Massachusetts has the best public schools in the nation but continues to face a deep achievement gap. This bill calls on parents, teachers, administrators, community members, and the state to be a part of the solution of keeping all of our students on a p...
Filed in the spirit of the work of the late Boston City Council president, this bill expands the reach of the equitable jobs access bill passed into law in 2012. The bill makes explicit the Commonwealth’s commitment to lowering unemployment rates in dis...
Put into law as part of the Education Reform Act of 1993, the Commission was established to make certain that the foundation budget, which is meant to ensure that each community has the funding it needs to educate its students, was reviewed and, as necess...
The bill will help address the long lines we saw at polling stations this past November, and save millions in taxpayer dollars by improving government efficiency. Currently, Massachusetts is the only one of the 50 states that uses the outdated municipal c...
This bill will prohibit racial profiling of motorists. The bill requires routine collection of data about traffic stops to help law enforcement better understand and fix racial disparities and, when law enforcement has access to relevant technology, the ...
When a property manager changes contractors for janitorial, maintenance, security or passenger services, the workers are often dismissed from their work by the incoming contractor with no advanced notice and for reasons unrelated to their work performance...
This bill provides equal access to higher education for Massachusetts students who are paying taxes in the Commonwealth, are in the process of becoming U.S. citizens, have attended a Massachusetts high school for at least three years, have received a high...
This bill takes a comprehensive approach to the problem of illegal gun trafficking by tightening regulations around gun purchasing, keeping closer track of guns in circulation, and taking steps to combat interstate trafficking. It curbs ac...
Filed on behalf of Boston Mayor Tom Menino, this bill would set up a food innovation trust fund, subject to appropriation, that would provide a dedicated source of financing for local food and farming entrepreneurs, particularly those operating in or serv...
Supported by over 100 community groups and advocacy organizations, and 18 municipalities and school committees, this bill would restore the state income tax to 5.95 percent and set the tax rate on investment income to 8.95 percent. It also includes signif...
NORTHAMPTON — School districts that send children to charter schools will likely pay more for the same education next year.
Both the Senate and House versions of next year’s state operating budget propose reducing charter scho...
BOSTON—Amid a slow but steady recovery from the recession, the Massachusetts Senate passed its final FY2014 budget. Working in partnership with community organizations, neighborhood groups, students, and policy experts, Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz ...
El Planeta Newspaper, the largest circulating Spanish publication in Massachusetts, has released its eighth annual Powermeter list. The Powermeter edition of El Planeta was published on May, 17th, 2013 and includes bilingual words of each of the 100 Power...
The citywide Youth Jobs Coalition, composed of adult and youth leaders including local organizations Hyde Square Task Force and Teen Empowerment, are once again fighting to fund teen summer jobs.
The current proposed state budget cuts fun...
BOSTON—Informed by feedback from Second Suffolk District residents about their concerns and priorities for the state budget, Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz today filed several amendments to the Senate Ways and Means budget set to be debated next week....
April 13, 2013
“Through both the work of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and the amendment process, the transportation finance bill passed by the Senate today reaches a level of revenue that allows for meaningful investments in a fiscal...
