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This Week’s Highlights(0)
Rep. Forry Named “Woman of the Year” Last night, Representative Forry was honored with the “Woman of the Year” award at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Annual Friends For Children Celebration. Friends for Children is a local nonprofit founded more than thirty years ago by the past President, Lee Wordsworth. The organization began as [...]
In Frenzied Week, Rep. Forry & Colleagues Pass Several Key Bills(0)
Representative Linda Dorcena Forry joined her colleagues to pass five significant and long-coming bills this week, wrapping up a successful legislative season just in time for the holidays. Casinos This week the Massachusetts State Legislature passed comprehensive gaming legislation that is set to create thousands of jobs across the Commonwealth. Representative Linda Dorcena Forry successfully [...]
Rep. Forry Urges Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program, Echoes Governor’s Call to Action(0)
Today, Representative Forry crafted a letter and garnered support from her colleagues in the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus to submit to the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, requesting the establishment of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program. Governor Patrick and the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation have already submitted letters of support for such a program. [...]
Rep. Forry Partners with State Treasurer to Bring State Resources to Small Businesses(0)
On Friday, October 21, 2011, Representative Linda Dorcena Forry was joined by State Treasurer Steve Grossman in Dorchester to spread the word about the Treasurer’s Small Business Banking Partnership (SBBP) initiative. Rep. Forry and the Treasurer met with Meetinghouse Co-Operative Bank President & CEO, Anthony Paciulli, to discuss the growing program designed to bring state funding [...]
Rep. Forry, Gov. Patrick, Sen. Kerry & Others Celebrate Ashmont MBTA Station Re-Dedication(0)
Earlier today, Representative Linda Dorcena Forry joined Governor Patrick, Senator Kerry and a number of other invited guests and public officials for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the re-dedication of the Ashmont MBTA Station in Dorchester. The station underwent an $84 million two-phase complete reconstruction which included developing a new station, 3 new elevators, 2 [...]
