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Massachusetts Senate passes a final version of the sweeping criminal justice reform bill. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Senate passes criminal justice reform legislation after overnight debate

Sarika Ram November 3, 2017

The Massachusetts Senate passed a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill Friday morning which has been under consideration in various forms for the past three years. This legislation, An Act...

Massachusetts State Senator Karen Spilka proposes having a third gender option on state issued IDs. PHOTO

Massachusetts proposes bill to add third gender identity to state-issued IDs

Anu Sawhney October 31, 2017

A new bill proposed in Massachusetts could make it possible for residents to choose a third gender option, “X,” when being issued state identification. If the legislation passes, Massachusetts...

In a push to provide citizens greater access to government records, the Massachusetts Senate announced a new legislation Thursday that overhauls the state’s current public records law. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts Senate proposes reform for public records law

Kyler Sumter February 3, 2016

The Massachusetts Senate proposed new legislation to help reform the commonwealth’s current public records law, according to a Thursday press release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. The...

Election reform bill will increase voter turnout, officials say

Daily Free Press Admin March 4, 2014

In hopes of spurring an increase in voter turnout, an election reform bill is moving through the State House that would ensure early voting, online voter registration and pre-registration for 16 and...

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