Monday broke rainy and chilly, perhaps not the best conditions for a cruise around Gloucester’s Inner Harbor. But that didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the three tour guides aboard the 7 Seas Whale Watch & Charter’s Privateer IV. These weren’t just any tour guides. These weren’t college kids looking to loosen up their tongues…
The bully pulpit for the commercial fishing industry was a crowded place on Wednesday, when past and present Massachusetts attorneys general made their way to Gloucester to meet with one of their most fervent and beleaguered constituencies. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
I am pleased to share with you an update on a very busy week that will set the tone for this legislative year. Monday began in earnest, preparing for two 100+ participant events in Boston. The first was an industry-led rally to preserve the film tax credit. More than two hundred blue collar employees from…
Susan Coviello, executive director of the Gloucester-based North Shore Health Project, says state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante played a key role last year in helping the center land a $120,000 grant to expand its services to hepatitis C patients and others. Now, the project is honoring Ferrante with its fifth annual Community Health Activist Award, to be…
State Representatives from Cape Ann succeeded in getting several amendments into the FY2016 Budget that will affect fishermen and families on the North Shore. Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) co-sponsored an amendment put forward by Rep. Bradford Hill (R-Ipswich) that increases funding for trapping the invasive Green Crab in and around Cape Ann. “I am pleased…
Last month, Ann-Margaret Ferrante was sworn in to begin her fourth term as state representative for Gloucester, Rockport and Essex. Now, she’s set to begin her first term in a new role — chairing a legislative committee. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
As we kick off our new legislative session I would like to thank the citizens of Cape Ann for their support and confidence in me. I hope all are staying safe and warm in this difficult weather. Please check my Facebook page for updates as we work through this together. I have filed new bills…
A $1.2 billion state capital bond bill that gained approval through both the Massachusetts House and Senate includes $1.5 million worth of historic preservation projects on Cape Ann. The bill — which gained approval as the Legislature rang down the curtain on its session last week —had drawn the advocacy of both state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante,…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) is pleased to report passage of the Economic Growth Bill. Ferrante is the Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and has served as one of six members of the legislature that negotiated final passage of the bill. Ferrante said, “This bill will maintain Massachusetts as a…
State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) voted to pass the campaign finance reform bill relative to disclosure and transparency. The bill requires super PACs to disclose the sources of their funding no more than seven days after making an expenditure such as a television ad. Within 10 days of an election that disclosure must happen within…