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星期四, 9月 25, 2025
MAYOR’S CUP CROSS COUNTRY RETURNS TO FRANKLIN PARK FOR 35th YEAR
MAYOR’S CUP CROSS COUNTRY RETURNS TO FRANKLIN PARK FOR 35th YEAR
Founded in 1990 by legendary Boston coach Bill Squires to bring open cross country racing back to Franklin Park, the inaugural Mayor’s Cup began with just nine entrants. Today, the event draws nearly 1,000 participants each year, ranging from youth runners to international-caliber athletes. Each race takes on Franklin Park’s iconic Bear Cage Hill.
This year’s Mayor’s Cup features a full slate of races, including:
Youth races 8/U, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14)
Franklin Park 5K All-Comers Women
Franklin Park 5K All-Comers Men
The youth races will include medals to the top 3 individuals in each division and medals to the 3 scoring members of the top 3 teams in each race (Team scoring will combine 8/U and 9-10 in one race). The Franklin Park 5K All Comers will feature age divisions (15–18, 19–39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+.
Pre-registration is required for all races. Registration is now open at boston.gov/parks-sports.
For more information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at (617) 961-3047 or visit boston.gov/parks-sports. To stay up to date with news, events, and improvements in Boston parks visit boston.gov/parks, call (617) 635-4505, join our email list, and follow our social channels @bostonparksdept on X, Facebook, Instagram, and @parks.boston.gov on Bluesky.
Governor Healey, DFS Celebrate Opening of New Fire Academy Burn Building
Governor Healey, DFS Celebrate Opening of New Fire Academy Burn Building
New Training Structure Enhances Public Safety and Strengthens Regional Fire Training Capacity
BRIDGEWATER—Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine, Massachusetts Firefighting Academy staff, and fire service leaders from across Massachusetts today to celebrate the opening of a new live-fire training building at the Department of Fire Services’ Bridgewater campus.
“Every day our firefighters put their lives on the line to protect the people of Massachusetts,” said
Governor Healey. “They deserve the very best training to prepare for the dangers they face. This new burn building provides exactly that. It’s a critical investment in their safety, their readiness, and their ability to return home to their families. Whether they’re just starting their careers or have decades of experience, this facility will help ensure they’re equipped to meet any challenge.”
“This new facility offers a wide range of training scenarios to make sure that our firefighters are prepared to respond no matter what emergency they face,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “We’re grateful for the leadership of Fire Marshal Davine and his team at the Department of Fire Services for their efforts to ensure that our firefighters have the very best training available to serve the people of Massachusetts.”
The newly completed 5,400-square foot burn building features 11 interior burn rooms across three floors and is designed to simulate a wide range of fire scenarios commonly encountered in Massachusetts. Training exercises will cover fires on triple-decker porches, interior fire extension, garage fires, basement entry through a bulkhead, standpipe operations, roof ventilation, and more. As with the Academy’s other burn buildings, firefighters will train utilizing straw and food-grade wooden pallets to ensure consistent temperatures and reduce toxic products of combustion.
“The Massachusetts fire service is a fundamental part of our homeland security infrastructure,” said Public Safety & Security Secretary Terrence Reidy. “Our firefighters are on the front lines – not just at fires but at explosions, building collapses, mass casualty incidents, hazardous materials events, and more. Investing in this new burn building is an investment in safer communities across the Commonwealth.”
The Bridgewater campus is one of the three Department of Fire Services facilities dedicated to supporting local fire departments statewide. Primarily serving Massachusetts’ six southeastern counties, the campus supports more than 100 local fire departments and houses personnel from the DFS Code Compliance & Enforcement Unit, Boiler & Pressure Vessel Safety Program, State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit, and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy.
Each year about 120 career, call, and volunteer recruits graduate from the Bridgewater campus. Prior to the new burn building’s opening, they conducted live fire training in a multipurpose Search & Rescue prop. Veteran firefighters also train at the Academy to hone and maintain their perishable skills, and the Bridgewater facility is the focal point for its Structural Collapse Rescue Technician program.
“Opening the Bridgewater burn building is a major milestone in the development of a site that supports more than 100 local fire departments in southeastern Massachusetts,” said State Fire Marshal Davine. “In just a few short years since it opened in 2020, it’s grown into a full-service facility that offers a full array of fire training, protection, and investigation resources for the region.”
The Bridgewater burn building is part of a $18 million infrastructure investment for the 18-acre campus. The project also includes paving to the far end of the campus, where the building is located; a water reclamation system designed to reduce overall water use; and upgraded utilities to support future growth. The facility was designed by Dore & Whittier out of Newburyport, constructed by Bond Building, and funded through the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance’s capital budget.
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $161,918 in Grants to Support 38 Safe and Supportive Schools
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $161,918 in Grants to Support Safe and Supportive Schools
Grants support 38 schools in creating safe, healthy and inclusive learning environments
EVERETT – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding $161,918 in state-funded grants that will help 18 school districts and 38 schools to create equitable, safe, positive, and inclusive school learning environments. This includes support in integrating services and aligning initiatives that promote students' behavioral health and wellness, including social and emotional learning, bullying prevention, dropout prevention, inclusion of students with disabilities, positive behavioral approaches that reduce suspensions and expulsions, and other similar initiatives.
“Our administration is committed to ensuring that Massachusetts students have the behavioral health care they need to balance their mental health and education. I look forward to seeing how this funding will help 38 schools deepen their local efforts in providing safe and supportive schools for all students,” said Governor Maura Healey.
“A total of 18 school districts and their selected schools will receive funds through this grant opportunity to help them to create equitable, safe, supportive, and welcoming school environments,” said Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll.
Awardees either receive grants for action planning or implementation and support. In the planning stage, grantees convene a school team composed of various stakeholders, including teachers, nurses, counselors, parents, and students, to complete the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) Safe and Supportive Schools Self-Reflection Tool. Districts utilize the tool to identify areas to prioritize for improvements related to creating safer and more supportive learning environments and develop an action plan aligned to school and district priorities. Grantees in the implementation phase begin or continue to implement their school-based action plans. These grantees also serve as mentors for and provide support to the planning awardees, as well as to the Safe and Supportive Schools Commission.
“The country is facing a youth mental health crisis that has manifested in many ways and requires a multitude of responses. These grants are an important tool in our work to provide schools with resources and supports that enable safe, inclusive and welcoming environments for all students,” said Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler.
“These awards will help strengthen school environments for students across the Commonwealth. With the collaborative efforts of school-based teams, district leaders, and other stakeholders, grantees will focus on priorities that will integrate and align initiatives to promote and improve students’ behavioral health. This funding can help communities be equitable, safer and more supportive for students, and will help schools and districts learn from and with their peers as well,” said Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Pedro Martinez.
“The Legislature funds these grants to promote safe and supportive school environments that support mental health, foster learning, and lead to future success for all students,” said Senator Jason Lewis (D - Fifth Middlesex), Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Education. “Integrating support services and ensuring that schools have the resources to promote mental health and well-being for their students is crucial for building a safe and positive community for young students.”
"It is crucial to the success of our students that schools are a place they feel safe and supported," said Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford), House Chair of the Joint Committee on Education. “These grants are an important step forward in expanding access to mental health services and strengthening the essential support systems our schools provide."
Action planning grantees:
- Brockton Public Schools: $10,000
- Community Day Charter Public School (Lawrence): $10,000
- Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District (Hathorne): $10,000
- Four Rivers Charter Public (Greenfield): $6,950
- Granby Public Schools : $5,620
- Lowell Public Schools: $10,000
- Maynard Public Schools: $4,000
- Methuen Public Schools: $10,000
- North Andover Public Schools: $10,000
- Provincetown Public Schools: $10,000
- Sturgis Charter Public School (Hyannis): $10,000
- Wachusett Regional School District (Jefferson): $10,000
- Webster Public Schools: $10,000
- Worcester Public Schools: $9,988
Implementation and mentoring/support grantees:
- Frontier Regional School District (South Deerfield): $7,360
- Hilltown Coop Charter Public School (Easthampton): $8,000
- Hoosac Valley Regional School District (Adams): $10,000
- Tantasqua Regional School District (Fiskdale): $10,000
MAYOR MICHELLE WU ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL FALL PERFORMANCE SEASON OF BOSTON FAMILY DAYS, EXPANDING FREE CULTURAL ACCESS FOR BOSTON STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
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Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Promote BRIGHT Act Job Creation at UMass Dartmouth and Worcester State
Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Promote BRIGHT Act Job Creation at UMass Dartmouth and Worcester State
Governor Healey’s bill to modernize public higher education campuses would create 20,000 construction jobs
BOSTON — Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll visited UMass Dartmouth and Worcester State University, respectively, to promote Governor Healey's proposed higher education bond bill, An Act to Build Resilient Infrastructure to Generate Higher Education Transformation or the BRIGHT Act. The bill includes a historic $2.5 billion investment to transform and modernize Massachusetts’ public higher education infrastructure while creating nearly 20,000 construction-related jobs.
“The BRIGHT Act will modernize our public higher education campuses to make sure that our students have the best labs, classrooms and other facilities that they need to succeed, while also creating 20,000 good paying construction jobs and driving business growth in every region,” said Governor Maura Healey. “It was great to be with our incredible university and labor leaders today to showcase how this bill is a win for our students, workers, employers and economy.”
“No state turns education into economic growth like Massachusetts does, and the BRIGHT Act is our historic opportunity to modernize higher education, create tens of thousands of jobs, and strengthen our state’s economy for decades to come,” said Lieutenant Governor Driscoll. "As a Massachusetts public higher ed graduate myself, I know how impactful this investment is toward the infrastructure of our institutions. The BRIGHT Act provides a brighter future for our students and our economy.”
At UMass Dartmouth, Governor Healey was joined by Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz, Labor and Workforce Secretary Lauren Jones, Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) Commissioner Adam Baacke, Representative Chris Markey, Dartmouth Town Administrator Cody Haddad, UMass President Marty Meehan, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark Fuller and President of Massachusetts Building Trades Unions Frank Callahan to highlight the nearly 20,000 jobs that the BRIGHT Act is projected to create and the investment in capital improvements for the UMass system. The group toured the construction site for the UMass Dartmouth’s Liberal Arts and Sciences, or LARTS building, and met with union workers from the MA Building Trades and the Southeastern MA Building Trades working on the project.
At Worcester State, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll held a roundtable with University Presidents to discuss how BRIGHT Act funding would impact their modernization and improvement projects. Attendees included Assistant Secretary for Career Education Bob LePage, DCAMM Deputy Commissioner of Planning Peter Brigham, Administration and Finance Undersecretary Jen Sullivan, Worcester State University President Barry Maloney, UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins, Westfield State University President Dr. Linda Thompson, Bridgewater State President Fred Clark, Fitchburg State President Donna Hodge, Framingham State President Nancy Niemi, Mass College of Art and Design President Mary Grant, MassMaritime Academy President Admiral Francis McDonald, Mount Wachusett Community College President James Vander Hooven, President of the Worcester-Fitchburg Building Trades Council Jorge Rivera and Worcester State University Student Trustee Brandol Ogando Saladin.
Using funding from the Fair Share surtax, the BRIGHT Act would unlock $2.5 billion in new capital funding to improve UMass, state university, and community college campuses across the state. These investments would be geared toward modernizing facilities, including new labs, classrooms and mental health spaces, and for addressing deferred maintenance and enable major capital projects. As a result, it’s estimated that the BRIGHT Act would create 20,000 new construction jobs.
“The BRIGHT Act is about more than bricks and mortar—it’s about ensuring that every student in Massachusetts has access to modern classrooms, labs, and spaces that match the excellence of our educators and the talent of our learners,” said Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “By investing in our campuses, we are ensuring that every student, regardless of background, has equitable access to the opportunities and resources they deserve—now and for generations to come.”
"The funding proposal we put forth in the BRIGHT Act -- leveraging Fair Share revenues to create new bonding capacity -- is sustainable and thoughtful, and it has already proven effective at enabling long-overdue investments in Massachusetts's transportation sector," said Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew J. Gorzkowicz. "The BRIGHT Act would finally allow us to give students the modern campuses they deserve, create thousands of new jobs and help the state meet its decarbonization requirements. We are grateful to our partners in the Legislature for their engagement on this bill so far, and we look forward to seeing it pass."
“The BRIGHT Act provides a significant infusion of resources for both major capital investments, including decarbonization projects, and nimble lab modernization projects to address the physical needs of our higher education facilities while also creating 3,000-5,000 jobs annually,” said DCAMM Commissioner Adam Baacke. “As our public colleges and universities face challenges from demographic trends and rapidly evolving pedagogical needs, their facilities need to be modernized and decarbonized to effectively and efficiently serve their students and prepare them as the Commonwealth’s future workforce to sustain our economy.”
Additionally, investments proposed in the BRIGHT Act would also:
- Encourage regional secondary and higher education partnerships that strengthen our workforce.
- Incentivize technology capital projects, such as improvements in online or hybrid workspaces.
- Continue the successful Workforce Skills Capital Grants program.
- Support housing development by providing for higher education institutions’ costs associated with the disposition of land and buildings.
"In addition to being a welcome investment in Massachusetts’ world class universities and colleges, the BRIGHT Act is also a statewide jobs bill for the more than 75,000 men and women of Massachusetts Building Trades Unions,” said Frank Callahan, President of Massachusetts Building Trades Unions. “We applaud Governor Healey for this initiative and look forward to working with President Meehan, the presidents of our state universities and community colleges putting our members back to work while building and expanding Massachusetts’ Higher Education System."
"I’m gratified to know that the revenues generated from the Fair Share amendment, which Labor worked very hard as part of a broad coalition to get passed, will be leveraged through the BRIGHT Act,” said Jim Pimental, President, SE Mass Building Trades Council. “This legislation would put so many of our members in the Building Trades to work on state university & college projects."
“The Healey-Driscoll Administration’s BRIGHT Act is a generational investment in public higher education which will benefit students, faculty, and staff for decades,” said UMass President Marty Meehan. “This visionary proposal will enable the university to accelerate our capital plan, modernizing our campuses and bringing a new generation of world-class facilities to meet the needs of a 21st century research university.”
“The entire UMass Dartmouth community and I are deeply grateful to the Healey-Driscoll Administration, the Legislature, and our partners across Massachusetts for their continued support of public higher education,” said UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark A. Fuller. “Investments in renovating buildings like LARTS provide students with the modern spaces they need to learn, help us reduce our energy costs, and create much-needed jobs across our region.”
“The BRIGHT Act is about more than renovating buildings — it’s about giving local residents pathways to good jobs and strengthening our communities,” said Jorge Rivera, President of the Worcester Building Trades. “On projects like Worcester’s Curtis Apartments, apprentices are gaining hands-on experience, earning a living, and helping build housing for families in the city. Thanks to Governor Healey’s leadership, we can replicate that model in higher education construction, developing modern campuses, more housing and a skilled local workforce across the Commonwealth.”
“As one of the most significant investments in public higher education in decades, the BRIGHT Act will benefit generations of students in the Commonwealth. At Worcester State, this capital investment will be a game changer,” said Worcester State President Barry Maloney. “Modern, thoughtfully designed facilities like the new Student Center we are seeking are transformational for the student experience, enabling greater learning and collaboration, mental health support, leadership
development, and career readiness. The entire Worcester State community was pleased to host Lt. Governor Driscoll and the state university presidents on campus today to bring attention to this critically important bill.”
Healey-Driscoll Administration Secures Over $4 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Veterans Memorial Cemeteries in Agawam and Winchendon
Healey-Driscoll Administration Secures Over $4 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Veterans Memorial Cemeteries in Agawam and Winchendon
BOSTON- The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that the Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS) has been awarded more than $4 million in federal funding to expand the state’s two Veterans Memorial Cemeteries, located in Agawam and Winchendon.
The grants, awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration (NCA), will expand columbarium capacity at both cemeteries, ensuring that Massachusetts veterans and their families continue to have access to dignified resting places for the next decade.
“This funding ensures that veterans and their families in Massachusetts will continue to have a dignified place of rest,” said Governor Maura Healey. “With these expansions, Massachusetts will continue to ensure that our veterans are laid to rest with the dignity, respect and honor they deserve, and that their families have beautiful and peaceful spaces to remember them.”
“Our Veterans Memorial Cemeteries are sacred spaces where families come to remember and communities gather to pay tribute,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “We’re proud to secure this funding that will preserve these grounds for generations to come.”
“Every veteran deserves a final resting place that reflects their service,” said Secretary Jon Santiago. “These grants allow us to plan ahead and meet the needs of veterans for the next decade, while preserving the honor and dignity these cemeteries represent.”
EOVS partnered with the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) to prepare and submit applications for the expansions. DCAMM will oversee construction, with work adhering to the federal Buy America Build America Act (BABA Act).
The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Agawam was awarded $2,314.295 to construct a new columbarium plaza with five walls providing 1,550 niches for veteran cremains.
The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Winchendon was awarded $1,781,558 to construct a new columbarium plaza with two walls providing 780 niches.
Both expansions meet the National Cemetery Administration’s 10-year build-out requirement.
Kronenberger & Sons Restoration, Inc. of Middletown, CT, has been selected to complete the Agawam project, while Construction Dynamics, Inc. of Clinton, MA, will complete the Winchendon project. Both bids came in under budget.
Massachusetts is home to more than 300,000 veterans. The state’s two Veterans Memorial Cemeteries provide a final resting place of honor, at no cost to eligible veterans and their spouses, and serve as enduring reminders of sacrifice and service. To learn more, visit www.mass.gov/veterans-
Senate Passes the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act
Senate Passes the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act
Nation-leading bill guards personal privacy and provides data protections for Massachusetts residents
(BOSTON—09/25/2025) The Massachusetts Senate today unanimously approved the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, landmark data privacy legislation that is poised to lead the nation in consumer protections, keeping pace with a digital landscape that increasingly puts Massachusetts residents’ sensitive personal information at risk. Senators passed the legislation on a bipartisan vote of 40–0.
The legislation, S.2608, establishes clear rights for Massachusetts residents regarding their personal data, including the right to know what information is being collected and the ability to opt out of having their data used for targeted advertising or sold to other companies.
Protected data includes health care information; face scans and fingerprints; precise geolocation; information about a person’s religion or ethnicity; information related to a person’s immigration status; and information pertaining to a child. Additional enhanced protections apply to minors, including a full ban on the sale of a young person’s personal data.
“When Massachusetts residents’ personal information is being offered up for sale to the tech billionaire with the highest bid, it is imperative that we act decisively to protect individuals and families,” said Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). “As part of our ongoing effort to protect our residents, defend our values and lead Massachusetts during a time when those values are under attack, I am proud of the Senate for passing this visionary legislation which will offer some of the best data privacy protections in the country. I am deeply grateful to Majority Leader Creem for her leadership on this topic, Chair Rodrigues for stewarding the bill to the floor, and to all the Senators who contributed components to this bill.”
“I am thrilled that the Senate has passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act,” said Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton). “This bill positions Massachusetts to have among the strongest data privacy laws in the country and makes it clear that our personal data can no longer be profited from without transparency and accountability to Massachusetts consumers. This is an important effort in strengthening protections for communities who are especially vulnerable to data privacy concerns, and sends the message that here in Massachusetts, you have rights over your personal information.”
“In an era when technological innovations are continuing to advance at breakneck speed, this bipartisan consumer protection bill stands up for the safety of Massachusetts residents and protects their personal data from bad actors and nefarious profiteers,” said Senator Michael J. Rodrigues (D-Westport), Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. “I am proud that the Senate struck a collaborative, commonsense approach, passing arguably one of the strongest data privacy bills in the nation that institutes responsible safeguards around large companies’ use of sensitive and private information. I want to thank Senate President Spilka, Leader Creem, and my Senate colleagues for working together and delivering a victory for consumers, civil liberties, and personal security.”
The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (MDPA) limits the collection of personal data, specifically protects personal information that is defined as sensitive in nature, and gives people rights over targeted advertising.
Further details are below.
- Guarantees the Consumer’s Right to Know. Specifies that people have a right to know if their personal data is being collected, allows them to see what data was collected, and allows them to find out who their data has been shared with.
- Gives Control to Consumers. Gives Massachusetts residents control over their personal data through new guaranteed rights to correct inaccurate data, delete personal information, and opt out of having their personal data sold to others.
- Creates Strong Enforcement Powers. Gives the Office of the Attorney General broad regulatory authority to enforce the provisions of the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act.
- Curtails Data Collection. Constrains companies’ unfettered collection of personal data by limiting them to only collecting what is reasonably necessary in order to provide their product or service. For certain sensitive types of data, including biometrics, precise GPS location, and health care data, businesses could only collect the information if it is strictly necessary.
- Bans Sensitive Data Sales. Prohibits any kind of entity, including businesses and nonprofits, from selling a person’s sensitive data. Protected categories of sensitive data include precise geolocation; health care information; biometric data, such as face and fingerprint scans; citizenship or immigration status; information revealing someone’s sex life, and any information about a person’s race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin; and information that pertains to a child.
- Limits Data Transfers. Limits entities from transferring sensitive data unless they first obtain the consumer’s affirmative consent.
- Creates Opt-Out Rights for Targeted Advertising. Gives consumers the right to opt out of having their personal data collected or processed for the purpose of targeted advertising or for sale to third parties.
- Bans the Sale of Children’s Data. Prohibits all entities from selling minors’ personal data.
- Blocks Targeted Ads for Minors. Prohibits companies from collecting or processing a child’s personal information for the purposes of targeting ads.
During the course of today’s debate, Senators voted to adopt meaningful amendments that further strengthened the bill, including:
- Amendment 4: Extends the ban on sales of geolocation data to cover anyone who visits Massachusetts for any reason, including travel to the state to pursue personal health care.
- Amendment 52: Ensures that businesses cannot sell sensitive data, regardless of whether they are otherwise exempt under the act.
“Big tech companies make billions of dollars selling your personal data without giving you any say in what information they collect or how they use it. No one should profit off of anyone’s personal data. The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act returns the power of choice back to the people because your data belongs to you,” said Senator Michael O. Moore (D-Millbury), Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. “Representing one of the strongest data privacy protection actions in America, the MDPA empowers consumers, places strict limits on data collection, protects sensitive data, and more. This legislation is the culmination of three years of work, collaborations with advocates, and in-depth discussions with stakeholders and lawmakers in states with data protection laws—I could not be more proud to see it advance through the Senate today. I’d like to thank my committee staff for their years of work, committee vice chair Senator Payano, as well as Senate President Spilka, Ways and Means Chair Rodrigues, and all my colleagues in the Senate for their sense of urgency. I am hopeful that the House will soon join us in passing the MDPA.”
“Today, the Senate’s passage of the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act ensures comprehensive data protection,” said Senator Barry R. Finegold (D-Andover), Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. “This groundbreaking initiative gives consumers expanded rights over their personal data by protecting sensitive information—including for minors, limiting intrusive targeted ads, and granting the Attorney General new enforcement powers. Massachusetts is setting the standard for innovation and consumer protection.”
The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act was advanced as a new draft out of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means on September 18 on a 16-0 vote, as a revised version of a bill previously advanced on May 12 by the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity on a 5-0 vote. The joint committee solicited public testimony on the underlying legislation at a hearing in April.
Senators’ debate and votes on the legislation were livestreamed and archived video is available online.
The legislation was passed by the Senate and now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.
愛國者球隊將出售8%所有權
（Boston Orange編譯）愛國者球隊（patriots）老闆Robert Kraft傳出要把估值高達92.5億美元，被列為全美足球聯盟價值第5高的這愛國者球隊（patriots）的8%賣出去，3%賣給私募公司第六街（Six Street），5%賣給Metropoulus & Co.的Dean Metropoulos。
這是全美足球聯盟(NFL)在2024年通過私募基金法後的第一宗特許經營權投資案，還得等NFL在10月21，22日開會後批准，才能落實。
一旦這宗交易完成，愛國者球隊將成NFL球隊歷來估價值第二高的球隊，僅次於正打算以100億元估值，把10%賣給Julia Koch的紐約巨人隊。
Robert Kraft家族是在1994年時以1.72億美元買下了愛國者球隊，並且一直100%持有。這次的出售是Rober Kraft早前已計劃的出售8%行動。但他說自己將把出售所得資金，留在資產負債表上，等將來有機會時再用，而且他無意放棄對球隊的控制權。
“第六街”是2021年進入體育領域，收購了由達拉斯牛仔隊和紐約洋基隊共同擁有的款待和諮詢機構Legends的51%股份。此外，它還投資於波士頓凱爾特人隊、舊金山巨人隊、Bay FC等俱樂部 5。在NFL批准私募股權政策後，Sixth Street是首批被允許投資的三個基金之一，另外兩個是Arctos Partners和Ares Management Corp
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