Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Senator James Timilty also re-appointed to Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security for the 2013-2014 legislative sessions.
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Tuesday, February 5
The following was provided by the office of Senator James Timilty. Senator James Timilty (D-Walpole), who represents Foxborough, recently announced the Senate has adopted an amendment to the Joint Rules governing the 188th General Court, which aims to improve transparency and fairness in the legislative process. The amendment, filed by Timilty, would limit the number of bills allowed to be taken up in a public hearing to no more than 35 bills at a time. Currently there is no limit on the number of bills allowed to be taken up at a time. “This rule is about keeping the process fair and ensuring that when a family travels to the State House to testify on a particular issue, committee chairs give them their fullest attention,” said Senator …
Monday, July 23, 2012
Foxborough's State Senator, James Timilty and state representative, Jay Barrows voted in favor of the law, which passed in the Senate last week.
A bill that toughens sentences for violent repeat-offenders passed the Senate last week after having been overwhelmingly approved in the House. The so-called "three-strikes" law eliminates parole for someone convicted three times of one of 40 or so violent crimes, with at least one conviction having carried a minimum three-year prison term. It passed the House with a vote of 139-14. In the Senate, it passed 31-7. Senator James Timilty (D-Walpole), who represents Foxborough and state representative Jay Barrows voted in favor of the law. Here's a look at how the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted for the law to pass. The movement to pass the law was fueled, in part, by outrage over two crimes. In one, Woburn police officer Jack …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Senator James Timilty supports creating a State Police fraud unit.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Jeff Bailey, Republican candidate for State Senate in the Bristol and Norfolk District from Attleboro, criticized incumbent Senator James Timilty’s press release praising creating a Fraud Unit within the State Police for going after welfare cheats. Bailey is challenging for the seat. Bailey strongly believes that if the Senate would pass true reforms such as ending cash withdrawal a fraud unit would not be needed. “This is just crazy," said Bailey. "We have a huge problem with abuse of EBT cards. We know how to easily solve it by ending cash advances. It takes only a few adjustments administratively, but instead the incumbent wants to spend money to create a fraud unit. “Seeing as the federal government just busted a ring abusing the …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Senator Timilty joins fellow lawmakers in effort to reform the electronic benefit transfer system.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
(PRESS RELEASE) Senator Jim Timilty (D-Walpole) announced Thursday that he joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in cosponsoring legislation to reform the electronic benefit transfer system by implementing stricter oversight and broader restrictions on how recipients are allowed to use their cards and direct cash assistance. This bill comes after a special commission, authorized to study the EBT system after reports of widespread abuse of the cards, offered recommendations to lawmakers about how best to address the problem. “The food stamps program was first implemented to help families with limited incomes meet their basic needs,” said Senator Timilty. “This update to current laws will help combat the number of abuses that have become …
Friday, March 16, 2012
State Senator James Timilty to face challenger Jeff Bailey in Senate Race.
State Sen. James Timilty, whose district includes part of Sharon, will face a challenger in November. Attleboro resident Jeff Bailey will kick off his campaign for the Bristol and Norfolk District State Senate seat from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Lafayette House, on Route 1 in Foxborough, his campaign announced Thursday. The district includes: Attleboro's ward 3, precinct B, ward 4, precincts A and B, ward 5, precincts A and B, ward 6, precincts A and B; Mansfield; Norton; Rehoboth; Seekonk; and Dover; Foxborough; Medfield; Sharon, precincts 1, 4 and 5; and Walpole. Bailey has been senior pastor of Attleboro's Grace Baptist Church for 23 years, according to his campaign's website. He also is the chaplain for the Attleboro Police…
Robert Bartlett
8:05 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012
Exactly, this is the main issue with EBT Cards. If you are allowed to withdraw cash then there is no restriction or a paper trail of where that cash went. http://www.foodstampbalance.net/ more ›