麻州氣候長Melissa Hoffer宣佈成立青年氣候會 歡迎高中生報名

          （Boston Orange編譯）麻州州長奚莉(Maura Healey)和氣候長Melissa Hoffer 今 (21)日宣佈成立青年氣候會 (Youth Climate Council) ，就可使社區更有韌性的氣候創新及韌性作法，向州長及氣候長提出建議。

有意參加的高中生可在5月19日截止前提出申請，獲選者將定期和氣候長晤談。

麻州氣候長Melissa Hoffer將於4月23日出席麻州奧杜邦野生動物保護會 (Mass Audubon’s Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary)的「青年氣候節」，做特別嘉賓。她將在該會中討論成立青年氣候會的重要性。

由包括「青年立刻採取氣候行動 (Youth Climate Action Now)」等麻州西部數個年請人組織籌辦的這會議，將從下午1點舉行至晚上7點半，氣候長Melissa Hoffer預定5點半發表談話。

氣候長Melissa Hoffer 表示，成立氣候創新及韌性辦公室 (Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience)旨在以整個政府的角度來處理氣候危機，從交通到教育，到所有事務，而年輕人的觀點，對這工作將有重大影響。

麻州教育廳廳長Patrick Tutwiler表示，氣候長為確保下一代領袖在氣候議題上有發言權的做法，讓人很激動。

「媽媽在前 (Mothers Out Front) 」的共同創辦人暨主席Kelsey Wirth表示，年輕人有他們獨特的一套，促使人聚焦現實，以及有用的解決方案。

報名參加青年氣候委員會，可上網填表，Apply for the Youth Climate Council | Mass.gov。

Governor Healey, Climate Chief Hoffer Announce Creation of Youth Climate Council 

Chief Hoffer to attend Youth Climate Festival at Mass Audubon’s Wildlife Sanctuary; Application process now open for interested high school students 

 

BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura T. Healey and Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer announced the creation of a Youth Climate Council. The council will advise the Governor and the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience on climate policy and actions to make communities more resilient. Interested high school students in Massachusetts can now apply to be part of the council which will meet regularly with Chief Hoffer.  

 

Chief Hoffer will be a special guest at the Youth Climate Festival on Sunday, April 23 at Mass Audubon’s Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary where she will discuss the council’s creation and its importance. The festival runs from 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Chief Hoffer will be speaking at 5:30 p.m. The festival is a joint effort between several youth-led groups in Western Massachusetts, including Youth Climate Action Now. 

 

“I am so inspired by the young people who have been leading the charge to advocate for bold, innovative action on climate. We are creating the Youth Climate Council to center their voices, perspectives and ideas in our climate policy and make sure they have a seat at the decision-making table,” said Governor Healey. “I’m grateful for Chief Hoffer’s leadership and for her commitment to bringing people together to drive the change that we need to create a stronger, healthier and more equitable future for all.” 

 

“As Mayor of Salem, I was always impressed with the important work that our Youth Commission did and saw firsthand how their bright ideas translated into positive results for our communities,” said Lieutenant Governor Driscoll. “I’m excited about the work that Chief Hoffer is doing to bring more young people into state government, and I know this Council will have a significant impact in our efforts to combat the climate crisis.” 

 

“We created the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience to drive a whole-of-government approach to combating the climate crisis—from transportation to education and everything in between—and the perspectives of young people are vital to this work,” said Chief Hoffer.  “These youth are leaders today, and they will be the leaders of tomorrow. These are the people who will be living with the decisions we make today, and we need them at the table. I am very much looking forward to co-creating the Youth Climate Council with the council members and to integrating the voices and perspectives of youth into the work of the Climate Office.” 

 

“I am thrilled to see Chief Hoffer and our administration take steps to ensure that the next generation of leaders has a seat at the table, especially when the future of our environment will impact them the most. Our students in Massachusetts are some of the best and brightest and there’s no doubt that their input will lead to creative and impactful solutions to the climate crisis,” said Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler. “With every conversation I have with high school students across the Commonwealth, I’m even more confident about the direction of our state and the future of our planet, and I’m sure that will ring true for all who have a chance to work with this Youth Climate Council. I encourage high school students to embrace this opportunity and apply to join the council.” 

 

“Young people have a unique way of keeping us focused on the realities we face and the solutions that matter. Our youth have been leading the fight for climate justice all across this country and around the world,” said Kelsey Wirth, Co-Founder & Chair of Mothers Out Front. “I’m thrilled that Governor Healey and Chief Hoffer are creating a Youth Climate Council to ensure young people play a key role in the Administration’s whole of government approach to addressing the climate crisis and creating a vibrant and equitable world.” 

 

Applications are now open for high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors and can be accessed here. The deadline to apply is May 19, 2023. 

麻州經濟發展廳廳長郝伊平宣佈聘任3名副廳長 分管經濟基礎，策略及消費事務和企業規章

麻州經濟發展廳廳長郝伊平 (Yvonne Hao)。
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          (Boston Orange編譯) 麻州房屋及經濟發展廳 (EOHED) 廳長郝伊平 (Yvonne Hao) 20日宣佈，該廳將在經濟基礎、經濟策略和消費事務和企業規章等3大支柱的架構下重組，並指派3人出任副廳長，攜手推動麻州經濟發展。

在這3大經濟發展支柱中，經濟基礎將把重點放在區域，郊區及小企業的成長上，還有基礎設施，海港及軍事裝置支援。經濟策略的重點放在旅遊，國際貿易，以及生命科學，先進製造和清潔能源等的聯邦政府層級機會上，還有跨部會的人力及技能內閣。消費者事務及企業規章則是要更全面的整合該廳總體經濟發展策略。

郝伊平廳長表示，她的團隊要確保所有麻州居民都得到有個好工作的機會，所有的企業都能得到長及競爭所需資源，所有社區都能得到繁榮所需支援。

麻州房屋及經濟發展廳宣佈的新領導團隊成員如下: 

Ashley Stolba，原任EOHED社區發展副廳長，將留任為經濟基礎副廳長，管理「一站式社區成長 (Community One Stop for Growth) 」， 擔任「海港經濟協會 (Seaport Economic Council) 」副主席，監管彌平數位差異及麻州軍事裝置等事務。她還將監管「麻州企業發展辦公室 (MOITI) 」所援助的區域企業，小型或微型，移民經營的企業，以及新設的郊區事務主任。

Stolba 也將做為該廳的環保主管，重點關注環保基礎設施所需，負責和奚莉政府其他部門的環保相關事務緊密合作。她也將負責和” 麻州發展 (MassDevelopment)” ，”麻州成長資本公司 (Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation)”等半官方機構合作。

Stolba在加入麻州房屋及經濟發展廳之前，擔任哈佛奧斯頓土地公司幕僚長，曾任麻州港務局副幕僚長及法律顧問，麻州地產商協會法律顧問，麻州眾議會政策分析師等。

她住在Masphee，獲有邁阿密大學企業行政學士學位，薩福克大學法學院法學博士學位 (J. D.) 。

Sarah Stanton 是EOHED的新人，出任經濟策略副廳長，將監管經濟發展基金會團隊的工作及新成長計劃。她將經由麻州旅遊辦公室 (Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism) 和麻州國際貿易投資辦公室 (MOITI)來負責麻州的旅遊及國際貿易事務。

她也將代表該廳和奚莉政府的人力技能內閣做跨部會合作，協調諸如晶片法 (CHIPS)和科學法案 (Science Act) 經費，ARPAH，氣候科技投資等聯邦事務。

她將和半官方的「麻州科技合作協會 (Massachusetts Technology Collaborative) 」，「麻州生命科學中心 (Massachusetts Life Sciences Center) 」，「麻州創投 (MassVentures) 」等緊密合作。

Stanton最近的一份工作是Bedford的鎮經理，之前還在幾個地方政府擔任要職，包括劍橋市的預算主任，Salem市的財務主任，市稽核，也在Ipswich，屋本（Woburn），Haverhill等城市擔任主管。

她市波士頓大學 Merrimackv學院，東北大學的城市計畫，政治學，公共行政研究所的客座教授。她獲有Plymouth州立大學的政治學學士，以及東北大學公共行政碩士學位。

Layla D’Emilla升任消費者事務及企業規章辦公室副廳長。這辦公室的主旨是經由倡議及教育，保護並賦權消費者，以確保麻州企業公平經營。

D’Emilla將監管５個規章機構，包括銀行，保險，職業牌照，電信及有線網路和標準。過去這３年，她監管265名全職員工，以及2600萬元預算。

在加入EOHED前，D’Emilla擔任過麻州公共安全辦公室的資深員工，就天災，大型氣候及基礎設施事務，以及重大工安及國土安全事務做協調及營運回應和指導。她也是Health Imperatives公司的暴力干預及防範副總裁，在Jane Doe做家庭及性暴力預防及因應方面工作，單任麻州高等教育委員會的校園安全及防範暴力工作小組委員。

她畢業於維琴尼亞州Wesleyan學院及薩福克大學法學院。

在前述３人外，郝依平廳長的領導團隊還將包括幕僚長Emily MacCormack，總法律顧問 Jon Cosco，以及政策主任Rory O’Hanlon等３人。

                         今年3月1日，麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey） 提交了編號第87條的法案，要創建一個新的，由內閣級廳長領導的房屋和宜居社區行政廳，該條款刻在議會審議中訂正人名: 郝伊平)郝伊平)

Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development Announces Additions to Leadership Team, New Pillars of Economic Development

 

BOSTON – Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) Secretary Yvonne Hao today announced the appointment of new undersecretaries and the realigning of the office under new pillars to better focus on key sectors of the economy and ensure continued economic support for all Massachusetts communities and residents. With today’s announcement, EOHED will now be structured under three pillars of economic development: Economic Foundations, focused on regional, rural, and small business growth, as well as infrastructure, seaport, and military installation support; Economic Strategies, focused on tourism and international trade, new federal opportunities in areas such as life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy, and the cross-secretariat Workforce Skills Cabinet; and Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, which will be more fully integrated into the office’s overall economic development strategy.  "My team at EOHED works every day to ensure that all people in Massachusetts get the chance to have a great career, that all businesses have resources to grow and compete, and that all our communities get the support they need to thrive,” said Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao. “I am excited to announce these additions and promotions within our office and thrilled so many of the leadership team members have decided to stay on at EOHED. Our leadership team is excited to work on behalf of the state to build a healthy economy that benefits everyone.” Ashley Stolba, who has served as EOHED Undersecretary of Community Development since 2021, will stay on in the office as Undersecretary of Economic Foundations. She will expand her portfolio to foster foundational economic opportunities for residents, communities, and businesses across Massachusetts. Stolba will continue to lead the community development team by managing the Community One Stop for Growth, serving as vice-chair of the Seaport Economic Council, overseeing work to close the digital divide, and maintaining the state’s military installations. In addition to these duties, Stolba will now oversee other key foundational areas such as regional businesses assisted by the Massachusetts Office of Business Development; small, micro, and immigrant-led businesses; and the new Director of Rural Affairs. She will also now serve as the secretariat’s climate officer focused on climate infrastructure needs. Stolba will work closely with others across the Healey-Driscoll Administration on these areas of focus, as well as with quasi-government agencies such as MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation. Prior to joining EOHED, Stolba was Chief of Staff at the Harvard Allston Land Company and held roles as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Associate Counsel at the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, and Policy Analyst in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A native of Mashpee, she received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Uniersity of Miami and her juris doctor from Suffolk University Law School. Sarah Stanton has joined the office as Undersecretary of Economic Strategies and will oversee new growth initiatives that build upon the work of the Economic Development Foundations team. Stanton will be responsible for the state’s tourism and international trade sectors through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment. She will also lead the office’s efforts on the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s cross-secretariat Workforce Skills Cabinet and help coordinate federal opportunities like CHIPS and Science Act funding, ARPA-H, and climate-tech investment. She will work closely with quasi-government partners Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and MassVentures. Stanton most recently served as Town Manager in Bedford, Massachusetts, and previously held several key roles in local government, including serving as Budget Director for the City of Cambridge, Finance Director/City Auditor for the City of Salem, and other municipal leadership roles in the Town of Ipswich, City of Woburn, and City of Haverhill. She is an adjunct professor of city planning, political science, and public administration graduate programs at Boston University, Merrimack College, and Northeastern University. Stanton holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Plymouth State University and a master’s degree in public administration from Northeastern University. Layla D’Emilia has been promoted to Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, which aims to protect and empower consumers through advocacy and education and ensure a fair playing field for Massachusetts businesses. As Undersecretary, she will oversee five regulatory agencies: the divisions of banks, insurance, occupational licensure, telecommunications and cable, and standards. D’Emilia previously served as Commissioner of the Division of Occupational Licensure within EOHED for the last three years, where she oversaw 265 full-time staff and a budget of $26 million.   Prior to joining EOHED, D’Emilia served as a senior member of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, where she coordinated and deployed operational responses and guidance around natural disasters, major weather and infrastructure events, and other significant public safety and homeland security issues. D’Emilia was also Vice President of Violence Intervention and Prevention Programs at Health Imperatives Inc., held positions focused on domestic and sexual violence prevention and response with Jane Doe Inc., and served on the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Commissioner's Task Force on Campus Safety and Violence Prevention. She is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and Suffolk University Law School. In addition to Undersecretaries Stolba, Stanton, and D’Emilia, Secretary Hao’s leadership team will consist of three additional functional leaders: Chief of Staff Emily MacCormack, General Counsel Jon Cosco, and Policy Director Rory O’Hanlon.   On March 1, Governor Healey filed Article 87 legislation to create a new Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities headed by a cabinet-level secretary that will be charged with expanding the work now done by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development will be renamed the Executive Office of Economic Development, and today’s announcement of realigned focus around three pillars of economic development will better position the office to fulfill its mission of promoting business growth, opportunity, and economic vitality for Massachusetts’ communities and residents. The Article 87 reorganization plan is currently under review by the Legislature.

大波士頓商會總裁 Rooney 讚揚 Healey 州長的MBTA董事指派

             (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州州長奚莉 (Maura Healey) 才剛公佈指派3名麻州地鐵新董事的名單，大波士頓商會總裁兼執行長James E. Rooney立即發表聲明讚揚。

             大波士頓商會總裁兼執行長James E. Rooney在聲明中說， 雖然還有很多年的工作要做，但奚莉州長在重建大眾對麻州地鐵的信心上，已於過去一個月中向前邁出一大步，先是指派了伍華偉 (Phillip Eng) 單任麻州地鐵總經理，現在又為麻州地鐵指派了一批新董事。 

即將上任的董事會主席Tom Glynn 確實是麻州的一筆財富，他將再次挺身而出，承擔這既有挑戰性又復雜的任務。 

 任命 Tom Glynn ，Tom McGee 這兩位了解麻州地鐵在麻州經濟中的作用和緊迫性的交通專家，以及經驗豐富的金融專業人士 Eric Goodwine，是對此刻所需領導力和技能的完美注入。 

Statement from James E. Rooney 

Appointment of New MBTA Board Members 

“While there are years of work to do, Governor Healey has taken large steps forward over the past month to rebuild public confidence in the T with the appointment of Phillip Eng as GM and now these board appointments.   

The incoming board chair, Tom Glynn, is truly an asset in the Commonwealth, and he is once again stepping up to take on a challenging and complex task.  

The appointments of Tom Glynn as chair and Tom McGee, two Massachusetts transportation experts who understand the role of the T in our economy and the need for urgency, along with Eric Goodwine, an experienced finance professional, is the perfect infusion of leadership and skills needed in this moment,” said James E. Rooney, President & CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

麻州州長Healey指派3名MBTA新董事

麻州州長Maura Healey日前出席在武田製藥 (Takeda)舉辦的活動。
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           (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州州長奚莉 (Maura Healey) 今 (21) 日公佈指派3人加入麻州地鐵 (MBTA)董事會，其中曾任麻州港務局 (MassPort)執行長的Tom Glynn將出任董事會主席。

另外2名獲指派的MBTA新董事為曾任Lynn市市長的Thomas M. McGee，以及在商業銀行有9年以上資歷，目前擔任Rockland 信託公司Worcester 借貸中心商業貸款副總裁的Eric L. Goodwine。

這3名新董事將和麻州交通廳廳長Gina Fiandaca，重獲指派的國際板金、空氣、鐵路和交通工人（SMART）東北地區委員會主席Robert Butler，任期還未屆滿的在任董事，Onyx 發展集團共同創辦人暨波士頓市租金穩定諮詢委員會委員Chanda Smart，以及昆士市長柯奇 (Tom Koch)等共7人一起服務。

在麻州州長辦公室發出的聲明中，奚莉州長表示她很高興任命了這3人加入麻州地鐵董事會。她有信心他們會集中注意力，確保麻州人民得到最高層次的安全及服務。她也感謝卸任董事Betsy Taylor，Scott Darling，和Mary Beth Mello等人過去以來的服務。

麻州州長辦公室並列出7名董事的簡歷如下:

簡歷：

Gina Fiandaca – 麻州交通廳廳長兼執行長

Gina Fiandaca是麻州交通廳（MassDOT）廳長兼執行長，負責監督MassDOT的公路、鐵路和公交、機動車登記和航空等四個部門。作為交通廳長，她同時擔任Massport和MBTA董事會的董事。進麻州政府工作前，Fiandaca曾在德州奧斯汀市擔任助理市政經理。在2019年5月之前，Fiandaca在波士頓市工作，擔任交通局局長。她也曾在國家和地區停車組織任職，擔任新英格蘭停車委員會主席和國家停車組織成員。Fiandaca獲有薩福克大學的學士和波士頓大學企管碩士等學位。

Thomas P. Glynn - 主席，新任命

Thomas Glynn曾在Michael Dukakis任州長期間擔任麻州地鐵總經理，在Deval Patrick任州長時當麻州港務局 (Massport)執行長。目前他在哈佛大學肯尼迪政府學院的公共管理客座講師。

他也曾任克林頓政府的勞工部副部長，Partners Healthcare（現在稱為“Mass General Brigham | Integrated Health Care System”）的營運長。

Glynn獲有Brandeis大學博士和Tufts大學學士的學位。他是國家公共行政學院的學者。2022年獲選為傑出波士頓人士學院的成員。在奚莉政府的交接團隊中，他曾擔任公共交通委員會聯合主席。

Thomas M. McGee - 新任命

Tom McGee在2018年至2022年間曾任Lynn市市長。此前曾任第三埃塞克斯區麻州參議員，並從2003年起加入參議院交通聯合委員會，在2011年至2018年當主席。在2002年當選為參議員之前，McGee當過四屆麻眾議員，代表West Lynn和Nahant。再之前，McGee在Quinn and Morris律師事務所工作（1990-1994），當過埃塞克斯縣助理地方檢察官（1988-1990）。McGee和妻子Maria，以及兩名子女Thomas和Katherine住在Lynn市。他目前是Lynn St Mary's學校董事會董事，以及Lynn市Pickering 中學建設委員會委員。

Eric L. Goodwine - 新任命

Eric Goodwine在商業銀行工作了九年以上。他目前在Rockland 信託的Worcester 借貸中心擔任商業貸款副總裁。他之前曾在公民(Citizens)銀行的企業資金組和摩根大通 (JP Morgan Chase)銀行工作。他是Worcester 區域策略機會基金會、七山(Seven Hills)基金會和Quinsigamond 社區學院董事會董事。Goodwine將出任MBTA董事會的公共/私人財務。

Chanda Smart - 現有成員繼續服務

Chanda Smart在巴西Belo Horizonte之後，成為Roxbury的長期居民。她在麻州大學研習法律預科，並曾擔任哈佛大學法學院的Lani Guinier和Yochai Benkler的行政助理。她的20年企業經驗包括Deloitte＆Touche LLP、The Gillette Company、American Express、Andersen Consulting和Ritz Carlton（亞特蘭大，喬治亞州）。2021年，Smart和丈夫攜手創立Onyx 集團發展公司，一家位於波士頓，由黑人女性擁有和經營的計畫及發展經紀公司，專門規劃和開發。Smart在擔任兒童倡議中心（麻薩諸塞州波士頓），麥迪遜公園 (Madison Park)發展公司（Roxbury，Mass.）董事之外，還擔任波士頓市長吳弭的租金穩定諮詢委員會委員，Smart將接手麻州地鐵的乘客/環境正義社區席位。

Robert Butler - 重新任命

Robert Butler從今年5月起出任國際板金、空氣、鐵路和交通工人（SMART）東北地區委員會主席。他也市麻州AFL-CIO的副主席。以前，Butler擔任鐵板金屬工人第17地方工會企務經理，負責管理5,000多名工會成員，並監督數百萬美元的投資和工會基金。Butler在Local 17擔任技工近20年，對行業員工的需求有深刻了解，他利用這些知識來倡議工人權益。Butler將接任AFL-CIO席位。

Thomas Koch - 現有成員繼續服務

Tom Koch自2008年以來一直擔任昆士市市長。他出生和成長在昆士市，是Simone和Richard J. Koch七個小孩中的第六個。他自2011年以來擔任MBTA咨詢委員會主席。他在1990年至1994年期間與高中甜心Christine Keenan結婚，他們有三個孩子：Cornelius Richard和雙胞胎Thomas Jr.和Abigail。

波士頓市議員Liz Breadon 4/21 為PILOT稅金抵免計畫開公聽會

                       (Boston Orange 編譯) 波士頓市議會在委員會主席Liz Breadon，以及共同提案人Kenzie Bok召集下，將於4月21日 (週五) 早上10點，針對經由市府稅金抵免計畫 (PILOT)提供的社區福利，舉行公聽會。

                      有意親自出席公聽會，可到波士頓市政府5樓的Christopher A. Iannella室。該會議將在市政府頻道的網路上直播，gov/City-Council-TV，以及Xfinity 8號頻道，RCN的 82號頻道，Fios的964號電視頻道上直播。

                        有意親自，透過網路會議，或在書面上發表意見者，可洽委員會聯絡元Cora Montrond，電郵地址為Cora.Montrond@boston.gov。發郵件時請引述檔案號#0414。

物業稅佔波士頓市財政收入的74％，而波士頓的50％以上的房地產豁免繳稅。從2012會計年度以來，擁有免稅物業總值超過1500萬美元的非牟利慈善機構，已經能夠自願捐款，以現金或實物形式付給波士頓市政府25%的若免稅物業需繳稅金額。來自PILOT 的款項（評估值的八分之一）中約有一半是以現金形式支付，另一半經由為專為波士頓居民服務的社區福利計劃信用支付。

                         委員會主席和提案人Liz Breadon表示，”相信我們可以重新承諾設計 PILOT 計劃，以產生更具戰略性和可測量的社區福利，改善我們城市所有居民的生活”。

麻州總檢察官Campbell和多州聯手 爭取聯邦法院恢復各州禁止家暴者持槍

            (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州總檢察官Andrea Campbell今 (20) 日促請美國最高法院審理一重要案件，以維護各州禁止收到家庭暴力限制令者取得槍枝的權力。

                      麻州總檢察官Andrea Campbell加入了由25名各州總檢察官所組聯盟，像美國最高法院遞交了一份友善簡報 (amicus brief) ，促請法院審理「美國訴訟拉希米 (United States v. Rahimi.) 」案。

                      聯邦法律禁止收到家庭暴力限制令者持有槍支。因為毆打，槍擊女友，收到德州法院發給家庭暴力禁制令的“拉希米(Rahimi)”案被告，以前述聯邦法令違反了美國憲法第二修正案為由，挑戰這一條文的合法性，而美國上訴法庭第5巡迴庭在今年早前發表了同意的意見。

                     麻州總檢察官Campbell和聯盟要求最高法院聆聽這一案件，推翻其下屬法院的決定，恢復聯邦法。

               "  如果家中有槍，施暴者殺死他或她的親密伴侶的機會高5倍，而婦女，懷孕的婦女和有色婦女，成為親密伴侶暴力案對象的機率，不成比率的高。Campbell說，“這些法令能拯救生命，我很驕傲能夠加入全國各州的檢察官行列，以確保這些普通常識的公共安全辦法，保留在州級和聯邦層級的法令中。

             在聯邦法之外，包括麻州在內的幾乎每個州，都有限制收到家庭暴力限制令者取得槍支的法令。Campbell檢方和檢察官們認為，上訴法院的裁決使會讓那些可能被家庭暴力案施暴者傷害或殺死的受害者，處於危險境地，也妨礙了聯邦及州政府保護其居民安全的努力。

               這份簡報是麻州總檢察官Campbell在全美及麻州各地致力解決槍枝暴力的最新行動。上個月，麻州總檢察官辦公室和多州聯手起草了一封信，譴責Visa, American Express, Mastercard, and Discovery這些信用卡公司，原本決定發新代碼給銷售槍枝商戶，以協助防範大規模槍擊事件，減少暴力，卻退縮了。

            今年稍早前，Campbell就Granata v. Campbell，全國槍枝權力協會 (National Association for Gun Rights)對 Campbel，以及哈達威(Hardaway)對 Nigrelli等4三起聯邦案件中遞交了友善簡報，以辯護並保留麻州法令常識，以及旨在保護麻州人民免於槍枝暴力的規定，

             Campbell是和亞利桑那，加利福尼亞，科羅拉多，康涅狄格，特拉華，哥倫比亞特區，夏威夷，伊利諾伊，緬因，馬里蘭，密歇根，明尼蘇達，內華達州，新澤西州，新墨西哥州，紐約州，北卡羅來納州，北馬里亞納群島，俄勒岡州，賓夕法尼亞州，羅德島州，佛蒙特州，華盛頓州和威斯康星州的檢察官，一起提交簡報。

AG CAMPBELL JOINS COALITION URGING U.S. SUPREME COURT TO PROTECT COMMONSENSE MEASURES RESTRICTING GUN ACCESS FOR THOSE WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS 

BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an important case to preserve states’ authority to bar individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from accessing guns. 

AG Campbell joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the court to review the case, United States v. Rahimi. 

Federal law bars those subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. The defendant in Rahimi – who was under a domestic violence restraining order issued by a state court in Texas for assaulting and shooting at his girlfriend – challenged the statute on the grounds that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued an opinion earlier this year agreeing. AG Campbell and the coalition are asking the Supreme Court to hear the case, overrule the lower court and restore the federal law. 

“An abuser is five times more likely to murder his or her intimate partner if a firearm is in the home – and women, pregnant women and women of color are disproportionately the targets of intimate partner violence,” said AG Campbell. “These laws save lives and I’m proud to join with attorneys general across this country to ensure that these commonsense public safety measures remain on the books both at the federal level and state level." 

In addition to the federal law, nearly every state in the country, including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has enacted a law limiting access to firearms for those subject to domestic violence restraining orders. AG Campbell and the attorneys general argue that the appeals court ruling puts at risk domestic violence victims who may be harmed or killed by their abusers, and hamstrings both the federal government and states in their efforts to protect their residents’ safety. 

The brief is the most recent step in Attorney General Campbell’s work to address gun violence throughout Massachusetts and across the nation. Last month, the AG’s Office co-led a multistate letter denouncing the decisions of Visa, American Express, Mastercard, and Discovery to walk back their commitments to implement a new merchant code for gun sales that would help prevent mass shootings and curb violence. Earlier this year,  AG Campbell filed briefs in three ongoing federal cases, Granata v. Campbell, National Association for Gun Rights v. Campbell and Hardaway v. Nigrelli to defend and uphold commonsense Massachusetts laws and regulations intended to protect the people of Massachusetts from gun violence.    

AG Campbell is joined in filing the brief by the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.