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Let’s end child poverty

March 24, 2014 By donberwick 36 Comments

We are a wealthy state in a wealthy nation, and yet one out of every seven people in Massachusetts lives in poverty.  And even that doesn’t tell the true story.  The number is 29% among African Americans here; 40% among Latinos.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, boston, childhood poverty, children, democrats, don berwick, ending-childhood-poverty, governor, income-inequality, inequality, ma, ma-gov, massachusetts, poverty

New Census Info for Massachusetts: Median Income Up Slightly, Poverty Unchanged

September 19, 2013 By massbudget 3 Comments

The Massachusetts median income grew slightly between 2011 and 2012, while nationwide median income was basically unchanged, according to new data released today by the Census Bureau. Even with the slight increase in Massachusetts, however, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: census, child poverty, children, health-care, income, median income, poverty

Massachusetts Third in Nation for Child Well-Being, Challenges Persist

June 24, 2013 By massbudget Leave a Comment

Children in Massachusetts lead the nation in Educational achievement, and are at or near the top in a number of measures of Health, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book In other areas, children in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: children, education, health-care, kids

Protecting Children From Sex Offenders: Parents, Take Action!

March 20, 2012 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

Sexual predation on children and youths was recently in the national spotlight with Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football defense coordinator accused of sexually assaulting multiple boys over 15 years. But this crime has slipped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: children, crime, criminal-justice, criminal-predation, sexual-assault

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

January 5, 2012 By jwilliams 18 Comments

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

Civic Engagement From the Top: A Local Example

April 5, 2011 By sondrap 1 Comment

Quality, equitable education for all our children is a laudable goal.  It usually turns up as one of the top three priorities on everyone’s list.  We know that educating our children, beginning with early education, is good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: children, civic-engagement, community-action, education, local-officials, opportunity-to-learn, teachers

USA lags in taking care of its children – ask UNICEF

December 11, 2010 By AmberPaw 10 Comments

An excellent OpEd asks why the USA values making the rich richer more than its own children while supporting its position with impeccable statistics that show the USA behind in caring for its own children. Not just behind, but the United … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, children, consumerism, economic-future, maturity, morality, unicef, values

Caring About All the Small People…

June 20, 2010 By gladys-kravitz 20 Comments

The photo above was taken in the parking lot of the Casino Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario Canada. Acknowledging the reality that children are routinely abandoned in casino parking lots, Senator Jack Hart (First Suffolk) of the Senate Ways and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: breiter, casinos, children, gamling, hart, legislature, racinos, schull, slots

They forgot a revenue message!

March 2, 2010 By carmen 6 Comments

“A healthy environment is the result of decisions we make together through our government through different policies, initiatives and decisions that keep our water clean and protect our green spaces.” “Young children … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: advocacy, children, cuts, environment, fiscal-crisis, revenue

Feds to Probe Canton Torture Chamber

March 1, 2010 By farnkoff Leave a Comment

For those who might have seen the movie or read the book "A Clockwork Orange", the principle underlying the Rotenberg Center is almost exactly the same as that which was behind fictional Alexander DeLarge's treatment. The only difference is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: autism, children, disabled, electric-shocks, judge-rotenberg-center, pain, shock, torture

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matthewpgifford Matthew Gifford @matthewpgifford ·
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Good morning Cambridge!

Team @cdempc is starting the day out and about in the community chatting with morning commuters, if you see our signs stop by and say hi! #mapoli

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mike_champagne Champagne 🍾🇺🇸| 🇺🇦 @mike_champagne ·
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Ahh MA political commercials have started. #MAPOLI

Note that the GOP governor won’t bad-mouth Baker but will swing low talking about working families struggling to live in MA due to tax-addicted politicians in the state house/governor mansion.

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Mayor Petty takes significant cash lead over Kennedy in Worcester state Senate race https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2022/07/06/joe-petty-has-cash-lead-over-robyn-kennedy-state-senate-race/7815184001/ @marco_cartolano #mapoli

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qpalfrey Quentin Palfrey @qpalfrey ·
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Holtec must not be allowed to dump radioactive waste into the delicate ecosystem of Cape Cod Bay. As AG I'll stand up to Holtec and other polluters looking to damage our natural environment in Massachusetts. #mapoli
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/06/metro/epa-warns-company-dismantling-pilgrim-plant-against-dumping-waste-water-into-cape-cod-bay/

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karenspilka Senate President Karen Spilka @karenspilka ·
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Proud to co-author this op ed with @MA_Senate Education Chair @SenJasonLewis in @CommonWealthMag on our efforts in the Senate to transform the early education and child care system in Massachusetts https://bit.ly/3AtZIdx #mapoli 1/3

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trurorenfro 🥬 Barry Escarole 🥬 @trurorenfro ·
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts deserves better than this dog whistling schmuck.

The troopers who lost their license to carry may now apply like any other citizen for a new license from the police chief of the towns where they reside.

Diehl is a dink. #voteblue #mapoli

Diehl For MA @DiehlForMA

I'm disappointed by reports in the Boston Herald that MA state troopers fired for refusing to get vaccinated now will also lose their firearms licenses. I stand with these troopers, their health care decisions & their freedom; 1st responders are heroes & deserve better treatment.

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