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07/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
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Authorizing Officer name
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John
V.
Fernandes
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Title
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Principal
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Business name
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John V. Fernandes
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Address
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100 Cambridge Street
Suite 1301
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City, state, zip code
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Boston, MA 02114
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Country
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US
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Phone
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508-935-7625
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Client Compensation
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| Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association |
$27,000.00
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| MASSACHUSETTS COLLECTORS' AND TREASURERS' ASSOCIATION INC. |
$26,400.00
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| Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers, Inc. |
$13,749.00
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| Massachusetts Flower Growers' Association, Inc. |
$9,250.00
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| Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc. |
$12,500.00
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| Sira Naturals, Inc. |
$36,000.00
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| Total salaries received |
$124,899.00
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Compensation/Salaries Paid
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John V. Fernandes
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$113,751.00
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| Total salaries paid |
$113,751.00
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Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
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| No activities, bill numbers or bill titles were disclosed for this reporting period. |
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Operating Expenses
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| 07/01/2024 |
Worldband
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Computer equipment, supplies
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$596.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
USPS
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Postage, shipping, delivery
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$320.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
FedEx
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Postage, shipping, delivery
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$179.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
Staples
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Office supplies, equipment
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$655.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
Xfinity Mobile
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Telephone, cell phone, handheld
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$104.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
Verizon
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Telephone, cell phone, handheld
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$2,070.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
AMB Consulting
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Other operating expenses
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$450.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
Morgan Records Storage
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Other operating expenses
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$352.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
EZPass MA
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Other operating expenses
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$210.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
Instatrac
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Professional subscriptions
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$4,882.00
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| 07/01/2024 |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary of State
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Professional dues
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$1,330.00
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| | | Total operating expenses |
$11,148.00
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Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
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| No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period. |
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Additional Expenses
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| No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period. |
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Campaign Contributions
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| No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period. |
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Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
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Client:
MASSACHUSETTS COLLECTORS' AND TREASURERS' ASSOCIATION INC.
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Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
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House Bill
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3914
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An Act relative to publication of notice by municipalities
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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2827
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An Act empowering municipalities and local governments
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1953
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An Act relative to force sale of property by tax lien
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1774
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An Act relative to the surplus from a tax title sale
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1876
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An Act protecting homeowners from unfair tax lien practices by cities and towns
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2907
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An Act relative to providing better notices and protections in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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5049
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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4061
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An Act amending the act establishing a charter for the town of Wrentham
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4788
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An Act empowering municipalities and local governments
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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921
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An Act protecting equity for homeowners facing foreclosure
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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2968
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making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2905
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An Act relative to charges associated with condominiums in tax title
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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2800
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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2883
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An Act relative to the improvement in the process for collecting delinquent municipal property taxes
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1759
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An Act relative to charges associated with condominiums in tax title
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4081
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An Act authorizing the town of Acushnet to continue the employment of Call Deputy Fire Chief
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2937
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An Act relative to tax deeds and protecting equity for homeowners facing foreclosure
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Total amount
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$0.00
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Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
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Client:
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association
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Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
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Senate Bill
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539
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An Act relative to a cranberry wetland mitigation bank
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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461
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An Act relative to the pesticide board
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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2164
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An Act allowing municipalities to reasonably regulate solar siting
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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468
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An Act prohibiting the application of fertilizer used in the town of Nantucket except for farming purposes
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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3325
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An Act relative to the safe operation of drones in the Commonwealth
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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517
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An Act relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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804
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An Act authorizing the town of Arlington to prohibit use of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides by commercial pesticide applicators
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1356
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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540
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An Act empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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909
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An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2718
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An Act establishing a farm fuel tax rebate
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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2800
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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)(Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs)
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Government relations advocacy relative to agricultural innovation funding, workforce development, education programs, tax credits, American Rescue Plan Act ARPA funding.
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4789
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An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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3230
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An Act allowing municipalities to reasonably regulate solar siting
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Executive Office for Administration and Finance (ANF)
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Government relations advocacy relative to tax credits
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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521
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An Act relative to the pesticide board
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4486
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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814
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An Act empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1837
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An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED)(Executive Office of Health and Human Services)
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Government relations advocacy relative to tax credits
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4061
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An Act amending the act establishing a charter for the town of Wrentham
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4804
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An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2197
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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783
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An Act relative to the pesticide board
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2812
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An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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2869
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An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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813
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An Act governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance Glyphosate in the Commonwealth
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4481
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An Act authorizing the town of Orleans to adopt a pesticide reduction bylaw
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Total amount
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$0.00
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Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
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Client:
Sira Naturals, Inc.
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Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
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Executive
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Cannabis Control Commission
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Provided strategic advice regarding general executive compliance matters including applications, and licensing, and local municipal marijuana compliance, ordinances and by-law and municipal action. Attend the Cannabis Control Commission meetings on applications, licensing and attend cannabis conferences.
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Total amount
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$0.00
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Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
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Client:
Massachusetts Association of Dairy Farmers, Inc.
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Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
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House Bill
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2197
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4104
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An Act to improve the Commonwealth’s competitiveness, affordability, and equity
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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2406
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An Act to improve the Commonwealth's competitiveness, affordability, and equity
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1356
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2812
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An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Other
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Legislative and executive lobbying on issues related to the dairy industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
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Government relations advocacy relative to regulatory matters.
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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42
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An Act creating tax relief for affordability, competitiveness and equity
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1356
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4804
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An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4486
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1837
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An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Total amount
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$0.00
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Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
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Client:
Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc.
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Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
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House Bill
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890
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An Act responding to the threat of invasive species
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1356
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS)
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Government relations advocacy relative to Greenhouse building code change.
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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861
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An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4486
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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765
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An Act to establish a grant and loan program for low noise, low emissions landscape maintenance equipment
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Support
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
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Government relations advocacy relative to greenhouse building code change.
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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2197
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4804
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An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Other
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Legislative and executive lobbying on issues related to the nursery & landscape industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Total amount
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$0.00
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Lobbyist: John V. Fernandes
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Client:
Massachusetts Flower Growers' Association, Inc.
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Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $0.00
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House Bill
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2197
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Other
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Legislative and executive lobbying on issues related to the floriculture industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4486
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)(Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs)
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Government relations advocacy relative to greenhouse building code change.
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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House Bill
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4804
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An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Executive
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Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS)
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Government relations advocacy relative to Greenhouse building code change.
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Oppose
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$0.00
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n/a
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Senate Bill
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1356
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS
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Neutral
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$0.00
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n/a
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Total amount
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$0.00
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Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
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| No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period. |
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Additional Expenses
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| No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period. |
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Campaign Contributions
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| 07/01/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
Susan Williams-Gifford
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State Representative
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$200.00
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| 07/01/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
Joseph McGonagle
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State Representative
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$100.00
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| 07/01/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
Kevin Honan
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State Representative
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$200.00
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| 07/01/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
Mark Sylvia
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State Representative
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$200.00
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| 08/02/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
James Arciero
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State Representative
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$200.00
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| 08/02/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
Kate Donaghue
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State Representative
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$200.00
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| 08/29/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
Jack Lewis
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State Representative
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$100.00
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| 10/30/2024 | John V. Fernandes |
Kathleen R. LaNatra
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State Representative
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$200.00
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| | | | Total contributions |
$1,400.00
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