Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) has been nominated by Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo (D-Winthrop) and affirmed by a vote of her colleagues to be the First Division Chair of the House of Representatives for the 190th Massachusetts General Court. She had previously served as the House Chair for the Joint Committee on Community…
Romeo Theken and Ferrante — accompanied by her mother Frances, who is blind and battles other health issues — both cited a trickle-down effect that could come from a reduction or loss in coverage for addiction. Both noted that, if denied coverage for treatment, those caught in the grips of addiction would not enter treatment…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) will be attending the Boston Women’s March for America on Saturday, January 21st. The Boston Women’s March for America is a non-partisan event to show “solidarity with communities most affected by the hate, intolerance and acts of violence being perpetrated throughout the nation.” The march is one of over 300 planned…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) was sworn in to the 190th General Court of Massachusetts on Wednesday, January 4th, as the member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the Fifth Essex District, which consists of Gloucester, Essex, and Rockport. Ferrante took the oath of office, administered by Governor Charlie Baker, along with 156 of her…
They opened the doors to the Gloucester Biotechnology Academy on Saturday, uncovering a portal to the future for students from Gloucester, Cape Ann and beyond interested in working in the life sciences field of biotechnology. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
The expansion comes as the center has grown from essentially no staff to a corps of eight part-timers and a small army of volunteers. It also comes as the center has been bolstered by a $75,000 state earmark secured, board President Mary Jane McGlennon noted, by state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante and state Senate Minority Leader…
When state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante presented House citations saluting Courtland Kelly, Meghan Stratton and Marina Lavender, the three AmeriCorps workers serving Gloucester’s Backyard Growers, she noted the work of the city’s growing and farming community. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr and Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante are urging state Attorney General Maura Healey to explore any “appropriate legal means” to support the federal lawsuit seeking to block NOAA Fisheries from shifting the costs of at-sea monitors to Northeast groundfishermen. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
Lawmakers are moving to shrink the wage gap between men and women in Massachusetts, but some business groups say the legislation is unnecessary and could instead expose companies to costly discrimination lawsuits. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
Special kiosks set up at some police stations collect unwanted and unused prescription medication, and some departments accept unwanted guns and ammunition on dedicated takeback days. Massachusetts police departments could next become a point for addicts seeking recovery to turn in unwanted heroin and other drugs, without the threat of prosecution, under legislation recently filed by…
