For Immediate Release: March 27, 2009 For More Information Contact: Winston Vaughan (617) 747-4447 Statement of Environment Massachusetts' Winston Vaughan on Congressional Budget Resolutions President Obama's proposed budget takes important … [Read more...]
Rep. Fagan on Cutting Victim Services
Rep. James Fagan, who once squealed with delight at the chance to cross-examine a child victim of sexual abuse (http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2008/06/ma-rep-james-fagan-d-taunton-on.html), is back at his bully pulpit again, this … [Read more...]
The Obama budget
Fy10 Overview Publish at Scribd or explore others: Periodicals & Report … [Read more...]
Why not just shoot fish in a barrel, or tied up animals? This is shameful.
The only words I have for this is "more mean-spirited cuts, more balancing the budget on the backs of the powerless who are already crawling". Here is a quote that really says it all: By reducing those eligible for shelter, Kehoe said the … [Read more...]
Let’s hang together, or …
Now is the winter of everyone's discontent. Gigantic budget cuts are now necessary; local aid slashed; new taxes proposed to try to patch the gaping holes in state and local budgets. Nobody's happy.Therefore, I'm not very … [Read more...]
House One = “legislation without appropriation” – Time to establish a Legislative Budget Office
House One as filed by Governor Deval Patrick suffers from the same deficit as every other piece of legislation in this State - Legislation without appropriation. Changes are made by the outside sections, but no one knows what they will … [Read more...]
Transparency is a two way street
Thank you Secretary Kirwan! ONE Massachusetts has a commitment to work for a more transparent, accessible and accountable state and local policy-making process.Toward that end, Yawu Miller on behalf of ONE Mass submitted testimony to … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s FY10 budget: expanded bottle bill, and more!
It's not all bad news (though there's plenty of that). Governor Patrick's proposed FY 2010 budget has some good ideas that should raise some needed revenue and should also make Massachusetts a better place. The entire document … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick Announces Closure of Four Facilities — abstract questions
1. Does anyone know of another disability group that is so severely split by severity of diagnosis as Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability? 2. Does anyone know of another issue on which the dominant coalition includes budget cutters, … [Read more...]
Where Does the Buck Stop?
Yesterday afternoon, House Speaker Sal DiMasi said local aid might as much as 10 percent this coming year. Gov. Deval Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray wouldn't commit to that figure, but agree that drastic measures may be … [Read more...]
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