Press Releases

BOSTON, MA – The Massachusetts Senate approved on Thursday a $590 million Tax Relief bill which delivers support to low- and middle-income earners and chips away at the headwinds that threaten Massachusetts’ competitiveness. Focusing on...

O’Connor secures more than $100 million in funding for the South Shore; Overall Budget Targets Substantial Investments in Education, Housing, Workforce Development Across the State BOSTON– The Massachusetts Senate approved on Thursday a $55.9...

(BOSTON-5/9/2023) Today, the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing for a pair of bills seeking to achieve wage equity – S.1181, An Act relative to transparency in the workplace and...

(BOSTON–5/4/2023) Today, the Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing for Senator Patrick O’Connor’s (R-Weymouth) legislation – S.1442, An Act establishing a special commission to find the best practices to promote education, awareness,...

BOSTON, MA – Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a $388.6 million supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The legislation funds vital services that support vulnerable populations and address food insecurity, housing instability,...

BOSTON, MA – State Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) has been appointed to seventeen committees for the 2023-2024 legislative session.

Boston-   Members of the Senate Republican Caucus, in a letter to Governor Maura Healey, say they are seeking broad and meaningful tax relief in legislation that the Governor has said she would file as a...

In November, the Massachusetts State Senate passed two bills to help people with disabilities live independently in Massachusetts. First, An Act expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities takes steps to ensure that...

The Massachusetts State Senate on Monday enacted legislation to limit the use of step therapy, or ‘fail first’ protocols that too often direct patients to cheaper medications rather than those more suitable to treat...

BOSTON – Continuing efforts to address failing dams and strengthen coastal infrastructure, the Baker-Polito Administration recently announced approximately $19.2 million in grants through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Dam and...