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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

In Worcester, activists rally for Patrick’s plan

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
WORCESTER — One day before taking their message to the Statehouse, two dozen mainly Democratic activists gathered at Neighbor to Neighbor’s Worcester offices Monday for a rally and press conference in support of a broad-based tax increase to pay for ...
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Hay que controlar la venta de armas

Thursday, February 28, 2013
La Senadora Estatal Demócrata por el Distrito 2, del Condado de Suffolk, Sonia Chang Díaz, alzó su voz en las afueras de la Casa Estatal, para demandar que la venta de armas sea más controlada para que se eviten más pérdidas de vidas humanas en e...
Boston.com

Black and Latino Legislative Caucus selects new chair; local legislatures fill top positions

Monday, February 25, 2013
The Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus has selected a new chairman and named a number of local legislatures to top leadership roles. State Representative Marcos Devers, a Lawrence Democrat, will head up the caucus as chairman, with state...
Boston.com

Boston's minority elected officials urge delay in student-assignment vote

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Minority elected officials from Boston have asked a special panel weighing changes to the way students are assigned to schools to delay a key vote on the matter. In a letter to the External Advisory Committee, the 12 officials urged the panel to put of...
The South End News

Senator Sonia Chang Díaz: 2013-2014 Agenda

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
BOSTON-Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz (D-Boston) has filed her agenda for the 2013-2014 legislative session, submitting bills focused on district priorities, including education, equitable jobs access, violence prevention, and election reforms. "In filing b...
Jamaica Plain Patch

Chang-Díaz on Budget: ‘Gutsy and Sensible’ : The state senator from Jamaica Plain offered her opinion on Gov. Deval Patrick’s $34.8 billion budget proposal.

Monday, January 28, 2013
As the state continues to digest Gov. Deval Patrick’s budget, one local elected official has called the $34.8 billion proposal “gutsy.” “Like everyone, I am still digesting the details of the Governor’s proposal," Sonia Chang-Díaz, senator ...
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

Union Pushing Bills to Expand Contracting Standards

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Saying they hope to broaden the criteria beyond just the “cheapest contractors,” a union representing 18,000 property service workers plans to press legislation this session requiring state contracting authorities to consider safety or labor violatio...
The Boston Globe

Hundreds urged to honor King’s legacy

Monday, January 21, 2013
With personal reflections and calls to action, preachers and public officials paid tribute to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday morning before about 750 people at the city’s annual holiday breakfast honoring the civil rights leader. Fifty ...
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Piden invertir más en las comunidades de Massachusetts

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
La Senadora Demócrata Estatal, Sonia Chang Díaz, presentó un proyecto de ley para que el Estado de Massachusetts invierta directamente los fondos que recauda en impuestos en las diferentes comunidades de toda la mancomunidad. La propuesta del ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

New Law Will Expand Virtual Schools in Massachusetts

Monday, January 7, 2013
Virtual Schools primarily teach students in online classrooms. And while many traditional schools use online teaching materials to broaden instruction, a virtual school usually operates for students unable to attend a regular school. Executive Office ...
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