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Q3 is about Pot Convenience Stores – Not Sick People

October 2, 2012 By ljbarstow

Marijuana is NOT medicine. Let's not kid ourselves   Patients deserve and can get real FDA approved treatments that work. In states with “medical” marijuana, pot shops are everywhere, substance abuse among teens has risen and more people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-question, medical marijuana, pot, question-3

Stand for Children, MTA and other leaders agree on evaluations; now let’s make sure they drive staffing decisions

January 28, 2012 By jwilliams

With the introduction of the Great Teachers Great Schools initiative - An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools – earlier this month, and the subsequent lawsuit the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) filed to challenge Attorney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, attorney-general-martha-coakley, ballot-initiative, ballot-question, education, Great Teachers Great Schools, lawsuit, massachusetts, Massachusetts teachers union, massachusetts-teachers-association, mta, stand-for-children, teacher evaluations, teacher performance, teachers

Stand for Children: Lawmakers have chance to ensure schools promote and recognize teachers based on performance, not just seniority

January 5, 2012 By jwilliams

Yesterday, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin transmitted to the state legislature An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools. The proposed initiative, if passed, would make necessary changes to state law to ensure every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools, ballot-question, children, education, Great Teachers Great Schools, massachusetts, Massachusetts teachers, public-schools, Stand for Children Massachusetts, stand-for-children, teacher accountability, teacher effectiveness, UMASS Amherst poll

The Institute For Health and Recovery Calls on Yes on 1 Campaign To Pull Offensive Ads

October 29, 2010 By vote-no-on-1-ma

The Institute for Health and Recovery (IHR) called on the Yes on Question One campaign today to pull its "offensive and irresponsible" ads that feature a liquor store customer being slapped in the face, due to the demonstrated link between … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alcohol-tax, ballot-question, health, recovery

Let us raise a toast to burying Question 1

October 25, 2010 By vote-no-on-1-ma

The truth is, the fight to repeal the alcohol tax is being fought by the alcohol industry, for the alcohol industry. The evidence that this is a special tax break for alcohol is in the donations. The contributions to the repeal of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alcohol-tax, ballot-question, boston-globe, editorial, no-on-1, politics

Hospitals, Insurers Join Fight Against Repeal of Alcohol Tax

October 5, 2010 By vote-no-on-1-ma

"We urge Massachusetts voters to vote no on Question 1. Its passage would result in a substantial reduction in funding for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery programs that are desperately needed.  If that occurs, there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alcohol-tax, ballot-question, noon1ma, politics, voting

JOIN Vote NO on Question One on FACEBOOK!

September 21, 2010 By vote-no-on-1-ma

Please take a minute to follow the link below to join the Vote NO on Question One group on FACEBOOK.  This is a great way to get the message out to voters and share information about voting NO on Question … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alcohol-tax, ballot-question, campaign, facebook, massachusetts

Growing Number of Voters Oppose Alcohol Sales Tax Repeal – are you one of them?

September 21, 2010 By vote-no-on-1-ma

In the latest Suffolk University/Channel 7 public opinion poll, voters said they oppose repeal of the alcohol sales tax by a margin of 49% to 44%. This marks a significant shift in voter sentiment since May, when the poll found voters … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alcohol-tax, ballot-question, campaign, massachusetts

Key Endorsements for Vote NO on Question One Campaign

August 18, 2010 By vote-no-on-1-ma

"These dynamic organizations have signed on early to the campaign and will help get the word out to Vote No on Question 1 in November," said Maryanne Frangules and Vic DiGravio, co-chairs of the campaign. "The strength of our message - that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alcohol-tax, ballot-question, campaign, massachusetts

40B — Love it or smother it

June 15, 2010 By massmarrier

Lynch has had considerable experience with affordable-housing issues and 40B specifically for a couple of decades. His city has successfully added to the stock of middle-class and lower affordable units. Yet, he doesn't see 40B as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 40b, affordable-housing, ballot-question, bernard-lynch, election, lowell, massachusetts, repeal

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