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Posted on May 28, 2019

Bernie Sanders supports prisoner voting rights. Massachusetts took those rights away in 2001.

After Bernie Sanders was asked about prisoner voting rights at a CNN town hall, Twitter erupted in debate over the issue. Many correctly….

Posted on May 22, 2019

Bob DeLeo's House Fails to Do Its Job on Revenue

Today, as the Massachusetts House of Representatives debated revenue-raising amendments to the state budget, the legislative culture that….

Posted on May 14, 2019

The richest in MA don't pay enough taxes. The House will get a rare chance to vote on this 4/22

ASK YOUR STATE REP to co-sponsor Amendment #1357 to H.3800 (House Budget) For more updates like this, sign up for our mailing list at TL; DR….

Posted on April 05, 2019

How Do Your Reps Vote?

There are Three Big Problems with the MA State House: Votes in Committee are not public State Reps don’t have time to understand what they….

Posted on February 02, 2019

A (State)house Divided

BEACON HILL - The Massachusetts House returned to business today, and returning lawmakers and two dozen new members took the oath of office,….

Posted on February 02, 2019

“The Time for Small Ideas and Incremental Change is Over”

BEACON HILL - After her election as Senate President today, Sen. President Karen Spilka delivered remarks sharply critical of the….

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