Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The 18th Essex representative has filed legislation to restrict welfare benefits.
On the heels of a scathing report by Inspector General Glenn Cunha citing ongoing abuse in the Massachusetts welfare system, lawmakers are demanding transparency. State Rep. Jim Lyons of Andover joined State Rep. Marc Lombardo this week in proposing legislation to do just that. The two Republicans have filed bills mandating stricter monitoring of welfare benefitsa as well as transparency within the system. “Before the Governor asks the hardworking and struggling families and businesses of the Commonwealth for more tax dollars, we should know where every penny is being spent in our state budget,” Lyons said. “We need to ensure that individuals and families that play by the rules and need help are the receiving benefits and those who do not…
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The two called for re-prioritizing instead of raising taxes.
Gov. Deval Patrick submitted a $34.8 billion budget proposal to the legislature Wednesday, calling for investments in trasportation, education and infrastructure and tax hikes to pay for it. And Republican State Rep. Jim Lyons is not happy with it. "To raise taxes on the hard working families of Massachusetts, $2 billion, is absolutely the wrong direction for the governor to be going in," Lyons said. "The last thing we ought to be doing in this fragile economy is punishing small bsuiness and driving them to look elsewhere outside of the commonwealth." Patrick's proposal would raise the income tax to 6.25 percent and reduce the sales tax to 4.5 percent. While agreeing that the sales tax should be reduced, Lyons took issue with Patrick's …
Friday, November 2, 2012
This letter was submitted by North Andover resident Dan Lanen.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
To the Editor: Please join me in voting for Jim Lyons for state representative in the 18th Essex District. Jim Lyons has kept his promise of being a watchdog for the taxpayer. Representative Lyons has fought the status quo of political patronage and wasteful spending. Jim has battled the governor for accountability and exposed millions of dollars in fraud. I have worked with Jim Lyons in a professional capacity as a selectman and watched while he fought to increase local aid. While others told Rep. Lyons there were huge projected deficits at the state level, Lyons replied that waste could be cut and local aid could be increased. There was much resistance to his proposals to reign in state spending and fully fund local aid and Chapter 70 …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Jim Lyons voted with his republican colleagues on the sales tax holiday and supported other tax reform measures.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
This release was submitted by the office of Rep. Jim Lyons, R-Andover. On July 27, State Representatives Jim Lyons (R-Andover) joined his 31 Republican House colleagues in voting for legislation that authorizes a "sales tax holiday" over the weekend of August 13 and 14. With unanimous Republican support, the bill passed the entire House by a vote of 123 - 23. The measure gives taxpayers a temporary break by exempting retail purchases valued under $2500 from the state’s 6.25% sales tax. This is expected to result in a one-time $20 million tax cut for families in Massachusetts. “This tax holiday is one instance where we were able to help both struggling businesses and working families of the Merrimack Valley,” said Representative Lyons. "…
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Representatives Jim Lyons and Paul Adams joined the Republican Caucus in effort to strengthen the ethics code of conduct.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
This article was submitted by Representatives Jim Lyons and Paul Adams. Led by House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R- North Reading) and Representative Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk), Representatives Jim Lyons (R-Andover) and Paul Adams (R-Andover) joined their Republican colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in proposing the first comprehensive reform of the House Code of Ethical Conduct governing Representatives and legislative staff in more than 25 years. The proposed reforms will hold Members and legislative staff to a higher standard of ethical conduct than prescribed by statute, as well as work to restore the public’s faith in state government. "During my recent door-to-door campaign," said Rep. Jim Lyons of …
Bob Samson
12:04 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Ya gotta be a fool to vote for Patrick more ›