Representative Jones’ Rape Kit Testing Proposal Now on Governor’s Desk

Representative Jones’ Rape Kit Testing Proposal Now on Governor’s Desk

BOSTON – A proposal by House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) to assist and empower victims of rape and sexual assault is one step closer to becoming law.  Language filed by Representative Jones to address the current backlog of untested rape kits and create a statewide database for tracking these kits within the […]

House to Conduct Biometrics Study to Prevent Welfare Fraud

House to Conduct Biometrics  Study to Prevent Welfare Fraud

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) has secured language in the fiscal year 2016 House budget aimed at detecting and reducing fraud in the state’s public assistance programs through the use of a biometric authentication system. The language, approved unanimously as part of an omnibus budget amendment on April 28, requires the […]