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Let’s Stop the Gov-Bashing

December 21, 2009 By patricklong 24 Comments

Smitty: Bash the Governor. Meddle with the Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education, trying to convince them to stop pushing for regionalization of school districts entirely. Ignore the educational benefits of having larger districts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget, cuts, deval-patrick, funding, governor, legislature, revenue, tax

Cuts eliminate court session!

November 9, 2009 By AmberPaw 2 Comments

I received the following e-mail from the Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court, Judge Paula Carey, today [November 9, 2009]: NOTICE IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT WE MUST TEMPORARILY CLOSE THE CONCORD SESSION OF THE PROBATE AND FAMILY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget-cuts, concord, court-closures, lar, limited-attorney-representation, public-transportation

Good News: Well deserved Angel Award to Etta Lappen Davis

October 3, 2009 By AmberPaw 1 Comment

Without Etta Lappen Davis, and people like her, more families would fail and more children would find themselves living on the streets.  As it is, 800 kids a year on average find themselves homeless, with out families, and aged out of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, adoption, angel-award, budget-cuts, congresswoman, dcf, department-of-children-and-families, etta-lappen-davis, nicola-tsongas, nikki-tsongas

Line items matter – and a little transferability can be a dangerous thing – a case study

April 2, 2009 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

Here is a case study.  In our state, the Chief Justice for Administration and Management [CJAM] has total control over a line item, 0330-0300 in which there is no itemization, nor any requirement that anything be spent on anything … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget, child-welfare, cjam, gal, guardian-ad-litem, line-item

Reverse the curse – that is the only way to eliminate the 9C cuts and take care of the vulnerable

January 10, 2009 By AmberPaw 18 Comments

To find out what I mean by "reverse the curse" you will have to read to the end.  No shortcuts, please! What "9C" describes is a law that Massachusetts must have a balanced budget at all times.  Unlike the Federal Government, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget-cuts, intestinal-fortitude, progressive-taxation, tax, taxation

Incoming: Another billion plus in cuts including midyear cuts to “local aid”

December 30, 2008 By AmberPaw 114 Comments

Here is the link:  http://www.thebostonchannel.co... When do we collectively say "enough", and protect the most vulnerable by raising revenue instead of cutting services to the vulnerable and letting our infrastructure degrade to third … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget-cuts, core-services, deficit, revenue

Mitt partly undoes the budget-cut damage

December 3, 2006 By dave-from-hvad 2 Comments

Within the Department of Mental Retardation line items, the governor restored $8.4 million out of the $9.8 million he had cut.  The restored funding included the following:--A $2 million increase in the Turning-22 program.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget, cuts, governor-romney

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#mapoli

michedav Michelle (Grabon) Davidson (she/her) @michedav ·
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More proof that my state representative hates women and LGBTQ+ individuals -- and apparently healthcare providers, too. He needs to go.

Everyone in the district must vote for Emmanuel Dockter for State Representative in November.

@votedockter #mapoli #reproductiverights

Hanover Dems (MA) @HanoverDTC

Look who voted no on H.4930, a new #ReproductiveRights bill. Shame on DeCoste for voting no on this vital piece of legislation.

We shouldn’t be surprised, though, as he has a history of voting against the fundamental rights of women and LGBTQ+ individuals.

#mapoli

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rachelmiselman Rachel Miselman @rachelmiselman ·
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At every level of government, we must have intelligent, thoughtful representation. We have a better chance of achieving this if we have two, truly viable parties, which would allow for the actual challenge & contrast of ideas. #mapoli

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hanoverdtc Hanover Dems (MA) @hanoverdtc ·
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Look who voted no on H.4930, a new #ReproductiveRights bill. Shame on DeCoste for voting no on this vital piece of legislation.

We shouldn’t be surprised, though, as he has a history of voting against the fundamental rights of women and LGBTQ+ individuals.

#mapoli

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rachelmiselman Rachel Miselman @rachelmiselman ·
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According to the @PioneerBoston, #Massachusetts lost over 20,000 residents in 2020. Maybe a positive spin can be put on this, but the reality still must be acknowledged. The cost of living & the lack of political choice are driving people from the state. We need change. #mapoli

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disableddem Disabled Dem @disableddem ·
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If you’re going to use “nothing about us without us”, could you put image descriptions in the alt text of the photos in the tweet where you used a phrase popularized by #Disability rights activists?
#CripTheVote #mapoli

More Than Words @mtwyouth

Critical conversation w/ @AndreaForAG at our Waltham site about issues impacting the lives of young people... hate crimes against LGBTQ+ community, price gouging, cost of living, gun violence, the DCF to prison & homeless pipeline and more. Nothing about us without us.

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rachelmiselman Rachel Miselman @rachelmiselman ·
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Shana, we disagree about the performance of one elected official. That is it. There might be some others (elected officials), but here, it is just the one. 🤗 I expect every elected official to possess a broad, strong command of the issues relative to his office. Periodt. #mapoli

Boston First Responders United (BFRU) @BostonFRU

@RachelMiselman @CllrKendraLara Sounds like you should confront them. We know nothing of it. Are you going to continue going on and on as if we BFRU can do something about this problem that other people seem to be presenting? Or go handle it at the source like we do when we recognize a problem?

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