Representative Ken Gordon is accepting applications for college level internships in his office during Summer 2025. Internships at the State House are unpaid. Any college student is welcome to [...]
Senator Cindy Friedman (D-Arlington) and Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford), who represent Burlington in the State Legislature, joined their colleagues in enacting a budget for Fiscal Year [...]
Joined by three of his House Colleagues, Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) successfully included an amendment to the House’s omnibus climate legislation that will require Massport to consider [...]
(BOSTON—06/27/2024) The Massachusetts Senate took action today to address the state’s housing crisis. S.2834, An Act relative to affordable homes—also known as the Affordable Homes Act—authorizes [...]
Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives last week in passing two critical pieces of legislation; “An Act relative to treatments and coverage [...]
The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a $57.999 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). Following robust and spirited debate, the Senate adopted over 400 amendments and took 43 [...]
Representative Ken Gordon joined his House of Representative colleagues in passing legislation that honors veterans in Massachusetts by broadening the definition of a veteran, increasing tax [...]
After four years of making do with a hybrid meeting system established at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Burlington has begun implementing a newer, high-tech system […]
Representative Ken Gordon joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in passing a $58 billion Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget proposal. The House budget included local funding for the [...]
With newly elected Governor Maura Healey having unveiled her first budget proposal, a $55.5 billion blueprint focusing heavily on healthcare and education, Burlington’s representatives in the [...]
State Senator Cindy Friedman, whose district includes Burlington, has proposed legislation to make the giant puffball mushroom the official fungi of Massachusetts after a local student encouraged [...]
The most recent Massachusetts legislative session has come to an end and Burlington’s representative in the House is highlighting some of the bills past and other initiatives completed. [...]
Massachusetts’ Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which was passed by both the State Senate and House last week, was signed by Governor Charlie Baker on Thursday. “Governor Charlie Baker today signed […]
There is a competitive Democratic primary race for Massachusetts Governor’s Council District 3. Burlington, along with other municipalities in Middlesex County, Norfolk, Suffolk and Worcester [...]
Burlington’s representative in the Massachusetts House signed on with his colleagues to pass a bill using federal funds made available in response to the pandemic, along with a couple of […]
Municipal boards, committees and commissions that have continued to meet remotely or with hybrid participation can continue to do so until at least next spring. As reported on BNEWS, the […]
The Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that was filed by State Senator Cindy Friedman that protects providers, residents, and visitors to the Commonwealth who engage [...]
Burlington’s representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives is pushing to protect reproductive rights here in the Commonwealth in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to [...]