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Representative Jones holding district office hours June 12 at Reading’s Pleasant Street Center
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) will be holding his monthly district office hours in Reading on Friday, June 12 from 10:15-11:15 a.m. at the Pleasant Street Center, located at 49 Pleasant Street.
Representative Jones supports blue envelope bill
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) recently supported legislation designed to create a safe environment whenever a police officer conducts a traffic stop involving an individual with autism by codifying the blue envelope program into statute.
Representative Jones supports legislation expanding access to EpiPens
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) recently supported legislation to increase the availability of life-saving epinephrine autoinjectors, more commonly known as EpiPens.
Op-Ed: Tech is not always the answer
Something remarkable happened in 2025: about 18 states banned students’ access to smartphones and other personal electronic devices from the first to the last bell of the school day
Reading to receive $898K in road and bridge assistance
Reading is scheduled to receive $898,350.30 in state funding assistance for local road and bridge maintenance as part of a multi-billion dollar transportation infrastructure bond bill recently approved by the House of Representatives with the support of House Minority Leader Jones and State Representative Haggerty.
Community encouraged to support METCO Advocacy Day
Supporters of Reading’s METCO community are encouraged to take action as Advocacy Day arrives at the State House.