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Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) secured funding for New Bedford, Gateway Cities, and citizens in-need throughout the Commonwealth in the Fiscal Year 2018 state budget passed by the House of Representatives yesterday. Rep...

Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral (D - New Bedford) voted yesterday afternoon to advance a bill that provides state dollars to cities and towns, including New Bedford, for local road repairs. The House of Representatives passed the annual “Chapter 90” bill yesterday after consideration from the Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, which Rep...

State Representative Antonio Cabral is hosting a public forum Thursday night at the Whaling Museum to help citizens learn how to combat opioid addiction. Rep. Cabral will be joined by members of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and a panel of experts, including New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro and representatives from organizations such as Seven Hills Behavioral Health and Pos

State Representative Antonio Cabral of New Bedford has been named to a new group of nine House Democrats to combat President Donald Trump's actions. House Speaker Robert DeLeo tells State House News Service the group is being brought together to provide guidance on how to respond to the "unprecedented actions" of the Trump administration...

New Bedford's seafood has already gone worldwide. Now, it's about to hit the World Wide Web. The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that $105,500 in grants will be distributed to seven marketing campaigns that are designed to increase awareness and demand for Massachusetts seafood products...

New Bedford State Representative Antonio Cabral has rejected a challenge by Sheriff Tom Hodgson to debate Hodgson on several immigration related issues. Hodgson challenged Cabral to debate on my radio program after Cabral filed legislation to thwart the sheriff on two fronts...

The time has come for a good old fashioned House cleaning...and a Senate cleaning too! The members of the New Bedford Legislative Delegation have been around too long and have proven to be largely ineffective.  It's time for change...

At least 81 members of the Massachusetts House and some 50 members of the state senate have signed on to legislation known as the "Safe Communities Act."  The proposal would establish Massachusetts as a sanctuary state.  Several other states, including California, New York and Colorado are considering similar legislation...

State Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) and the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board (GNBWIB) announced that the Board has received a STEM Career Vocational Technical Education (CVTE) grant of $12,000 from the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE)...

Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) was reappointed today Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets. “I am honored to have been appointed as Chair of this important committee,” stated Rep...