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	<title>WillBrownsberger.com &#187; legislation</title>
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	<description>State Senator -- 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex -- Democrat</description>
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		<title>buprenorphine</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9413</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9413#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pmnorman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[drug policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Buprenorphine is an essential drug for me. Before I found a doctor who could prescribe it, I lived in constant pain. Please don&#8217;t make it even harder to get. I don&#8217;t get high on it. It just makes my life bearable.]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Bill</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9408</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9408#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judysullivan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[drug policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Will, while I agree that prescription abuse is a problem, this bill will likely compound the problems faced by patients dying of cancer and their physicians, nurses and families.  These are the people with intractable and unimaginable pain, usually in the last stages of life who are trying to die with dignity and some comfort. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Passes Prescription Drug Legislation</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9374</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9374#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[drug policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Senate passed a bill to strengthen the state's response to prescription drug addiction.  The bill now goes to the House for consideration.]]></description>
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		<title>Recent legislation</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9131</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9131#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driver safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[three strikes legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Will Congratulations!  Best of luck and strength and inspiration, in all your efforts and collaborations Just a quick note regarding two current legislative initiatives. &#8220;3 Strikes&#8221;- I can&#8217;t tell you how glad I am that you&#8217;re resisting this effort.  It&#8217;s a blunt weapon that often disregards any sense of respective circumstances of individuals, and doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Education Bill Moving</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9004</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/9004#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online learning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The present House Education Chair, Rep. Alice Peisch, and her predecessor, Rep. Marty Walz, have taken a strong leadership role in shaping an approach to expanding virtual education in Massachusetts.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Strikes Update</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8963</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8963#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandatory sentencing guidelines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that we can expect a more comprehensive sentencing package, which will require weeks or months to develop.]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks for voting against three-strikes</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8953</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8953#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EllenMass</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandatory sentencing guidelines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Will, Thank you for voting &#8220;no&#8221; on this criminal centered legislation. You stood out bravely on this, and it is appreciated. Not a popular &#8220;no&#8221; vote, but true and fair. &#160; Here is some more information passed on from colleague and former Social Work Dean from Salem State. &#8220;Massachusetts is poised to pass very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will, what&#8217;s happening in the legislature about e-waste?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8951</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8951#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JudyOtto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-waste]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Might we expect any new regulations that require manufacturers to take back the e-waste, and/or make sure it&#8217;s recycled safely?]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of House Session</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8909</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8909#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions & benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casinos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transgender]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While I voted against the gambling bill, I think that we got a number of other good things done in this session.  The biggest may be the redistricting plan which has been widely praised for the increase it creates in the number of districts from which minority candidates may potentially be elected.]]></description>
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		<title>Just Say No to Black Thursday</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8903</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8903#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Dutton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here it is Black Friday, the malls have been mobbed since midnight, and retailers are saying they want to be allowed to open on Thanksgiving Day too. They argue that consumers should have the choice to shop on Thanksgiving, which state law now prohibits. Rep. Colleen Garry has in fact filed legislation (House Bill 00989; [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>One Tough Vote</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8876</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8876#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandatory sentencing guidelines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I took a tough vote last night that many might, at first glance, disagree with.  I write to explain my vote.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>A productive day at the state house</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8827</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8827#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions & benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casinos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public sector wages and benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The day before the final day of the 2011 session the House completed work on a number of good bills:

]]></description>
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		<title>Cambridge Redistricting Issue</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8777</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8777#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I'd appreciate input on a Cambridge redistricting issue that has arisen.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Redistricting</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8771</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8771#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KathleenKnox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think that people of color in Arlington should be in the same districts we have now. Too many districts put all the African Americans into one district, and that shouldn&#8217;t happen, now that AFrican Americans are already in several districts. Also if they are put into a district that where almost all of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redisricting Maps are Out</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8748</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8748#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Special Joint Committee on Redistricting Committee has released its draft maps for comment. The legislature’s redistricting webpage now includes the proposed new maps.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Saying no to Gambling &#8212; again</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8653</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8653#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casinos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gambling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I again voted against bringing casinos to Massachusetts. In 2008, when I first voted against gambling, I was voting in the majority.]]></description>
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		<title>Help Control Self-Defense Fees in Massachusetts</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8527</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8527#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drivers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may have read about the recent Massachusetts legal cases involving parking and traffic ticket defense costs.  The current system imposes onerous charges simply to defend one&#8217;s self in court, and the NMA assisted in two cases to challenge the constitutionality of that system. In one of those cases, Vincent Gillespie was required to pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restrictions on Police Powers Put Public Safety at Risk</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8448</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8448#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert P. Reardon Jr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the evening of February 5, 1988, Natick, Massachusetts police officer William Geissler observed a vehicle drive through a red light at a high rate of speed. Driving a marked police cruiser, Geissler quickly caught up to the vehicle which pulled over soon after when he signaled for it to do so. Upon approching the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Current Shoplifting Penalties Fit The Crime?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8442</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8442#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert P. Reardon Jr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shoplifting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Massachusetts and many other states, businesses are legally allowed to assess civil penalties against individuals whom they have caught shoplifting within their establishment. These penalties are in addition to any legal ramifications, such as fines, that a court may place on someone when they are found to be guilty of shoplifting. Currently the Commonwealth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Use Disclosure Legislation Summary</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8096</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/8096#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alix Gustafson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy in MA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Audrey Schulman You can look up your neighbor’s house value, what their mortgage was, how much they paid in taxes, what their home looks like from the street and from above. In many municipalities, you can look up how much water they use per month and if they are behind in the payments. Why [...]]]></description>
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