State Senator Rebecca Rausch, a Needham Democrat, filed an amendment to a Senate spending bill that would scrub candidates’ street addresses from ballots amid other sweeping changes, including barring the state from making public a range of personal information, including the marital records, property tax records, and cell phone numbers for elected officials, their immediate family members, judges, and others.

The bill calls for the Department of Labor to adopt strategies that can prevent heat exhaustion or heat-related injuries for workers who are outdoors, most of which Sen. Rebecca Rausch says could be overlooked. “It’s getting hotter and it’s getting more dangerous for outdoor workers, and we don’t have any at the moment state or federal OSHA standards for protecting our outdoor workers from heat illness,” said Sen. Rausch.

“Absolutely, this is going to have a chilling effect on candidates considering running for office,” Senator Rausch told Playbook. “And it’s going to have, I would anticipate, an even more significant chilling effect on people with marginalized identities,” she added, pointing to both the rise in political violence and a reported increase in antisemitic incidents in the state.

Specifically for Bellingham, I’ve filed an amendment to allocate $65,000 for improvements to the senior center for the parking lot. I also submitted a number of statewide amendments to supplement mental health, regional recovery services, scientific research, and more

"It is absolutely obvious that we are in a time where we need to pay attention to the shortfall and failure, to date, of Massachusetts to actually pass a press shield law that we so desperately need, given what is happening in the national sphere."

“Putting high school students in shackles does not make anyone safer.”

"High quality and continually improved stormwater infrastructure is essential for our communities to manage the increasingly intense cycles of drought and flooding brought on by climate change."

There are gaps in the state’s vaccination infrastructure, despite the Bay State’s status as a national leader in medical innovation.

Senator Rausch delivers the keynote address to the Southeastern Massachusetts Libraries Legislative Breakfast.

The initiative aims to transform the commuter rail stop into a visually stunning celebration of Franklin's rich history and community spirit.