Rausch Reports on Legislative Wins, Ongoing Efforts in District
September 10, 2024 • State Sen. Becca Rausch held a community town hall in Needham on Monday to discuss her recent budgetary achievements and policy...
Single-use Plastic Bag Ban Passes MA Senate
June 21, 2024 • The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Becca Rausch, D-Needham, will now move through the House of Representatives. A legislative effort to minimize...
MA Senate Budgets for Plastics Alternative Program
May 24, 2024 • State Sen. Becca Rausch, who represents Needham, cosponsored a budgetary amendment wherein small businesses could receive grants to implement alternatives to...
Plastic Water Bottle Ban to be Pulled from Town Meeting
May 1, 2024 • Following its single-use plastic bag ban passed last year, Green Needham’s effort to remove more plastics from town faced criticism, leading...
Needham businesses offer perspective, voice impact of future plastic bag ban
October 26, 2023 • With the first implementation date approaching, local stores and restaurants are preparing to make it happen. When Volante Farms switched from...
Learning to Live with Less Plastic
April 20, 2023 • Fourth graders at Sunita Williams Elementary School learn how to reduce their usage of single-use plastics . reported by Yuxiao Yuan...
