Dan Wolf :: Massachusetts State Senator
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Transportation Financing
Dan Wolf, Thu, 04/11/2013
This week, the Senate released Senate bill 1766: “An Act Relative to Transportation Finance,” and we plan on debating this legislation over the next few days. As the debate continues over how best to fund our transportation and infrastructu...

Gun control and mental health care; two major issues converging
Dan Wolf, Sun, 02/03/2013
Here is my pledge: I will support and work for tougher gun control laws in Massachusetts this coming session. The time to face the scourge of assault weapons not only has come, it came long ago. And so in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecti...
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The tools we need to clean up our wastewater
Dan Wolf, Sun, 02/03/2013
We've reached a major milestone and achievement in the long effort to address Cape Cod's most serious environmental challenge. In January, the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust approved $3.35 million to fund the creation of a comprehensive ...
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The Sagamore Bridge, and beyond
Dan Wolf, Thu, 05/17/2012
  My bet is that everyone who has had to travel across the Sagamore Bridge in recent weeks has a horror story (or two, or four) to share.
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At Pilgrim, profit is not the same as progress
Dan Wolf, Thu, 03/15/2012
When the topic of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station comes up, I often ask people what seems like an oddball question: Can you find a piece of technology you rely on every day, in your home or business, that’s 60 years old?

Are corporations people? Not in my house
Dan Wolf, Thu, 03/15/2012
I believe we should create an amendment to the Constitution to simply say that in our country, corporations do not have the same free speech rights as individuals.

Are ‘earmarks’ really bad?
Dan Wolf, Thu, 03/15/2012
I have to confess that I find myself wondering whether eliminating earmarks, as we’ve done in the state budget process, really is a good thing or not.
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The Cape delegation unites to face our wastewater crisis
Dan Wolf, Fri, 02/17/2012
When the entire Cape and Islands legislative delegation come together to endorse an approach to fix one of our most serious problems, that’s a major moment.
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Sharing deep skepticism about our homeowner insurance rates
Dan Wolf, Fri, 01/20/2012
How do insurance companies justify increases every homeowner on the Cape and Islands has experienced whether their homes are large or small, inland or on the coast, new or old?
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The return of the Teach-in
Dan Wolf, Fri, 11/25/2011
I was honored and excited to be invited to participate in a Teach-In at Northeastern University a few weekends back...
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NSTAR’s challenge, and the municipal option
Dan Wolf, Fri, 11/18/2011
When officials from the state Department of Public Utilities took front and center at Barnstable High School’s auditorium many important points about NSTAR's response to recent storms were raised by those who attended.
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As a Senator, CEO – and father -- why I support the “occupy” protests
Dan Wolf, Fri, 10/21/2011
Joining a group of demonstrators on the Hyannis Village Green  to support one more homegrown version of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, I found myself hoping I can contribute to a momen...
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The good old summer rundown
Dan Wolf, Fri, 09/16/2011
A favorite post-Labor Day, Cape and Islands pastime is the inevitable analysis and assessment of the summer economy:  
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Discouraging News from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dan Wolf, Thu, 09/15/2011
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided not to honor Attorney General Martha Coakley’s call to put a hold on re-licensing the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth.
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Labor Day 2011
Dan Wolf, Mon, 09/05/2011
Labor Day has always been one of my favorite holidays.