Press Releases - David Linsky

09-28-09 Linsky Announces Cultural Grants
State Cultural Grants Benefit Local Organizations
Representative Linsky says state grants totaling $19,495 will go to schools and non-profit cultural groups in his district.

09-28-09 House Passes Landmark Transportation Reform
Protects MetroWest Commuters

09-28-09 Linsky, House Pass Balanced Budget Reflecting State’s Fiscal Challenges
Education Funding Increases

09-28-09 Natick Legislators Announce Stimulus Dollars for Natick Housing Authority

09-28-09 Natick Legislators Announce Passage of Two Local Bills
Swift Action on Natick Home Rule Petitions

02-19-09 Linsky Named Chair of House Post Audit Committee, House Chair of Federal Stimulus Oversight Committee
Named Part of New House Leadership Team

02-16-09 Linsky, MetroWest Legislators Sponsor Transportation Finance Bill to Eliminate Tolls
Gathering Broad Support in House

11-26-08 Linsky Files Bill to Eliminate Turnpike, Tunnel, and Tobin Bridge Tolls
Gaining Support on Beacon Hill
November 20, 2008

08-01-08 Funding for Local Projects Adopted in Final Transportation, Environmental, and Capital Bond Bills
Linsky Earmarks Retained in Final Conference Reports

08-01-08 Sherborn Receives State Funds for Farm Pond Improvements, New Senior Center
Linsky Secures Earmarks

07-26-08 Linsky Earmarks Local Projects in Capital Bond Bill
Natick Parking Garage, Senior Center, Millis Public Safety Building, Sherborn Senior Center Planning

07-26-08 Linsky Earmarks Local Projects in Environmental Bond Bill
Many Local Projects Included

07-26-08 Linsky, House Overwhelmingly Pass Sales Tax Holiday

07-18-08 Linsky, House Pass National Guard Depot Lease Bill
Bill will enable town of Natick to lease portion of National Guard Depot on Speen Street for public use

07-18-08 House Unanimously Passes Health Care Cost Control Bill
Legislation encourages the use of electronic health record systems, rewards doctors who provide patient-centered care

07-16-08 Linsky, House Unanimously Pass Bold Biofuels Bill
Legislation introduces first-in-the-nation gas tax exemption for cellulosic biofuel, calls for biodiesel blending of home heating oil sold in Massachusetts

07-16-08 Linsky, House Support National Popular Vote Bill

07-02-08 Linsky, House Pass Bill Reforming Child Protection
Bill will require all mandated reporters to receive training on how to recognize and respond to abuse and neglect

07-02-08 Linsky, House Approve Mental Health Parity Legislation
Federal Action Still Waiting

07-01-08 House Gives Linsky Breastfeeding Bill Initial Approval
Measure Would Ensure Women's Right to Breastfeed Babies

07-01-08 LINSKY, HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES NATION-LEADING ENERGY REFORM PACKAGE
Bold reform will reduce dependence on foreign oil, increase use and production of clean energy

06-15-08 Linsky, Peisch Earmark Natick Projects in Transportation Bond Bill
Two New Garages, New Bridges and Roads for Natick and Millis

06-06-08 House Passes Nation’s First Statewide Trans Fat Ban
Legislation Would Phase Out the Use of Harmful Additive in Restaurants

06-06-08 House Adopts Comprehensive Child Protection Legislation
Bill creates mandatory minimum sentences, advanced online tracking of child predators

05-23-08 House Moves to Protect Military Service Members from Insurance Fraud
Legislation acts to address federal report detailing predatory insurance sale practices to members of the Armed Forces

05-06-08 MetroWest Legislators Secure Funds for Lake Cochituate in FY09 House Budget
Linsky Earmarks Funds for Milfoil Control

04-13-08 Transportation Bond Bill Sets Chapter 90 Figures for Fiscal Year 2009
Natick’s Chapter 90 allocation is $741,509.

03-15-08 LINSKY ANNOUNCES LOCAL AID FIGURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
Natick, Millis and Sherborn All Get Big Increases in School Aid

03-02-08 HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES $1 BILLION LIFE SCIENCES PACKAGE
Landmark legislation aims to bolster state’s biotech industry, spur job creation

02-17-08 Linsky to Chair Ways and Means Hearing in Natick
Will Be Held at Wilson Middle School February 25

02-08-08 House Passes Legislation to Reorganize State Education Governance
Governor Patrick’s Proposal to Create Education Secretary Moves Forward

01-25-08 HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES CELL PHONE BAN
Bill to Establish Hands-Free Driving Regulations

01-25-08 Governor Patrick to Visit Natick In Support of Rep. Linsky
February 4th 7-9 PM at the Natick Collection

01-10-08 Representative Linsky Urges Constituents to Apply for Financial Aid to Help Pay for College

11-28-07 Natick High School Volleyball Champions Visit State House
Visit with Governor Patrick, Reps Linsky and Peisch

11-18-07 LEGISLATURE APPROVES EMERGENCY HOME HEATING ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS

11-18-07 HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES BOLD, NEW ENERGY REFORM PACKAGE

11-08-07 House of Representatives Passes Bill Creating Commonwealth Corps

11-08-07 House Passes Legislation Resolving Tidelands Ruling

11-05-07 HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES FAR-REACHING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT

11-05-07 Lawmakers File Toll Freeze Legislation: Special Commission Will Review Further Turnpike Authority Hikes
Linsky Vows to Keep up Fight

11-05-07 HOUSE PASSES BILL TO ESTABLISH FIXED BUFFER ZONE AROUND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CLINICS
Linsky Co-Sponsor of Important Bill

10-22-07 House Brings Relief to Homeowners Facing Mortgage Foreclosure
Linsky Supports Bill; Hopes to Aid Homeowners

10-15-07 Linsky, House Pass Supplemental Budget
Provides approximately $100 million for key economic development initiatives.

10-15-07 Linsky Co-Sponsors Bill to Promote Veterans Benefits
Bill would provide benefits of $500.00 for six months or more of active service, state side or outside the continental limits of the United States, and $1000.00 for active service in Afghanistan or Iraq

10-03-07 House of Representatives Passes Ticket Resale Legislation
Designed to Modernize Law, Protect Consumers

10-03-07 Linsky, House Override Budget Vetoes
Will Aid Public Safety and Parks

10-03-07 LINSKY, HOUSE PASS SUDAN DIVESTMENT LEGISLATION
Would Prohibit Investment of State Funds

07-16-07 House Brings Municipal Relief For Property Taxes
Through Significant Health Care Savings

05-06-07 Linsky Announces $25 Million in Debt Service Assistance; House Budget Restores 40% Cut
Natick Ratepayers to Save Thousands of Dollars

05-06-07 Elder Services See Big Budget Increases
Linsky Fought for Elder Care Funds

05-06-07 Linsky: Boost in Local Transportation Funding
Increases for Natick, Sherborn & Millis

04-04-07 Linsky Announces Local Aid Resolution, Sizeable Increase For All Three Towns
Natick, Sherborn and Millis All See Sizable Increases

04-04-07 Millis Sees Large Increase in Education Funding
33% Increase Over Last Year

04-04-07 Sherborn Sees Large Increase in Education Funding
18% Increase Over Last Year

04-04-07 Natick Sees Large Increase in Education Funding
12 Percent Increase in Education Funding

04-04-07 Linsky Earns Top Marks from Mass Audubon
Eight Consecutive Years with 100% Grade

03-09-07 MetroWest Caucus Meets with Governor Patrick
Progress Seen on Tolls Issue

03-06-07 House Begins Holding Statewide Budget Hearings
Linsky Sits on Ways and Means Committee

03-02-07 Linsky, Peisch Announce March Office Hours
March 5th in All Three towns

02-11-07 Linsky Appointed to Health Care Financing Committee, Remains on Ways and Means
Will Serve Second Term on Powerful Committee

12-14-06 Representative David Linsky Named Public Interest Hero
MASSPIRG Releases Legislative Report on 2005-2005 Session

10-17-06 Linsky Gets Top Rankings From Massachusetts High Technology Council
Only House Democrat to Earn Perfect Rating

10-11-06 Linsky Announces Wilson Middle School Mural Project
The Massachusetts Cultural Council Supports Wilson Middle School’s “Wilson Connections Mural Project”

09-28-06 House Advances Supplemental Budget - 2 Linsky Priorities Included
Money for Veterans' Scholarships and Local Police' Bulletproof Vests

09-25-06 MetroWest Caucus Appeals to Cogliano to Keep Toll Discount Program
Linsky, Resor Lead Fight

09-22-06 Linsky Criticizes Turnpike Board For Failure to Continue Toll Discount Program
Vows to Fight to Maintain Commuter Discount

09-14-06 Sex Offender Bill to Strike Statute of Limitations is Sent to Governor’s Desk
Linsky Cosponsored Original Bill

08-22-06 LINSKY BACKS LOCAL OPTION GROUP INSURANCE COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Would Benefit Natick, Sherborn and Millis

08-07-06 House Overrides Governor’s Vetoes of Higher Education
Governor Had Cut Funds for UMass and State Colleges

08-07-06 House Passes Bill to Create Commission to End Homelessness
Linsky Supports Work of Commision

08-03-06 House Passes Equal Choice Bill
Linsky Aids Senior Home Care

08-03-06 LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION SECURES VETO OVERRIDE
Linsky Key Player

08-03-06 MWRA ADVISORY BOARD PRAISES REPRESENTATIVE DAVID LINSKY FOR RESTORING DEBT SERVICE ASSISTANCE
Linsky Votes to Restore Funds - Will Save Money on Sewer Rates

08-03-06 Environment Wins as House Strengthens Toxics Use Reduction Act

08-03-06 REPRESENTATIVE DAVID P. LINSKY HOSTS IRISH CONSUL GENERAL AT STATE HOUSE FOR BRIEFING ON IRISH AFFAIRS

07-07-06 House Backs Bill Strengthening In-Home Care for Seniors, Disabled
Linsky Votes in Favor of Bill

07-07-06 House Votes to Raise Minimum Wage to $8 an Hour
Linsky Supports Minimum Wage

07-02-06 FY2007 Budget Includes Linsky-Sponsored Commuter Tax Deduction
Deduction Includes Costs of Tolls and Commuter Rail Passes

07-01-06 Budget Conference Report Includes Big Increases in Local Aid for Millis
20 Percent Increase in Local Aid

07-01-06 Budget Conference Report Has Big Increases in Local Aid for Natick
17 Percent Increase in Local Aid

07-01-06 Final FY2007 Budget Includes Big Increases in Local Aid for Sherborn
Local Aid Increases 19 Percent

07-01-06 Linsky Breastfeeding Bill Receives Favorable Report from Judiciary Committee
Will Go to House Floor

07-01-06 Linsky Unemployment Bill Included in New Economic Stimulus Law
Would Erase Unfairness

07-01-06 Linsky Files Bill to Fund Lake Cochituate Clean-Up
Would Help Eradicate Milfoil Problem

07-01-06 Linsky: Local Items Make it to Supplemental Budget
Oak Grove Playground, Bacon Free Library AMong Items Funded

07-01-06 Linsky's RTA Priority Signed into Law
Linsky: New Law Could Bring RTA to MetroWest Area

06-19-06 House Sends Economic Stimulus Package to Governor’s Desk
Would Stimulate Job Creation

06-19-06 House Passes Legislation to Reduce Cigarette-Ignited Fires and Save Lives
Linsky Original Co-Sponsor of Bill

06-08-06 Linsky Announces Prestigious Award to Natick Artist
Wishnok Awarded $5K MCC Grant

06-02-06 Linsky Announces June 7 Check Presentation for Wilson Renovations
Natick to Receive $11,496,915

05-30-06 Linsky Raffle Bill Receives Favorable Report from House Committee
Would Help Local PTO's, Little League and other Small Charities

05-30-06 Linsky, House Pass Bill to Improve Hospital Patient Safety
Landmark Patient Safety Act

05-11-06 MWRA ADVISORY BOARD APPLAUDS REPRESENTATIVE LINSKY FOR HIS ROLE IN DOUBLING DEBT SERVICE ASSISTANCE IN THE HOUSE BUDGET
Will Save Rate Payers $25 Million

05-02-06 House Passes Linsky-Sponsored Commuter Tax Deduction
Tax Break for Commuter Rail and FastLane Expenses

05-02-06 Linsky Announces Increased Funding, Earmarks for Natick
Major Boost in Local Aid; Funds for Loker Park, Bacon Library, Oral History Project

05-02-06 Linsky Announces Increased Funding, Earmarks for Sherborn
Twenty Percent Local Aid Increase: Big Boost for D-S Schools

05-02-06 Linsky Announces Increased Funding, Earmarks for Millis
Twenty percent Increase in Local Aid, Oak Grove Playground Funded

04-06-06 Health Care Reform Consensus Reached; Historic Bill Goes to Governor's Desk
Linsky Hails Historic Vote

04-06-06 Millis Local AId to Increase by $157K
House to Lift Lottery Cap, Send Historic Levels of Local Aid to Cities & Towns

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Op-Ed

03-15-10 Special Ed Funding Critical
By Rep. David P. Linsky
GateHouse News Service
Posted Mar 01, 2010 @ 01:31 PM

10-18-09 Federal Stimulus Dollars Helping Mass Residents
From Chairman David P. Linsky
Chair, Federal Stimulus Oversight Commitee

10-18-09 Where is the Stimulus Money Going?
By Rick Holmes/Local columnist
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Oct 18, 2009 @ 12:30 AM

Linsky in the News

10-18-09 Governor Patrick & Rep. Linsky Advance Science Ed in Natick
By Charlie Breitrose/Daily News staff
MetroWest Daily News
Posted Oct 15, 2009 @ 01:05 AM

10-18-09 Fed $$$ providing lifeline to jobless, officials say
By Jim O’Sullivan/State House News Service
Thu Oct 15, 2009

09-28-09 Linsky named House Committee Chairman
Dover-Sherborn Press

 

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