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House Ways and Means Budget went online at Noon today

April 14, 2010 By AmberPaw

The House Ways and Means Budget which went online today at Noon. If it weren't for Palin on the Green I expect this would be receiving more oxygen. I am pleased to see a commitment to maintain access to justice, and inter library loans. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: access-to-justuce, chairman-murphy, core-services, house-ways-and-means-budget, libraries

Boston Libraries Trustees and Power of the People

March 17, 2010 By scotland-willis

Rudman promised to let everyone speak, who signed up on the sign in sheet in the lobby; and this meant that the City Councilors would have to wait until everyone spoke to be heard- an unlikely occurrence. One could almost feel the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, city-council, libraries, massachusetts, trustees

Boston Libraries Trustees and Power of the People

March 17, 2010 By scotland-willis

Boston Public Library's Trustee meeting was nothing short of remarkable; it was filled with emotion, energy, and everything you could want for a public library meeting except for $3.6 million dollars(the budget shortfall amount facing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, city-council, libraries, trustees

Bad breaks

March 16, 2010 By yawu

Sunday and Monday's Boston Globe highlight an estimated $25 million a year the state gives in questionable tax breaks to businesses aimed at economic development.The Massachusetts Economic Development Incentive Program is part of $1.7 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: libraries, tax-breaks

Don’t let this happen!

March 9, 2010 By AmberPaw

Regional libraries on the chopping block Don't let this happen.  These are the ONLY internet access for many Massachusetts residents. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: broadband-access, budget-cuts, libraries, pure-stupidity

Another voice in support of our public libraries.

September 24, 2008 By susana-segat

Over the weekend, the Boston Herald ran an article about the soaring usage of the state's public libraries. Add me as another voice in support of our public libraries. Clearly, computers have changed our lives.  Might not like them, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: libraries

“You guys rock,” says Library Board of Trustees Chairman

June 4, 2008 By Harmony Blakeway

[Library Director Betty] Gregg says the money raised by the children will be used to purchase [over 1000 books and other] materials which will, in turn, free up money in the regular library budget with which she hopes to hire a part-time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: children, civic-engagement, education, libraries, local-aid, local-budgets

Who Needs Libraries, Anyways?

May 20, 2008 By judy-meredith

...Brockton Public Library faces a... loss of eight jobs, six from layoffs in the fiscal 2009 budget currently before the City Council. ...Bridgewater Public Library awaits a June tax override vote to [fund] the restoration of the 63 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community, education, libraries, local-aid, proposition-2-1/2

Bush closes EPA libraries & cuts access to Whitehouse guest list

January 6, 2007 By Laurel

1.  PEER Released Email Reveal EPA Libraries Dispersion - Nov 20: U.S. EPA is frantically dispersing its library collections to preempt Congressional intervention, according to internal emails released by Public Employees for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, epa, information, libraries

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REALLY @GOP?! 🙄👇🏾 And how many House republicans who accepted ppp loan & loan forgiveness who voted for resolution denouncing socialism?! #UrbanAgenda #BOSpoli #MApoli

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100 House Democrats voted against a resolution denouncing socialism.

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