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Senator O'Connor delivered a biographical remembrance of Johnston, saying Johnston was a longtime resident of Marshfield, a longtime advocate for social justice and public service, and that he \"worked tirelessly for the greater good.\" The remembrance, read into the record, states Johnston was born July 21, 1944, and died April 5, 2025; it noted his bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. The record says Johnston served in the Dukakis administration as secretary of health and human services and later served as New England director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (appointed by President Bill Clinton and serving until 1996). The statement also described Johnston's roles in nonprofit work, including as founding executive director of the Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps (now part of the RFK Community Alliance), service on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts board, and appointment as chair of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation board in 2002. The statement named surviving family members and closed by saying, \"His was a life of service, well lived and genuine.\" That sentence was recorded in the transcript and attributed in the article to the senator who delivered the remembrance.

The motion to adjourn in Johnston's memory and the subsequent adjournment both passed by voice vote; the transcript records no roll-call tally. The record does not indicate further ceremonial resolutions or pending legislative actions tied to the memorial.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Session of April 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senators moved to adjourn in memory of Philip W. Johnston. A senator delivered a biographical remembrance; the motion prevailed and the Senate observed a moment of silence.","taxTitle","Senate, Legislative, Massachusetts","taxId",23888,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269684,"House petition to create sick leave bank for DCF employee Dana Johnson referred to public service committee",30,109245,140190,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3040888-d8dfbff16f6cbaa612a44879faab17d9&start=109&end=140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3040888-d8dfbff16f6cbaa612a44879faab17d9/thumbnail_109245.jpg","/articles/6269684/Massachusetts/House-petition-to-create-sick-leave-bank-for-DCF-employee-Dana-Johnson-referred-to-public-service-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269684-194c8bc07d3b8b707efbd9e6913fd127/orig.mp4?Expires=1771036236&Signature=MbCli-O4d4qDzyJiJvS~lWaTmOGaE7kbFvgLpLa3MeKQAHf8Im4DU9PK2i7HaGo14TM8w8~ES603-Evx1qulayz3-WHtNu~f2dxpYw1PRdCywrGo5tyPkOgvFboOXZtrviVzopSve0piR9J829LaLeYwFR9RRvc0cEL0B0yfeo0zs-g0vOxKHjI6OrGyKZkKuKBqREXr6hEdBWcTTm86rmUc-i~YPJmBE5m8pSWarjvCdDpb5pkm07SDPZ35NwIRZramo4LCpWwDkxho1ykxVZTnZ~gqV7oicuwtZqOlEe2O0NHcuPhgZknupQaYTultr-YBIsyJlbkThc~QGDnh-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A petition from the House, filed by Representative James J. O'Day, asking the Legislature to establish a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson, an employee of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), was referred to the Senate Committee on Public Service.

The clerk reported the House petition and the Senate suspended joint rule 12 to allow the referral. The Senate adopted the suspension by voice vote and the petition was referred to the Committee on Public Service for consideration. The transcript does not include additional discussion, statements from Dana Johnson, or any committee schedule.

The petition is titled in the record as a House petition of James J. O'Day to establish a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson; no fiscal impact, enrollment criteria, or implementing language was included in the portion of the petition read into the record.","A House petition from Representative James J. O'Day asking the Legislature to establish a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson, a Department of Children and Families employee, was received and referred to the Committee on Public Service after suspension of joint rule 12.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269689,"Senate refers petition to extend MBTA RIDE service to Clarksboro to transportation committee",31,62300,94270,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3040888-d8dfbff16f6cbaa612a44879faab17d9&start=62&end=94","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3040888-d8dfbff16f6cbaa612a44879faab17d9/thumbnail_62300.jpg","/articles/6269689/Massachusetts/Senate-refers-petition-to-extend-MBTA-RIDE-service-to-Clarksboro-to-transportation-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269689-5665849b96a553b74c9e3ed844b44312/orig.mp4?Expires=1771036236&Signature=O9MQ3obANjhDFDzpgSfQnU8WN3cHNdRnJEwdET6XKkE0o05CAajLYV715ut~NYUX1-aSKR5soF-dLxAlbAUqsZOaUMuCTF2XLfXNZluKyq8WuWZfPmgy7IZsMmliIavMqNCsTXAcJVV04EVGMXAnSCXYNildRh2UF5Z76qf1SCbfNcQc08gtByj5TUpCY0UQcTTl9vM-wXZit8HV7PRLHiHjSe4YH-QdIvtlVgOA5Pe2SwMLuVW46h6AM~axSl3sjgmb~q1GUMvMuuP1Ba3D3OdWLZy4U754WZrNkx5DZKoGXvG29OG~eL-8mTRh9GO5EZP6w8s2dszGmaZikM7Vfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate moved to refer a petition seeking legislation to extend Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) RIDE service to the town of Clarksboro to the Committee on Transportation after suspending a Senate rule to consider the matter forthwith.

Joan B. Lovely, speaking for the Committee on Rules of the two branches acting concurrently, reported a petition by Michael F. Reschner, Paul McMurtry and John Rogers requesting legislation to extend MBTA RIDE service to Clarksboro and recommended referral. Senator O'Connor moved to suspend Senate rule 36 to allow immediate consideration; the Senate adopted the suspension by voice vote and the matter was referred to the Committee on Transportation.

The transcript records the referral and the suspension of rule 36 but gives no numerical roll-call vote or timetable for committee action. The petitioners named in the report are Michael F. Reschner, Paul McMurtry and John Rogers; the transcript does not record statements from those petitioners during the session.","The Senate suspended a rule to consider a petition asking the Legislature to extend MBTA RIDE service to the town of Clarksboro and referred the petition to the Committee on Transportation.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269694,"Senate adopts resolutions honoring Armenian American community and community leaders",27,33890,61120,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3040888-d8dfbff16f6cbaa612a44879faab17d9&start=33&end=61","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3040888-d8dfbff16f6cbaa612a44879faab17d9/thumbnail_33890.jpg","/articles/6269694/Massachusetts/Senate-adopts-resolutions-honoring-Armenian-American-community-and-community-leaders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269694-a47ec6d6af6aed79bf96558745a78e88/orig.mp4?Expires=1771036236&Signature=OQ3t287SBembYYiQuI1ZVtdXRv0ldhGxDuUwLC0DoMokgAvuTSsj-yj27g896Yko5b3mTYtvGXLNNHm75sAi4TEtDtVK3fpsv9JK74qoqQ1~FMlrYpPcGmazNC0NKKjX5OQSzUM3JywgH2BXOA~rE7tSykLeLGUNoZMkM5evRTdS2BSj26DgBFGfp6XvPsGx3ydBswsxYk0beJTStBxHF80ey7yiYEr3IQA9yrkvY2Lm5QHxvk6KMC4z8RK7NSQT36gEPHWik6PUPXsW28dq~IbdElvkq7JdYgL7aHOGa7D3LhHEZ9tZnqyNl0I7vyjg8Btoa8GC72CUWbXfuaOcLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate adopted a set of resolutions commending the Armenian American community of the Commonwealth, the Armenian Heritage Foundation, Friends of the Armenian Heritage Park, and former state representative Rachel Kaprielian and Peter Katuzian on the occasion of the commemoration of the Armenian genocide.

Senator Brownsberger, identified in the record as the senator from Suffolk and Middlesex, presented the resolutions and the clerk read them into the record. The Senate took a voice vote; the clerk announced, \"The ayes have it,\" and the resolutions were adopted. No numerical tally was recorded in the transcript.

The resolutions recognize community organizations and two individuals for the commemoration; the text read into the record named the Armenian American community of the Commonwealth, the Armenian Heritage Foundation, Friends of the Armenian Heritage Park, Rachel Kaprielian and Peter Katuzian. The record does not specify any follow-up action, appropriation, or implementation steps tied to the resolutions.

The adoption was a formal, nonbinding recognition by the Senate. No additional debate or opposing remarks were recorded in the transcript.","The Senate adopted resolutions commending the Armenian American community, the Armenian Heritage Foundation, Friends of the Armenian Heritage Park, and former state representative Rachel Kaprielian and Peter Katuzian on the occasion of the commemoration of the Armenian genocide.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate adjourns in memory of Philip W. Johnston; members observe moment of silence

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