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The Patriot’s Day March for Common Sense

April 20, 2011 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

The March for Common Sense was a call by today's youth to stand and fight and stop the cuts that would strip them of a secure future! video of the march shows speakers such as Reverend Small and Bob Massie calling on this generation to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bob-massie, boehner, call-to-stand-and-fight, cuts, march-for-common-sense, patroit, senator-kerry

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

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

Stop talking about “taxes” start talking about fundamental fairness – w poll

November 12, 2009 By AmberPaw 54 Comments

Stop framing the discussion as "raising taxes". Start talking about fundamental fairness and the American Dream being destroyed by greedy banksters and a rapacious elite. Go to What will kill the American Dream, in hard numbers It is not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: american-dream, american-way, cuts, depression, fundamental-fairness, poverty, revenue, taxes

Budget choices and consequences

October 16, 2009 By yawu 7 Comments

Our governor and Legislature are at a critical juncture, faced with the choice between making sweeping cuts that could have far reaching consequences for the health and well being of the state or raising new revenue to support the public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, cuts, taxes

Pay as you go?

September 25, 2009 By yawu 9 Comments

Massachusetts residents are engaged in a conversation about what kinds of services they expect of their government and how they would chose to pay for it.In Tyngsboro, town officials are dousing the steetlights on all but the busiest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, cuts, fees, taxes, towns

Shirley: a microcosm of the state

June 23, 2009 By yawu 7 Comments

For years now as Massachusetts cities and towns have been struggling to balance their budgets, the mantra of anti-tax activists has been "find more savings."This call reflects a misinformed belief that deep, structural budget deficits can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, cuts, towns

Thank you, Senators Eldridge and Chang Diaz for the courage to talk about taxation in public

May 17, 2009 By AmberPaw 21 Comments

Today's Boston Globe contains an Op Ed written jointly by Senator Eldridge and Senator Chang-Diaz.  Their courage and straight talk makes me proud to be a democrat. Among other things, they point out that a 1% increase in the personal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chang-diaz, cuts, eldridge, progressive-taxation, recession, revenue

Target: Sacred Cows (Even the Successes?)

May 7, 2009 By davidguarino 1 Comment

Authored by bipartisan leaders (including, full disclosure, my former boss, Speaker DiMasi), the bill required all sides to give - with a mandate that people get insurance, that most businesses provide it and that the state and feds pay big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, cuts, deval-patrick, healthcare, reform, sal-dimasi, therese-murray, turnpike

Please help prevent more Haleigh Poutres! Open Letter to Gov Patrick

November 19, 2008 By AmberPaw 2 Comments

November 19, 2008 His Excellency, Governor Deval Patrick Room 360, The State House Boston, Massachusetts 01852 RE: Termination of Compensation      For Guardian Ad Litem for Education       … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cuts, deval-patrick, gail-garringer, guardian-ad-litem-for-education, haleih-poutre, robert-mulligan, school-to-prison-pipeline

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What is it about this legal document from Superior Court vacating Chapter 91 Waterways Permit for #NoWeymouthCompressor you don’t understand?

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Good story from @AlisonKuznitz on pay disparities in the state Senate: With #Massachusetts Senate unionization push in limbo, here’s what chiefs of staff earn on Beacon Hill https://www.masslive.com/politics/2022/05/with-massachusetts-senate-unionization-push-in-limbo-heres-what-chiefs-of-staff-earn-on-beacon-hill.html #mapoli

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Heather's on the ballot, but to be in the State House we need your help! Donate here: https://buff.ly/3ssRT3u

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MitchNicerMitch LG@MitchNicer·
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Malden Teachers and community members out yesterday to protest the 100+ pink slips in handed out by the district this past week.

Many who were let go "for performance" haven't even received their annual performance reviews yet.

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ErinforBostonErin Murphy@ErinforBoston·
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I was proud to file a Resolution, with my colleague @LizBreadon, recognizing May 6-12, 2022 as "National Nurses Week" in the @CityOfBoston. Nurses are public health heroes who make our communities safer and healthier everyday.
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Cool, so... what are we gonna be a thought leader on next? I'm ready, and not sure I'm seeing enough effort at the state level. 🤔 #MAPoli

Only In Boston@OnlyInBOS

Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage eighteen years ago today.

Today, same-sex marriage is legal in all states.

Between May 17, 2004 and December 31, 2004, nearly one in five marriages in Massachusetts was a same-sex marriage.

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