“We want to address what we do when ICE comes to our community,” Multicultural BRIDGE CEO Gwendolyn VanSant, who helped draft the 2017 policy, explained. “What are the other threats out there to our safety besides ICE? How do we balance not obstructing justice while keeping our community safe?"
Rep William "Smitty" Pignatelli, D-Lenox, worked with Rep. Kate Hogan, D-Stow, to include the agricultural estate tax reform bill as part of a larger environmental bond bill that seeks to address the Commonwealth’s climate-change preparedness and response plans.
Except for the executive branch, Massachusetts state law does not explicitly specify OSHA as the baseline safety standard for all public employees. This legislation implements such protections.
