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'Disgrace': Reactions Heated For New Mass Bill To Allow Inmates To Donate Organ To Cut Sentence
Two Massachusetts state representatives last month proposed legislation that would allow prisoners to shorten their sentences if they donate bone marrow or organs. Reps. Judith Garcia (Suffolk) and Carlos González (Springfield) presented the bill as a way to bolster the number of organs and bone marrow available to those in need and "restore bodily autonomy" for people behind bars. Each inmate who gives could see between 60 days to a year cut from their sentence. The bill would create a committee to decide who is eligible for the program and how much each donation is worth. Related: Pri…
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Massachusetts Inches Closer Toward Legalizing Sports Betting: Report
Massachusetts is one signature away from becoming the 31st state to legalize sports gambling thanks to an overtime compromise between state leaders, reports said. Coincidentally, it could be here before the NFL season starts next month. Legislators in Boston approved the betting bill early Monday morning, Aug. 1, hours after the midnight deadline. Speaker of the state House Ron Mariano tweeted that his team and Senate leadership had struck a deal after nearly a year of arguments. I am proud to announce that the Sports Betting Conference Committee has reached an agreement on legislatio…
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Pro Sports Teams Urge Fans To Take Action On Gun Law Reform
The game of baseball took a backseat for a pair of rival teams who took the opportunity to encourage gun control and legislative action after the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Texas, and elsewhere in the US. Social media departments from the New York Yankees and AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays teamed up during their matchup on Thursday, May 26 to forego tweeting and messaging about their game, and instead used it to promote gun law reform. “In lieu of game coverage and in collaboration with the Tampa Bay Rays, we will be using our channels to offer facts about the impacts of gun violence,…
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NY Lawmakers Fall Short For Now In Effort To Rename Donald J. Trump State Park
Lawmakers in New York will have to wait, as their efforts to remove the Trump name from a Hudson Valley state park stalled in the Assembly. The state Senate approved a bill this week that could have led to New York stripping the Trump title from the rarely frequented Donald J. Trump State Park on the Westchester-Putnam border. Earlier story - NY May Rename Trump State Park The Senate approved a new, scaled-down version of the legislation with the hope of getting it passed before the Legislature wrapped its annual session at the state Capitol this week. However, the Assembly didn’t take up…
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Lamont Signs Bill Establishing Sports, Online Gambling In CT
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed legislation that will legalize online gaming and sports wagering. On Friday, May 27, Lamont made it official a day after the state Senate passed a bill to make gambling legal in Connecticut, signing the bill into law at the State Capitol. The CT Lottery can also have in-person sports betting at up to 15 licensed facilities including one in Hartford and one in Bridgeport. The move to legalize gambling comes less than three months after Lamont announced an agreement with the Mohegan Tribe and Mashantucket Pequot Tribe allows both tribes and the Connect…
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