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Posted on January 28, 2021

Speaker Mariano delays rules vote, bowing to grassroots pressure

Wednesday evening, in an unprecedented move, Speaker of the Massachusetts State House Ron Mariano sent a letter to legislators indicating….

Posted on January 18, 2021

Special Election Endorsement Process: 19th Suffolk

Act on Mass will be endorsing candidates for State Representative in the 2021 special election in the 19th Suffolk District. The endorsement….

Posted on January 15, 2021

The legislature failed immigrants last session

Donald Trump's term in office will end in less than a week, and with it we hope his administration's horrific legacy on immigration will end….

Posted on January 04, 2021

2021 Rules Amendment #3: Reduce the Roll Call Threshold

What does the amendment do? It lowers the number of Reps required to force a vote to be recorded from 16 to 8 . You can read the full….

Posted on January 03, 2021

2021 Rules Amendment #2: Adequate time to review bills

What does the amendment do? It requires the House to give all members and the public at least 72 hours to read and fully consider a bill….

Posted on January 02, 2021

2021 Rules Amendment #1: All Votes in Legislative Committees Should be Made Public

It requires all committees to make their votes public on the website. It requires all testimony submitted to….

Posted on December 24, 2020

COVID-19 and Decarceration

Massachusetts is one of 9 states around the country that has chosen to prioritize the nearly 22,000 incarcerated people statewide to receive….

Posted on December 14, 2020

Tenants Rights Guide

27% of renters in Massachusetts are currently at risk of eviction, and the courts are set to be overloaded with….

Posted on November 12, 2020

MA House sides with the rich

Today, the Massachusetts House will finish voting on the state budget. But the most important vote already happened. On Tuesday, the House….

Posted on October 16, 2020

2020 Voter Guide

In-person early voting is available statewide from October 17th to the 30th. Unlike on Election Day, where you can….

Posted on October 08, 2020

What Massachusetts can do about the upcoming budget shortfall

We still don’t know how bad the financial costs of the COVID-19 recession will be for Massachusetts, but right now, things don’t look good….

Posted on August 27, 2020

We need a safe school reopening

Municipalities across the Commonwealth who have taken steps to protect teachers and students in absence of leadership from the governor or….