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Markey Protests Conference Committee Corruption

October 5, 2006 By cos

Senate and House approve the amendments.The SAFE Act passed in the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on September 14th, including all of the Senate's amendments.  On September 28th, as the House was appointing its delegation to the conference … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, ed-markey, h.r.4954, legislation, national, republicans

Rep. Toomey on the In-State Tuition Bill

August 30, 2006 By cos

In denying these young people an affordable higher education option, the opponents of this bill have helped to continue the cycle of poverty that often grips immigrant communities. These children are, in many ways, the future of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, immigration, legislation, massachusetts, tim-toomey

Travaglini on the Family Leave Proposal

April 30, 2006 By cos

Travaglini talked about California's law, which has similar benefits but only covers 6 weeks and 55% of salary.  He said it has been so successful and popular that Governor Schwartzenegger, who initially said he would try to repeal it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: family-leave, legislation, massachusetts, travaglini

Paid leave: Pro-family, pro-woman, pro-kiddo

April 27, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Well, here's the other side: to my mind, Travaglini's proposed paid family leave bill sounds like a well-thought-out and reasonable way to address the difficulty of having kids and retaining a job.Here's what the article says:The other main … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: family-leave, legislation, massachusetts, travaglini

Trav proposes a well-targeted tax cut, and a questionable family leave program

April 26, 2006 By David

Senate President Robert Travaglini (D-E. Boston) has released a package of proposals designed to help working families make ends meet.  The centerpiece (at least IMHO) is a targeted tax cut designed to help low- and moderate-income … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: family-leave, legislation, massachusetts, taxes, travaglini

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