Politics

The following is the proposed recreational marijuana ordinance for licensing and zoning in New Bedford. Zoning map here. The map and ordinance will be discussed at this evening’s New Bedford City Council session at 7pm.

New Bedford City Councillors Joe Lopes and Ian Abreu are requesting that the Mitchell Administration adopt the maximum 3% local sale tax option upon the sale or transfer of marijuana or marijuana products by a marijuana retailer operating within the City of New Bedford. Additionally, the committee on Licensing and …

By Craig DeMelo During a twelve-hour filibuster over flag desecration in the late 1980s, Texas State Senator Craig Washington famously said that he “preferred a man who will burn the flag and wrap himself in the constitution to a man who will burn the constitution and wrap himself in the …

In a Senate bill that Governor Baker has promised to veto if it came across his desk, the Massachusetts State Senate passed a bill that “prohibits law enforcement officers from inquiring about a person’s immigration status and from cooperating with ICE to detain an illegal immigrant.” Basically, it’s a bill …

Today, Congressman Bill Keating introduced the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2018, which shines a spotlight on the gaps in adequate health care faced by women veterans and directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address it. Congressman Keating’s district has the largest number of veterans …

New Bedford City Councilor Brian Gomes is pushing for “Personal Property Exemption from Taxation for the purpose of giving a tax break to our seniors over the age of 60 who volunteer to provide services to the City of New Bedford.” His motion made it through the Committee on Veterans …

This Thursday, the New Bedford City Council will vote on Mayor Mitchell’s request to change an ordinance that would require property owners to remove trash within 3 days of notification from the City of New Bedford. The current ordinance allows property owners 14 days to clean up the trash. The …

This Thursday, the New Bedford City Council will vote on Mayor Mitchell’s request to change an ordinance that will impact owners of non-owner occupied buildings in New Bedford. If approved, these owners in New Bedford will be required “to post the contact information of the property owner and manager or …

If the host city agreement with ARL Healthcare comes to fruition, the City of New Bedford would make $25 per pound of recreation marijuana sold or up to $300,000 maximum per year. The following is a copy of the draft host city agreement being submitted by Mayor Jon Mitchell to …