BOSTON Representative Antonio Cabral secured some significant funding for New Bedford as the House unanimously passed its proposed $47.72 billion FY2022 budget on Thursday, and also saw the House unanimously pass his proposal to require the state’s sheriffs to report the finances of their agreements with ICE.
The language passed by the House requires the state’s county sheriffs and the Department of Corrections to report the costs, reimbursements, and expenses associated with their agreements with US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) every quarter beginning in October 2021.
“I have been fighting this fight because I believe deputizing prison officials to act as federal immigration agents is bad public policy,” Rep. Cabral (D-New Bedford) said in a press release. “It is ineffective, breaks down the relationship between the immigrant community and genuine law enforcement, and is costly to Massachusetts taxpayers who must cover the expense. This new reporting require
Posted on 13 February 2021.
Senator Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton), Massachusetts, announced that he will serve as chair of the newly created State Legislative Climate Alliance established by the Eastern Region of The Council of State Governments (CSG East).
The goal of the State Legislative Climate Alliance is to provide nonpartisan education, best practices, and innovative state policy solutions to help officials address the challenges posed by climate change. While housed in the North East, the alliance membership will be open to state legislators throughout all 50 U.S. states and U.S. territories.
“I am both honored and pleased to serve in this position,” stated Pacheco. “My leadership as founding chair and chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change has contributed to Massachusetts being a leader and pioneer in state-based efforts to reduce emissions and mitigating the effects of the climate crisis in the Commonwealth. I am eager to work