<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA News</h1>

Rest in Peace Senator Donnelly

The NEPBA Massachusetts Legislative Committee is saddened to learn of the untimely death State Senator Kenneth Donnelly of Arlington. Senator Donnelly was a strong advocate for Public Service in the Commonwealth and in particular, Public Safety members. Having himself serving over 3o years in the field prior to being elected to the Senate He was […]

2017 Legislative Priorities delivered to Speaker

NEPBA Executive Secretary Bryan McMahon and MA Legislative Director Paul Larkham met with Speaker Robert DeLeo this morning to go over our legislative priorities for 2017. Held in the Speaker’s office, this was a frank discussion on our bills filed on behalf of NEPBA members which cover a wide range of areas. The speaker was […]

Governor Baker signs Line of Duty Death Benefit increase!

On Tuesday, March 28th, MA Legislative Director, Paul Larkham had the honor of representing NEPBA members  for the signing of House Bill 3448.  Although the bill contains numerous sections, the most important of these is Section 9, which immediately doubles the “Line of Duty Death Benefit” for our members from $150,000 to $300,000.00.  This is […]