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House One = “legislation without appropriation” – Time to establish a Legislative Budget Office

January 28, 2009 By AmberPaw 16 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c-cuts, budget, counsel, house-one, indigent, legislation-without-appropriation

Legislature goes out on recess – leaves court -appointed attorneys unpaid for work already done!

July 31, 2007 By AmberPaw 17 Comments

In the interest of full disclosure, part of the work I do is representing indigent parents and children in cases where DSS has taken children out of their homes, or as an appointed Guardian Ad Litem guarding the education or medical care or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 6th-amendment, court-appointed-attorney, fair-pay, indigent, legislature, right-to-counsel

Budget Hole – in access to justice – with remedy

March 2, 2007 By AmberPaw 2 Comments

As a practical matter, line item 0321-1510 is always underfunded.  Many are.  It may be that there is a hope that "there will be more tax revenue later" or that "we won't need to pay these folks, we will need fewer hours service … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attorney, budget, commission, hole, indigent, justice, private-counsel

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shaleentitleShaleen Title@shaleentitle·
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I’m on the host committee for this virtual gala Monday 7pm to celebrate our achievements and honor some of our progressive heroes in Massachusetts, including my neighbors from Malden @EdMarkey and @zaydaortiz! Join us: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2021-pm-gala @ProgressiveMass

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Flashback Friday to something that happened, and something that didn't happen but it would have been EPIC.

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jglarussoJoe LaRusso 🔌 🕳🐇 😷@jglarusso·
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1/3 NY awarded contracts for 2.5 GW of OSW the day before @MassGovernor vetoed the #NextGenClimate bill, which included 2.4 GW of OSW for MA. The result? NY is now positioned as the “undeniable center of gravity” for the E. Coast OSW industry.

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If you ever wondered how popular climate legislation backed by super-activists gets watered down or drowned ...

“Who’s Delaying Climate Action in Massachusetts”https://bluemassgroup.com/2021/01/whos-delaying-climate-action-in-massachusetts/

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