Rausch, Needham Resident Push for Domestic Violence Legislation
October 29, 2025 • The bill, An Act addressing staged suicides, aims to strengthen law enforcement training and procedures around potential domestic violence deaths. It...
Rausch Talks Budget, Bills at Needham Town Hall
September 12, 2025 • Currently serving her fourth term as state senator, the Needham Democrat discussed her legislative actions and the state dollars funding projects...
What a Cell Phone Ban Might Mean for Needham Schools
August 4, 2025 • The MA Senate passed legislation that would restrict student cell phone use in the state’s public schools during the school day....
Here’s What Needham Looks to Get From the FY26 Budget
July 3, 2025 • For the first time in more than a decade, state lawmakers filed their fiscal year budget on time, and state Sen....
Local Legislators React to Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
May 19, 2025 • After its passage at Town Meeting, a plea to disarm the country’s nuclear arsenal solicited support from Needham’s state and federal...
Tarsky Tackles Education in First Month
February 7, 2025 • Needham Local visited state Rep. Josh Tarsky, D-Needham, at the State House Wednesday to recap his 30-plus days on Beacon Hill...