Ken Donnelly

I was honored to have been a part of Lexington’s Memorial Day Ceremonies a few weekends ago. After listening to the speakers and watching such a great showing of community and patriotism, I was inspired to expand on the remarks I shared that morning. For me, it is crucial that we remember and honor those we have lost defending our nation through out the year, not just on Memorial Day. … [Read more...]

Providing aid to our veterans is one of the key services that the Commonwealth performs. State wide, the caseload for Veterans Services has increased by 40% in the last three years. With the economic downturn, the increasing number of older veterans living on fixed incomes, as well as younger veterans coming home from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is clear that the need for Veterans Services … [Read more...]

‘A good deal for Massachusetts Taxpayers’ |  By State Senator Ken Donnelly  A number of articles and editorials have appeared recently bemoaning the state of the Massachusetts public pension system and offering ideas about how to get out of the pension “mess.” Many even ques-tion, explicitly and implicitly, whether our citizens deserve retirement security (an … [Read more...]