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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 [...]