Press Releases

(BOSTON—12/3/2025) Senator Feeney has been appointed to serve on Governor Healey’s newly formed “Advisory Council on Competitiveness.” The Council is tasked with advising the Governor on issues relating to taxation, business incentives, workforce development, support of innovation, business regulation, and other related factors that affect Massachusetts’ economic competitiveness. Senator Feeney attended the first meeting of the council today to kick-off the council’s work.

(BOSTON—11/14/2025) On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to help Massachusetts Public Libraries more accessibly provide in-demand digital resources such as eBooks and audiobooks. Senator Feeney is the lead sponsor of the bill, as well as the Senate Chair of the Library Legislative Caucus. 

(BOSTON—10/30/2025) Legislation filed by Senator Paul Feeney to amend use of the former Foxborough State Hospital property passed in the Massachusetts State Senate during a formal session on October 16, 2025.

FOXBOROUGH, MA– Senator Paul R. Feeney (D-Foxborough) is honored to announce that Ashworth Awards of North Attleborough, Massachusetts is a 2025 recipient of the "Making it in Massachusetts" Manufacturing Award presented by the Massachusetts Legislative Manufacturing Caucus. This award is given in recognition of outstanding leadership skills in the manufacturing industry. The company was presented with this award at the 10th Annual Manufacturing Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, October 21st at the Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. In addition, Skyroc Brewery Distillery Winery of Attleboro, selected by State Representative Jim Hawkins (D-Attleboro), and Baystate Envelope of Mansfield, selected by Representative Michael Chaisson (R-Foxborough) were honored as awardees at the ceremony as well.

The Office of State Senator Paul Feeney will be available to meet with constituents for in-person, district office hours in the coming weeks. All meetings are private and scheduled on a first-come-first served basis in 15-minute increments. Please use the link below to schedule your personal meeting and a staff member will follow up with you to confirm. Prior sign-up is required to ensure dedicated time for meetings with Senator Feeney and/or a member of his staff.

(BOSTON—9/25/2025) Today, Senator Feeney and his Senate colleagues unanimously passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, landmark data privacy legislation that is poised to lead the nation in consumer protections, keeping pace with a digital landscape that increasingly puts Massachusetts residents’ sensitive personal information at risk. Senators passed the legislation on a bipartisan vote of 40–0.

(BOSTON—8/21/2025) Today, Representative Adam Scanlon, Senator Paul Feeney and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll welcomed the North Attleborough “Rolling Warriors” Volt Hockey Team to the Massachusetts State House to honor their tremendous achievement of winning gold at the North American Volt Hockey Championship held May 24th and 25th in Toronto, Canada. This gold medal represents the first ever for a United States team and secures the team a spot at the Volt Hockey World Cup in Sweden this September.