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Governor Baker: Please sign the MA Climate Policy Roadmap, S.2995

January 7, 2021 By gmoke 1 Comment

Editor's note: This is important and you should tell Governor Baker to sign it. Your voice really does matter. - Charley Summary of S.2995, An Act creating a next-generation roadmap for Massachusetts climate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climate, environment, Governor Baker, legislation, mike-barrett, sustainability

House Bill 477 is a Waste of Time

March 20, 2012 By PaulHeroux 3 Comments

The war on drugs is a failure, yet there is another useless "get tough" bill proposed by Massachusetts state legislators, House Bill 477. This bill is an attempt to re-criminalize possession of one ounce or less marijuana in a school … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, criminal-justice, drug-policy, drug-war, legislation, tough-on-crime, War on Drugs

Introducing young people to power, civic engagement and voting through Pre-registration

July 20, 2011 By Sondra 1 Comment

Cross-posted at ONE Massachusetts By: Rachael V. Cobb, Associate Professor and Chair Government Department, Suffolk University During a recent hearing before the Joint Committee on Election Laws, Rachael V. Cobb, Associate Professor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaigns-and-elections, civic-engagement, election-reform, first-time-voter, government, high school civics education, legislation, voter participation, voter-registration, voting-rights, youth-organizing, youth-vote

We’re Still Working: A Summer Campaign to Build Support for Our Communities!

June 6, 2011 By Harmony Blakeway 1 Comment

[Cross-posted from ONE Massachusetts by Harmony Blakeway] Are you interested in getting involved in efforts to re-evaluate and rebuild our state's tax policies and budget priorities? Across the state, local community activists are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, income-tax, legislation, massachusetts, revenue-reform, state-budget, taxes

Providers’ Council Members Host Suffolk County Human Services Legislative Forum

March 29, 2011 By kgilnack 13 Comments

Attendees heard testimonials from a number of special guests who illustrated the importance and needs of our safety net sector, including: Sanford who is able to work and know that his parent his healthy thanks to the services at Bay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, budget, developmental-disabilities, disability, eohhs, funding, human-service, legislation, legislative-breakfast, massachusetts, politics, public-policy

Increasing Transparency in Higher Education

February 10, 2011 By sen-pat-jehlen 5 Comments

These provisions would be in addition to the current filing requirements made to the attorney general. As we learned from the financial meltdown, self-regulation simply doesn't work. Accountability and transparency are vital to good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: endowments, finance, higher-education, legislation, massachusetts, politics, transparency

UPDATED: 2011-2012 Massachusetts HOUSE & SENATE Leadership & Committee Assignments

January 31, 2011 By kgilnack 6 Comments

2011-2012 MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP & COMMITTEE CHAIRS Quick Links Leadership House Leadership Senate Leadership House Minority Leadership Senate Minority Leadership … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, committees, deleo, house, leadership, legislation, massachusetts

Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs

January 26, 2011 By kgilnack 28 Comments

Please take a moment to review the areas of the budget that impact your clients/consumers and advise us as to any other line items in jeopardy that we should be monitoring by emailing Bill Yelenak.This is the first of several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: autism, beacon-hill, blind, budget, children-and-families, deaf, deval-patrick, disability, domestic--violence, education, elders, homelessness, human-service-providers, human-services, innovation, intellectual-disabilities, jobs, legislation, massachusetts, mental-retardation, nonprofit, politics, poverty, providers-council, social-enterprise, workforce

Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts

January 25, 2011 By kgilnack 9 Comments

2011-2012 Human Services Legislative AgendaPrior to the 2011-12 legislative session, the Providers' Council surveyed its statewide membership of human services providers about the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: autism, beacon-hill, blind, budget, children-and-families, deaf, deval-patrick, disability, domestic--violence, education, elders, homelessness, human-service-providers, human-services, innovation, intellectual-disabilities, jobs, legislation, massachusetts, mental-retardation, nonprofit, politics, poverty, providers-council, social-enterprise, workforce

New video of gun owners endorsing one gun a month

July 15, 2010 By nlcraig Leave a Comment

View a new video with Mass. gun owners championing the Governor's one-gun-a-month policy.   See the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... It's a groundbreaking, important step toward moving the debate beyond the extreme, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, governor, legislation, video, violence

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Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein@SYDNEYRACHAEL_

is #mapoli pronounced

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“Utter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

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Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

Read my full statement below: 2

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/02/massachusetts-house-democrats-push-for-transparency-attracts-gop-support.html

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What conditions accounts for this?

H/T @carboncounts

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These process-oriented votes do indeed have a profound effect on the substance.

If your rep isn’t progressive on transparency and process, then they’re not that progressive.

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36 reps voted in favor of transparency today, with 122 reps opposed. Roll call below:

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