by gslwpadm | Jan 4, 2019 | In the News
When the 116th Congress gaveled in Thursday, three Massachusetts lawmakers officially assumed high ranking positions in the new Democrat-led House of Representatives — setting the relatively small state up to play an oversized role in Washington politics.U.S....
by gslwpadm | Dec 31, 2018 | In the News
At the start of the year, the 116th Congress was sworn into office, immediately becoming the most diverse Congress in history—all in the midst of a record-long government shutdown. Now, just days after the government has reopened, these members are ready to...
by gslwpadm | Dec 21, 2018 | In the News
By: Emanuella Grinberg(CNN)Up to one-third of domestic violence victims in one study said they delayed the decision to enter a shelter out of concern for their pets’ welfare. But, according to some estimates, only about 3% of domestic violence shelters...
by gslwpadm | Dec 20, 2018 | In the News
By: Chandra BozelkoA federal lawsuit filed this month alleges police in the Bronx kept a pregnant woman shackled while she gave birth in February. Allegedly, doctors at Montefiore Medical Center warned that shackling a woman in labor poses high danger to a fetus, but...
by gslwpadm | Dec 20, 2018 | Press Releases
DECEMBER 20, 2018- WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) celebrated the Pets and Women Safety (PAWS) Act being signed into law. Originally introduced in 2014, the bill...
