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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on the Judiciary Hearing Electronic Submission Deadline
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on the Judiciary is accepting electronic testimony on the bills listed here\, including the below bills sponsored & co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator James Eldridge and Representative Claire Cronin. \nTo submit testimony\, email the Committee Co-Chairs (James.Eldridge@masenate.gov\, Claire.Cronin@mahouse.gov) and feel free to copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov) no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday\, October 30. Please include “JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TESTIMONY” in the subject line and provide the committee with your name\, organization\, and phone number. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2818 \nAn Act to address estate recovery issues due to COVID-19\nJo Comerford\n\n\nH.4978 \nAn Act to address estate recovery issues due to COVID-19\nChristine P. Barber
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-the-judiciary-hearing-electronic-submission-deadline/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T180137Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Education Oversight Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Education will hold an informational oversight hearing on observations from K-12 school reopening. \nThe hearing will be held on Tuesday\, October 27th at 10:00 a.m. and will feature invitation-only virtual testimony from state and local education stakeholders. Members of the public will have the opportunity to view the hearing remotely via a livestream that will be provided on the Massachusetts Legislature’s website. \nWe invite you to submit testimony on issues you care about. Testimony for this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Education Co-Chairs Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Alice Peisch. \nThe Committee will accept written testimony only submitted via e-mail until 5:00PM on Friday\, October 30. Please submit written testimony electronically to Chair Peisch (Alice.Peisch@mahouse.gov) and Chair Lewis (Jason.Lewis@masenate.gov) and include send with the subject line “K-12 OVERSIGHT HEARING TESTIMONY”. \n 
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-education-oversight-hearing/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201006T143159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201006T143845Z
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SUMMARY:Keeping Our Kids Safe Online
DESCRIPTION:One in five children are sexually solicited online. \nJoin us for a conversation with Kara McElhone and Kayla Smith of Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County and moderated by Sen. Comerford focused on online privacy and safety with a deep dive into social media and gaming platforms including Instagram\, Snapchat\, Facebook\, Tinder\, TikTok\, Kik\, Fortnite\, and Discord. \nThe Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Hampshire County is based upon the fundamental premise that children have the right to be safe and protected from harm. \nThis conversation includes presentations and time for questions & answers. 
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/keeping-our-kids-safe-online/
LOCATION:Sen. Comerford’s Facebook Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201019T191205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T191218Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Mental Health\, Substance Use and Recovery will hold a virtual hearing regarding trends in behavioral healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral testimony is by invitation only. The live-stream for the hearing will be found here on the day of the hearing.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-mental-health-substance-use-and-recovery-hearing-8/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201014T172829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210116T161505Z
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SUMMARY:Special Joint Oversight Committee on the  Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak Public Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak is holding two public hearings on the Holyoke Soldiers Home COVID-19 Outbreak from a family and healthcare proxy lens. \nIndividuals looking to testify virtually at the hearing on Thursday\, October 22 beginning at 12:00 p.m. must complete & submit this Google Form. The Google Form will remain open until Monday\, October 19 for those who wish to testify virtually. (To submit via Google Form\, you have to be logged in to a Google account.) \nIf you cannot sign up via Google Form\, please email Jessica Avery at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov and be sure sure to include “Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak Testimony Sign Up” in the subject line. Please also include your name\, organization\, phone number\, and email that you will use to sign into the hearing. The Committee will follow up with you about how to share testimony with the committee. \nYou are also invited to send your testimony either as an attached PDF or in the body of an email to Jessica Avery\, Research Director\, at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov or Hannah Buntich\, Chair Timilty’s Chief of Staff\, at hannah.buntich@masenate.gov no later than 7:00 p.m. on Thursday\, October 22\, 2020. Please make sure to include “Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak Testimony” in the subject line and include your name\, address\, organization (if applicable)\, and phone number.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/special-joint-oversight-committee-on-the-soldiers-home-in-holyoke-covid-19-outbreak-public-hearing-2/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201014T171230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210116T161514Z
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SUMMARY:Special Joint Oversight Committee on the  Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak Public Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak is holding two public hearings on the Holyoke Soldiers Home COVID-19 Outbreak from a family and healthcare proxy lens. \nThe Committee is encouraging as many family members as possible to testify either in person\, remotely\, or to provide written testimony\, as this will be their first opportunity to do so in a public forum. First priority will be accorded to family members of both our heroic Veterans that have succumbed to COVID-19 and to those of our surviving residents at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Given COVID-19 protocols and procedures\, the Committee may need to extend the hearings where they are soliciting testimony from family members beyond this date. The Committee will make every accommodation possible to provide the opportunity for all family members and healthcare proxies to testify. \nIndividuals looking to testify in person at the hearing on Tuesday\, October 20 beginning at 11:00 a.m. must complete & submit this Google Form. The Google Form will remain open until 4:00 p.m. on Friday\, October 16. (To submit via Google Form\, you have to be logged in to a Google account.) \nIf you cannot sign up via Google Form\, please email Jessica Avery at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov by 11:00 a.m. on Friday\, October 16 and be sure sure to include “Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak Testimony Sign Up” in the subject line. Please also include your name\, organization\, phone number\, and email that you will use to sign into the hearing. The Committee will follow up with you about how to share testimony with the committee. \nIf you are not able to attend the in-person hearing on Tuesday\, or feel more comfortable participating online\, a virtual hearing will take place on Thursday\, October 22 beginning at 12:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. More information is here. \nYou are also invited to send your testimony either as an attached PDF or in the body of an email to Jessica Avery\, Research Director\, at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov or Hannah Buntich\, Chair Timilty’s Chief of Staff\, at hannah.buntich@masenate.gov no later than 7:00 p.m. on Thursday\, October 22\, 2020. Please make sure to include “Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak Testimony” in the subject line and include your name\, address\, organization (if applicable)\, and phone number.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/special-joint-oversight-committee-on-the-soldiers-home-in-holyoke-covid-19-outbreak-public-hearing/
LOCATION:Holyoke Community College\, 303 Homestead Avenue\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201019T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201019T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
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SUMMARY:A Tribute(ary) to the Connecticut River
DESCRIPTION:On October 19 state elected officials\, state officials\, and environmental\, cultural\, and Indigenous leaders will join a day-long paddle down the majestic Connecticut River. \nThe goal of the event\, complete with the hashtag #WeLoveOurRiver\, is to raise public awareness about the Connecticut River’s importance to the environment\, farms\, the economy\, and culture\, as well as its significance to indigenous communities. \nThe event will kick off in Northfield at 10:30 a.m. and will continue until about 5 p.m. as paddlers arrive in Northampton. At stops in Northfield\, Gill\, Sunderland\, Hatfield\, and Northampton\, participants will offer brief remarks about the River’s importance. These remarks will be livestreamed via Senator Jo Comerford’s Facebook page. Please be sure to follow along using #WeLoveOurRiver. \nThe event organization is a partnership between Senator Jo Comerford and All Out Adventures (AOA).
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/a-tributeary-to-the-connecticut-river/
LOCATION:Sen. Comerford’s Facebook Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201018T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201015T140940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201015T141552Z
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SUMMARY:400 Years: Truth & Healing for the Next Seven Generations
DESCRIPTION:Join an incredible line up of Indigenous leaders and Senator Comerford on an interfaith program titled 400 Years: Truth & Healing for the Next Seven Generations focused on Indigenous history\, rights\, culture\, and pending legislation. This program will be centered on listening to Indigenous voices – along with solidarity acts\, prayer\, and music from non-Indigenous voices. \nThis virtual gathering will be broadcast live via YouTube here. \nMore information on the speakers can be found here.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/400-years-truth-healing-for-the-next-seven-generations/
LOCATION:Live broadcast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201017T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201017T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201008T211802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T212545Z
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SUMMARY:Suffrage Succotash
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 17\, from noon to 2 p.m.\, Monte Belmonte (The River/WHMP) will go live from Mike’s Corn Maze in Sunderland in an event we’re calling Suffrage Succotash. \nThe maze’s theme this year is about voting. Congressman McGovern\, Senator Comerford & Representative Blais will join Monte to talk about the real heroes/heroines of the 2020 voting cycle: our City/Town Clerks! \nTune in to join the fun and learn about important information as we head toward Election Day.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/suffrage-succotash/
LOCATION:WHMP/93.9 The River
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200921T214441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201006T132202Z
UID:5921-1602867600-1602867600@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Local Contribution Study Public Comment Deadline
DESCRIPTION:As mandated by Section 21 of the Student Opportunity Act\, the Department of Revenue (DOR) and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) are doing a report on “the equity\, predictability and accuracy of the method of determining each municipality’s ability to contribute toward education funding and the calculation of each municipality’s required local contribution.”  \nThey also must report on “the impact of Proposition 2.5 on the ability of municipalities to make their required local contributions in the short-term and long-term and recommendations to mitigate the constraints of Proposition 2.5.” \nDESE is soliciting public comment on the issues outlined in Section 21. All public comment must be submitted through this online survey no later than October 16\, 2020. DESE will review all comments and post them on this website and will respond to common themes raised in the comments in the final report. \nFor more information from Senator Comerford on what’s happening and why your public comment is important\, click here.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/local-contribution-study-public-comment-deadline/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201005T220511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201006T221459Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Revenue Hearing Electronic Submission Deadline
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Revenue will hold a bill hearing (bills listed here). \nWe invite you to submit written testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Adam Hinds and Representative Mark Cusack. \nIn lieu of a traditional public hearing\, the Joint Committee on Revenue will solicit written electronic testimony only. \nOnline testimony will be accepted until Friday\, October 9 at 5:00 p.m. via this Google Form.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-revenue-hearing-electronic-submission-deadline/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201002T195216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T195216Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing Electronic Submission Deadline
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing for the bills listed here. \nWe invite you to submit electronic testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing may only be submitted electronically. Testimony should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Jo Comerford and Representative John Mahoney. \nTestimony may be submitted through the following links: \n\nSubmit testimony for H.4979/S.2871 – An Act relative to source plasma donation centers\nSubmit testimony for S.2911 – An Act to protect communities of color\n\nAlthough submission of testimony by means of the link provided above is strongly preferred\, testimony may also be submitted by email to Jay.Newsome@mahouse.gov and Brian.Rosman@masenate.gov. Testimony submitted by email must be submitted as a Word or PDF attachment to the email. \nTestimony must include: \n\nName\nTitle\nOrganization name\nAddress\nTelephone number\n\nIf submitting by email\, please include “PUBLIC HEALTH TESTIMONY” in the subject line of the email. \nThe Committee will accept testimony beginning at 12:00 noon on Friday\, October 2\, 2020\, and testimony must be received no later than  at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday\, October 8\, 2020.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-public-health-hearing-electronic-submission-deadline-2/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20201002T194521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T194521Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Higher Education Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Higher Education will will hold a virtual hearing to provide an update on higher education in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. \nTestimony will be solicited on an invitation only basis. \nThe hearing will be live streamed on the General Court website here.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-higher-education-hearing-6/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T171500
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200901T174626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T161313Z
UID:5768-1600185600-1600190100@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Medicare For All: Public Health Implications and Steps Forward
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Legislature’s Medicare For All Caucus\, Mass-Care\, and Western Mass. Medicare for All invite you to join a virtual panel and Q&A on Tuesday\, September 15th\, at 4 p.m.\, to examine the public health implications of a single payer healthcare system in Massachusetts and what it will take to move forward. \nJo Comerford\, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health\, will be joined by the following distinguished panelists for this important and timely discussion: \nDr. William Hsiao\, K.T. Li Professor of Economics\, Emeritus\, in Department of Health Policy and Management and Department of Global Health and Population\, at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nSameen Ansari\, Medical Student at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine\, MPH in Health Policy at Harvard University \nOlivia Sonderman\, Medical Student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center\, MPH in Health Policy at Harvard University \nThe virtual panel will be livestreamed from the Legislature’s Medicare For All Caucus Facebook page. Tune in directly at www.facebook.com/MassachusettsMedicareForAll/live. We invite you to submit questions ahead of the event via Facebook and Twitter using #M4AisPublicHealth.  \n 
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/medicare-for-all-public-health-implications-and-steps-forward/
LOCATION:Sen. Comerford’s Facebook Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200810T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200805T193249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T193249Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Education Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Education will hold a bill hearing accepting electronic testimony only\, including the below bill filed by Senator Comerford. (To view the full list of bills being heard\, visit the hearing page.) \nThe Education Committee will accept electronic testimony only via email until Monday\, August 10\, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. on the bills in this hearing. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify in person on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Education Co-Chairs Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Alice Peisch. \nTo submit testimony\, email the Committee Co-Chairs (Jason.Lewis@masenate.gov\, Alice.Peisch@mahouse.gov) and feel free to copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov). no later than Monday\, August 10\, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. \nThe Chairs request that those submitting testimony include EDUCATION COMMITTEE TESTIMONY [with the relevant bill number] in the subject line and provide the committee with: \n\nYour name\nOrganization\nPhone number\n\n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2814\nAn Act responding to the COVID-19 emergency by instituting a moratorium of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System\nJo Comerford
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-education-hearing-9/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200723T210048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200723T210048Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Housing Hearing
DESCRIPTION:In lieu of a public hearing\, the Joint Committee on Housing will solicit electronic testimony only for the below bills\, co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. We invite you to submit testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on the bill in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Brenden Crighton and Representative Kevin Honan. \nTestimony will be collected using this form. If you have any problems using the form\, please email Kelly.Mallon@mahouse.gov. \nTestimony must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday\, July 28. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nH.4878\nAn Act to guarantee housing stability during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery\nMike Connolly\n\n\nS.2831 \nAn Act to guarantee housing stability during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery\nPatricia D. Jehlen
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-housing-hearing-5/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing/testimony
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200710T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200710T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200710T164502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200723T210111Z
UID:5464-1594371600-1594396800@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Housing Hearing
DESCRIPTION:In lieu of a public hearing\, the Joint Committee on Housing will solicit electronic testimony only for the below bill\, co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. We invite you to submit testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on the bill in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Brenden Crighton and Representative Kevin Honan. \nPlease send your testimony to Kelly Mallon at Kelly.Mallon@mahouse.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday\, July 10. In your testimony\, please include: \n\nYour full name\nOrganization\nPhone number\n\n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2785\nAn Act promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention through a right to counsel pilot program in Massachusetts in response to the COVID-emergency\nSal N. DiDomenico
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-housing-hearing-4/
LOCATION:Virtual hearing/testimony
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200701T193434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200701T195447Z
UID:5375-1593608400-1593622800@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change Oversight Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change will conduct a virtual oversight hearing on the urgent need for the Commonwealth to update its climate policies to stay competitive and not fall behind other states in the clean energy sector. The Committee will also discuss the state of major renewables in the Commonwealth\, the challenges they face\, and possible legislative action. \nView the hearing here.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/senate-committee-on-global-warming-and-climate-change-oversight-hearing-6/
LOCATION:Chair Pacheco’s Facebook Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200629T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200629T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200629T131018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200629T140202Z
UID:5360-1593428400-1593446400@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Massachusetts Senate Health Care Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts State Senate will engage in a listening session hosted by Senate President Karen E. Spilka\, Senator Cindy F. Friedman\, Senator Jo M. Comerford and Senator Adam G. Hinds on Monday\, June 29 beginning at 11AM. Watch live here. \nThe purpose of the listening session is to hear from the Baker-Polito Administration\, chief stakeholders\, policy experts\, impacted populations and others to analyze the state of the health care system as the Commonwealth reopens and recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. \nWHAT: Massachusetts Senate Health Care Listening Session \nWHEN: Monday\, June 29\, 2020 at 11:00am \n  \nBelow is the full agenda: \n11AM-12PM – Equity in Public Health \nCarlene Pavlos\, MPHA \nFrank Robinson\, Baystate Health \nNancy Krieger\, Harvard School of Public Health \n  \n12PM-1PM – Public Health Infrastructure \nDeborah Klein Walker\, former DPH \nPhoebe Walker\, Franklin Regional Council of Governments \nDamon Chaplin\, City of New Bedford \nDr. Matilde “Mattie” Castiel\, City of Worcester \n  \n1PM-2PM – Baker Administration \nDan Tsai\, Acting Secretary\, Executive Office of Health and Human Services \nMonica Bharel\, Commissioner\, Department of Public Health \n2PM-3PM – Healthcare Provider Panel #1 \nDonna Kelly-Williams\, President\, Massachusetts Nurses Association \nDr. David Rosman\, President\, Massachusetts Medical Society \nDr. Steven Strongwater\, President and CEO\, Atrius Health \n  \n3PM-4PM – Healthcare Provider Panel #2 \nSteve Walsh\, President and CEO\, Massachusetts Hospital Association \nMichael Curry\, Deputy CEO and Legislative Counsel\, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/massachusetts-senate-health-care-listening-session/
LOCATION:House Members Lounge\, State House\, 24 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02133
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200617T220702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T221449Z
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SUMMARY:Public Health and Environmental Justice: A Conversation on Facebook Live
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Comerford on Facebook Live on Thursday\, June 18\, at 2:00 p.m. for an important conversation about Public Health and Environmental Justice. Tune in here. \nMassachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently released a brief highlighting the unequal and inequitable impact of COVID-19 in Massachusetts. This brief describes the various ways in which targeted and marginalized communities are disproportionately bearing the brunt COVID-19 and climate change. The Attorney General’s brief will be discussed during this panel. \nRead the full brief here. \nFeatured Panelists \nRepresentative Aaron Vega\, Fifth Hampden District\, Massachusetts House of Representatives \nDr. Frank Robinson\, Vice President of Public Health\, Baystate Health \nMelissa Hoffer\, Bureau Chief\, Energy and Environment Bureau\, Attorney General of Massachusetts \nDavid Wittenberg\, Assistant Attorney General\, Energy and Environment Bureau\, Attorney General of Massachusetts \nDr. Jonathan Jackson\, Director\, CARE Research Center\, Massachusetts General Hospital \n  \nPanelist Biographies \nRepresentative Aaron Vega\, Fifth Hampden District\, Massachusetts House of Representatives \nAaron Vega represents Massachusetts’ Fifth Hampden District. In 2009\, Aaron was elected one of Holyoke’s first Latino at-large councilors and went on to be elected State Representative in 2012.  He is Vice-Chair of the Committee on Technology & Intergovernmental Affairs\, and also serves on the Committees of Higher Education\, and Cannabis Policy. \nAaron was born in South Holyoke\, attended Morgan Elementary School and eventually followed his parents’ footsteps by attending Holyoke Community College. He graduated from Keene State College with a dual bachelor degree in film and psychology. Aaron soon became a film editor\, working on projects for Ken Burns\, PBS\, TLC and HBO. After living in New York City and New Hampshire for a number of years\, Aaron moved back to Holyoke with his wife Debra. Aaron\, Debra\, and their son Odin live in a historic row house in downtown Holyoke. \nDr. Frank Robinson\, Vice President of Public Health\, Baystate Health \nIn 2015 Frank Robinson\, Ph.D.\, became the Vice President of Public Health & Community Relations for Baystate Health. In this role\, Dr. Robinson is responsible for integrating clinical and community care to better serve vulnerable people and populations across the spectrum of diversity and create healthier communities. In leading Baystate’s efforts to expand the definition of health to include economic opportunity; access to education\, nutritious food and culture; safe neighborhoods\, and other underlying essentials of a person’s and a community’s ability to thrive\, Dr. Robinson focuses on building community partnerships to achieve large-scale health improvements\, including resource development\, health education and health equity initiatives and community benefits. Dr. Robinson also represents Baystate Health in the area of Community Relations by building a shared agenda and common goals for community improvement with neighborhood\, community and business representatives and other key stakeholders. \nDr. Robinson joined Baystate Health in 1995\, for the past 20 years Dr. Robinson simultaneously served as the Executive Director of Partners for a Healthier Community and the Director of Community Health Planning at Baystate Health. In his role at Partners for a Healthier Community\, Dr. Robinson excelled in breaking down traditional non-profit sector silos and fostering innovative community responses to community problems. \nDr. Robinson has led many of Baystate’s community-benefit contributions to Springfield\, particularly in support of public education through the establishment of the Baystate Springfield Educational Partnership (BSEP) and the founding of the Baystate Academy Charter Public School. With over 40 years of public and not-for-profit experience\, Dr. Robinson has spent his career working to build healthy communities. \nDr. Robinson has won several awards for his community work\, including: 2008 Luminary Award the highest public health honor and recognition granted by the City of Springfield for service to the City on behalf of residents; 2009 Rebecca Lee Award by Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts Department of Public Health in recognition of Dr. Robinson’s commitment to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and improve health within communities of color in Springfield; 2010 Lemuel Shattuck Award by the Massachusetts Public Health Association\, a statewide award in recognition of Dr. Robinson’s distinguished public health prevention service to the Commonwealth; 2013 Power Couple of the Year Award (won jointly with his wife) Dora Robinson and in 2014 Annual Human Relations Award by the National Conference for Community and Justice. \nDr. Robinson has served as adjunct faculty at various colleges including University of Massachusetts at Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences; Springfield College School of Social Work; Western New England College Criminal Justice Program; and Westfield State College Sociology Department. \nDr. Robinson earned his Ph.D. in Public Health – Community Health Education from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, MA; his Master of Arts in Community Psychology from Mansfield University\, Mansfield\, PA; and his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from State University of New York\, Oswego\, NY. \nMelissa Hoffer\, Bureau Chief\, Environmental Crimes Bureau\, Attorney General of Massachusetts \nMelissa joined the Attorney General’s Office as Chief of the Environmental Protection Division in November 2012\, and was named Chief of AG Healey’s newly formed Energy and Environment Bureau in February 2015.  She oversees the work of the Bureau’s attorneys on a range of matters including prosecuting civil enforcement of environmental laws and cost recovery cases\, proceedings before the DPU\, energy policy\, defensive cases\, and undertaking affirmative advocacy\, including litigation in support of EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards\, and federal regulation of carbon pollution. In 2013\, Melissa received a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Women of Law award. \nPrior to joining the Attorney General’s Office\, Melissa served for over five years as a vice president of Conservation Law Foundation and director of its Healthy Communities and Environmental Justice Program\, and from 2007-2010\, as director of CLF’s New Hampshire Advocacy Center.  Melissa coordinated CLF’s regional transportation advocacy\, represented CLF in federal Clean Air Act litigation\, led CLF’s advocacy efforts in connection with complex federal water permitting issues at a coal-fired power plant\, and\, in 2010\, launched CLF’s Sustainable Farm & Food System Initiative. \nMelissa practiced at WilmerHale for many years before joining CLF\, where her focus was environmental law and litigation and she worked on a range of matters including cost recovery under the Massachusetts and federal Superfund laws\, corporate successor liability\, NEPA\, insurance cost recovery\, zoning\, Clean Water Act\, Toxic Substances Control Act\, and state clean water\, wetlands\, and hazardous and solid waste disposal laws.  In 2007\, Melissa received a Boston Bar Association President’s Award for her pro bono work at WilmerHale representing six detainees interned at Guantanamo Bay in Boumediene v. Bush. \nMelissa served as a law clerk for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander\, Boston Federal District Court.  She received a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law\, Certificate in Environmental Management from Tufts University\, M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts\, and B.A. from Hampshire College.  In her spare time\, she raises a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats at her farm in Central Massachusetts. \nDavid Wittenberg\, Assistant Attorney General\, Energy and Environment Bureau\, Attorney General of Massachusetts \nDavid Wittenberg is an Assistant Attorney General in Attorney General Maura Healey’s Energy and Environment Bureau. He is a co-author of AG Healey’s recent issue brief\, “COVID-19’s Unequal Effects in Massachusetts: Remedying the Legacy of Environmental Injustice & Building Climate Resilience.” At the AGO\, David works on criminal and civil enforcement of environmental laws\, ensuring that justice is served on those who put health at risk\, especially in our most vulnerable communities. Before joining the AGO\, David worked at district attorney’s offices\, at the State House\, and in private practice. In the community\, David serves on the boards of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action and the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of Massachusetts. \nDr. Jonathan Jackson\, Director\, CARE Research Center\, Massachusetts General Hospital \nJonathan Jackson\, PhD\, is the director of the Community Access\, Recruitment\, and Engagement (CARE) Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. CARE investigates the impact of diversity and inclusion on the quality of human subjects research and leverages deep community entrenchment to build trust and overcome barriers to clinical trial participation. He has become a well-known representative to underserved communities and dozens of affiliated organizations\, particularly regarding participation in clinical research. Dr. Jackson serves on the leadership team of several organizations focused on community health\, and has drafted guidance for local\, statewide\, and national groups on research access\, engagement\, and recruitment.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/public-health-and-environmental-justice-a-conversation-on-facebook-live/
LOCATION:Sen. Comerford’s Facebook Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200522T210142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200522T210227Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hold a bill hearing on the bills listed here and below\, which are both co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Chair Senator Patricia Jehlen and Vice Chair Representative Stephan Hay. \nThe Committee will be accepting testimony either in written or video/audio format submitted via email or through this Google Form. For individuals looking to send video or audio testimony\, please fill out this Google Form and upload your testimony. \nThe Google Form will remain open until 5:00 PM on Friday May 29th. (To submit via Google Form\, you have to be logged in to a Google account. If you cannot submit via Google Form\, you can upload your testimony on another site\, such as YouTube\, and send via email). \nTo email written testimony\, please send your testimony either as an attached PDF or in the body of an email to Robert Cohen at Robert.Cohen@MaHouse.gov and Matt Hartman at Matthew.Hartman@masenate.gov no later than 5:00pm on Friday\, May 29th\, 2020. \nPlease make sure to include “LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TESTIMONY” in the subject line. The Committee also requests you provide the Committee with your name\, organization\, and phone number. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nH.4700 \nAn Act relative to emergency paid sick time\nPaul J. Donato\n\n\nS.2701 \nAn Act relative to emergency paid sick time\nJason M. Lewis
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-labor-and-workforce-development-hearing-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200519T141728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T141728Z
UID:5166-1590051600-1590080400@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Financial Services Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on a business interruption insurance bill\, which is co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator James Welch and Representative James Murphy. Those wishing to submit testimony may use this Google Form.  Please note that all written submissions may be made available to the public upon request. \nTestimony must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm on Thursday\, May 21\, 2020. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2655\nAn Act concerning business interruption insurance\nJames B. Eldridge
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-financial-services-hearing-7/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T103000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200425T135143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200425T135143Z
UID:5035-1589621400-1589625000@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Community Conference Call on COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Comerford via conference call to hear updates on the actions of the Senate working group on COVID-19\, get answers to your questions\, and share your ideas directly with the Senator. \nTo join\, dial (605) 313-5111\, and use access code: 378045. \nNote: Because so many people are practicing social distancing\, conference call lines are experiencing overload and some have reported difficulty connecting to our community calls. The company has advised a way to troubleshoot this issue: If you call in and receive a busy signal send a text that reads “Help” to the conference dial-in number. They may be able to send you backup numbers that you can use.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/community-conference-call-on-covid-19-16/
LOCATION:Conference Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200514T161427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T141411Z
UID:5149-1589461200-1589475600@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on the Election Laws Hearing
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on the Election Laws will hold a hearing on bills relative to election administration in response to COVID-19 (bills listed here)\, including the below bills co-sponsored by Senator Comerford. \nThe live hearing may be accessed via the Facebook page of Senate Chair Barry Finegold by searching @BarryFinegoldMA or following this link. \nWe invite you to submit written testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Barry Finegold and Representative John Lawn. Submit written testimony electronically to Erika.sweet@mahouse.gov and feel free to copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov). \nElectronic testimony can be submitted until 5:00 PM on May 15. \n\n\n\nBill\nBill Title\nSponsor\n\n\n\n\nS.2654\nAn Act establishing vote by mail in 2020\nRebecca L. Rausch\n\n\nHD.5075\nAn Act ensuring safe and participatory 2020 state elections in response to COVID-19\nJohn Lawn\, Michael Moran\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-the-election-laws-hearing-2/
LOCATION:Chair Finegold’s Facebook Live
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T103000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200425T135331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200425T135331Z
UID:5040-1589362200-1589365800@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Community Conference Call on COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Comerford via conference call to hear updates on the actions of the Senate working group on COVID-19\, get answers to your questions\, and share your ideas directly with the Senator. \nTo join\, dial (605) 313-5111\, and use access code: 378045. \nNote: Because so many people are practicing social distancing\, conference call lines are experiencing overload and some have reported difficulty connecting to our community calls. The company has advised a way to troubleshoot this issue: If you call in and receive a busy signal send a text that reads “Help” to the conference dial-in number. They may be able to send you backup numbers that you can use.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/community-conference-call-on-covid-19-18/
LOCATION:Conference Call
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200507T001318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T001318Z
UID:5092-1589301000-1589304600@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Food Security Virtual Panel and Q&A Session
DESCRIPTION:Senator Comerford will host a virtual panel and Q&A session with five panelists involved with food security issues in the Hampshire\, Franklin\, Worcester district. The panelists will provide updates from their organizations about current challenges and relevant services during COVID-19. Constituents will then be invited to ask questions via Facebook Live\, or calling in to the meeting phone number. \nJoin via Senator Comerford’s Facebook Live or join by calling (929) 436-2866 and entering meeting ID: 816 9236 6187 and password: 067017 \nClick here to view a report on the Hampshire\, Franklin\, Worcester district’s COVID-19 Food Insecurity Survey summary.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/food-security-virtual-panel-and-qa-session/
LOCATION:Sen. Comerford’s Facebook Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200511T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200511T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200502T132050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200505T212503Z
UID:5075-1589216400-1589216400@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing Electronic Submission Deadline
DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing for the bills listed here. \nWe invite you to submit electronic testimony on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing may only be submitted electronically. Testimony should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Jo Comerford and Representative John Mahoney. \nAll testimony must be submitted by email to Jay.Newsome@mahouse.gov and Brian.Rosman@masenate.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday\, May 11\, 2020. \nWhen submitting testimony\, please include “PUBLIC HEALTH TESTIMONY” in the subject line of the email. \nTestimony must include the following information of the person submitting the testimony: \n\nName\nTitle\nOrganization name\nAddress\nTelephone number
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/joint-committee-on-public-health-hearing-electronic-submission-deadline/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T103000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200425T135058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200425T135211Z
UID:5033-1589016600-1589020200@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Community Conference Call on COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Comerford via conference call to hear updates on the actions of the Senate working group on COVID-19\, get answers to your questions\, and share your ideas directly with the Senator. \nTo join\, dial (605) 313-5111\, and use access code: 378045. \nNote: Because so many people are practicing social distancing\, conference call lines are experiencing overload and some have reported difficulty connecting to our community calls. The company has advised a way to troubleshoot this issue: If you call in and receive a busy signal send a text that reads “Help” to the conference dial-in number. They may be able to send you backup numbers that you can use.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/community-conference-call-on-covid-19-15/
LOCATION:Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T103000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200425T135253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200425T135253Z
UID:5038-1588757400-1588761000@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Community Conference Call on COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Comerford via conference call to hear updates on the actions of the Senate working group on COVID-19\, get answers to your questions\, and share your ideas directly with the Senator. \nTo join\, dial (605) 313-5111\, and use access code: 378045. \nNote: Because so many people are practicing social distancing\, conference call lines are experiencing overload and some have reported difficulty connecting to our community calls. The company has advised a way to troubleshoot this issue: If you call in and receive a busy signal send a text that reads “Help” to the conference dial-in number. They may be able to send you backup numbers that you can use.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/community-conference-call-on-covid-19-17/
LOCATION:Conference Call
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200502T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200502T103000
DTSTAMP:20260425T005528
CREATED:20200401T163147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200425T135516Z
UID:4877-1588411800-1588415400@senatorjocomerford.org
SUMMARY:Community Conference Call on COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Comerford via conference call to hear updates on the actions of the Senate working group on COVID-19\, get answers to your questions\, and share your ideas directly with the Senator. \nTo join\, dial (605) 313-5111\, and use access code: 378045. \nNote: Because so many people are practicing social distancing\, conference call lines are experiencing overload and some have reported difficulty connecting to our community calls. The company has advised a way to troubleshoot this issue: If you call in and receive a busy signal send a text that reads “Help” to the conference dial-in number. They may be able to send you backup numbers that you can use.
URL:https://senatorjocomerford.org/event/community-conference-call-on-covid-19-14/
LOCATION:Conference Call
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