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Chang-Díaz files amendments to FY13 budget
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- For Immediate Release
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....

Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz Announces Winter 2013 Neighborhood Office Hours
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 -- For Immediate Release
Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz has announced neighborhood office hours for the winter of 2013. Senator Chang-Díaz or one of her legislative staff will be present at each session. Senator Chang-Díaz encourages any resident or interested party to atte...

Senator Sonia Chang Díaz Files 2013-2014 Legislation
Friday, January 25, 2013 -- For Immediate Release
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. ...

Local Employment Advocates React to Jobs Access Bill Passage in Final Legislative Sprint
Thursday, January 3, 2013 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—In a nail-biting finish to the 2011-2012 session, the Massachusetts Legislature passed S. 2386, a modified version of a bill introduced by Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz (D-Boston). The bill strengthens reporting requirements f...

Legislature Passes School Discipline Reform Bill
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—The House and Senate on Tuesday night passed legislation to reduce unnecessary school suspensions and expulsions, and ensure access to educational services for many of the state’s most vulnerable students. H. 4332 was sponsored by

Bill to Create Equitable Jobs Access Passes the Senate
Will encourage workforce diversity, local job creation
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—The Massachusetts State Senate last night passed S. 2386, a modified version of a bill introduced by Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz (D-Boston) to help ensure public projects funded by taxpayer dollars are creating local jobs an...

Chang-Díaz Votes for Resolution to Overturn Citizens United Ruling
Thursday, July 26, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan resolution calling for the United States Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commi...

Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus to Vote Against Sentencing Reform Bill
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus to Vote Against Sentencing Reform Bill   BOSTON--Citing the bill's lack of evidence-based solutions, removal of judicial discretion, and the absence ...

Retirement Change to Benefit Same-Sex Couples
Must Apply Before July 1, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz would like to alert the GLBT community about an important deadline is about to pass. A change in Massachusetts law signed by Governor Patrick on June 19, 2012 will provide same-sex couples flexibility in buying ba...

Chang-Diaz Votes for Bill to Prevent Mortgage Foreclosures
Monday, June 11, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON –The Senate last week, in its latest effort to establish greater protections for homeowners and neighborhoods besot by foreclosures, passed legislation preventing unnecessary and unlawful foreclosures, reducing the number of abandoned prop...
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