ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: DNA, Bruce Tarr, Republican Party (US), Massachusetts Senate, Police

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 5 reports

Coakley sues NOAA, calling latest fishing cutbacks 'death penalty' for industry

BOSTON ? State Attorney General Martha Coakley on Thursday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging the legality of drastic new quota cutbacks in the Northeast fishery, which she called the "death penalty" for the industry.Coakley appeared at ... [Published South Coast Today - May 31 2013]

Entities: Martha Coakley, NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Capital Punishment, Attorney General

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

State House News -- Senate stamps $34 billion budget after two-day...

The Senate approved a $34 billion annual state budget late Thursday that makes investments in early education, elder care, local aid and other areas in part by drawing from the state’s reserves and relying on revenues from a developing package of tax ... [Published Wicked Local Braintree - May 24 2013]

Entities: Bruce Tarr, Stephen Brewer, Therese Murray

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

ONLINE GAMBLING LEGALISATION MOVE IN MASSACHUSETTS 2013-05-22

Source: Casinos OnlineAmendment to be attached to budget billMassachusetts Senate Republicans plan to introduce an amendment to the current 2014 fiscal budget debate today (Wednesday) that proposes the regulation of online gambling operated by the state's ... [Published Casinos Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Online Gambling, Massachusetts Senate, Pat Quinn, Republican Party (US)

Quotes

However, Tarr said, that while the bill addresses issues of fraud and abuse, it "does not contain additional reforms that were offered during senate budget deliberations."

Welfare Reform Bill Introduced on Beacon Hill [Published Peabody Patch - Jun 18 2013]

"this is a technical change that will allow police officers to complete their jobs" Tarr said. The provision remained in the Senate's final budget but was not part of the House budget

Legislation would allow police to cross town lines to pursue traffic violations [Published Cape Cod Online - Jun 18 2013]

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Welfare Reform Bill Introduced on Beacon Hill [Published Peabody Patch - Jun 18 2013]
State House News -- Patrick encouraged by Senat... [Published Wicked Local Braintree - Jun 18 2013]
Legislation would allow police to cross town li... [Published Cape Cod Online - Jun 18 2013]
Welfare Reform Bill Introduced on Beacon Hill [Published Beaconhill Patch - Jun 17 2013]
EDITORIAL: State budget steps are vital toward ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 17 2013]
Senate GOP Caucus Renews Call for Welfare Reforms [Published North Andover Patch - Jun 16 2013]
Owners Say Arcade Under Investigation for Alleg... [Published Danvers Patch - Jun 15 2013]
Talk of the Times: City woman takes fishery pit... [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 15 2013]
Senator Tarr Testifies on Prevailing Wage Bills [Published Wilmington Patch - Jun 14 2013]
STATE HOUSE NEWS: Cellucci remembered as skillf... [Published Wicked Local Stoughton - Jun 13 2013]
Lucky 7 raid drawing questions [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 13 2013]
Heritage Commission has spring meeting at Winne... [Published Haverhill Gazette - Jun 13 2013]
Rough road ahead over Chap. 90 politics [Published Lowell Sun - Jun 13 2013]
Rep. Tom Calter proposes school resource office... [Published Wicked Local Halifax - Jun 13 2013]
AG: No comment on arcade probe [Published Salem Evening News - Jun 13 2013]
Status quo tightens squeeze on fishermen [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 12 2013]
Paint Factory–Ocean Alliance Ribbon Cutting Cer... [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 11 2013]
Senate GOP Caucus Calls For Release of Chapter ... [Published Attleboro Patch - Jun 11 2013]
Mass. will consider minimum wage hike [Published Stateline - Jun 11 2013]
State House News -- Taxes, budget tied up in co... [Published Wicked Local Braintree - Jun 11 2013]
Community, industry mourn loss of a champion [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 11 2013]
Budget items target fish science [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 08 2013]
Aboard the Padre Pio, a good day fishing amid a... [Published Wicked Local Gloucester - Jun 07 2013]
Conservation group sues NOAA to block openings [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 06 2013]
Our view: Attorney general's suit hits at core ... [Published Newbury Port News - Jun 05 2013]
State House News -- Patrick reacts to welfare a... [Published Wicked Local Braintree - Jun 04 2013]
GOP lawmaker Let Mass. police collect DNA samples [Published Big News Network - Jun 04 2013]
GOP lawmaker: Let Mass. police collect DNA samples [Published Erie Times-News - Jun 04 2013]
MBTA now eyes $2.8M lift for Rockport station [Published Gloucester Daily Times - Jun 04 2013]
Senate rejects second-chance lottery game [Published Lowell Sun - Jun 03 2013]

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Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 2/15 [Published Swing State Project - Feb 15 2013] Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . 9:32 AM PT : IL-02 : While Independence USA, Mike Bloomberg's political counterweight to the NRA, had spent large sums in the IL-02 ...
Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 2/8 [Published Swing State Project - Feb 08 2013] Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . Pres-by-CD : At this point, unofficial results are better than no results, and so we'll add three districts using preliminary results ...
Decision 2014, 2016: Obama's already aggressive... [Published First Read - Feb 07 2013] New York Times ’ Jeff Zeleny reports President Obama is already planning to return to the campaign trail, agreeing to hold at least 14 fundraisers this year, a move a Democratic official characterizes as an “aggressive schedule.” “Just days after he ...