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Today the MA House is about to debate the #VOTESAct and I added an extremely wonky amendment regarding the designation of votes as “inactive” #MAPoli #MALeg
Move fast and help people. nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opi…
Also, two additional non-federal points:
There’s a good point in here about Democratic states messing up vaccine distribution.
This “play nice with the Governor” thing that #maleg is (largely) doing DOES NOT HELP. When things aren’t going well, YOU SHOULD SAY SO. PUBLICLY.
There’s a good point in here about Democratic states messing up vaccine distribution.
This “play nice with the Governor” thing that #maleg is (largely) doing DOES NOT HELP. When things aren’t going well, YOU SHOULD SAY SO. PUBLICLY.
As always, there are of course #mapoli exceptions. But in the main, people are dying and not getting vaccinations and a lot of us are out here like:
I didn’t catch this yesterday: the Governor changed the revenue projections for FY21 (current year), raising them by half a billion dollars wwlp.com/news/state-pol… #mapoli
Does anyone know what this means: “allow the administration to distribute about $53 million in K-12 education funding without being constrained by a formula”?
That “without being constrained by a formula” seems concerning. #MAEdu #mapoli
That “without being constrained by a formula” seems concerning. #MAEdu #mapoli
The $53M is supposed to be $25/pupil + $75/low income pupil...I hope this doesn’t mean not constrained by *that* formula...
Thread. We know that people want effective solutions that address both the immediate challenges and the long-term gaps in our health care and safety-net systems. @USofCare applauds states that are taking action on behalf of their communities. #StateSuccessStories 1/8
In the #MAleg, the House has unanimously passed bill H4818 aimed at eliminating racial inequities in maternal health. 2/8
H4818 would create a special legislative commission to study racial inequities in maternal healthcare in the Commonwealth, report on barriers to equitable maternal care and recommend best practices for remedying these stark disparities. malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4818 3/8
1/11 I was curious about TOP TWEETS IN 2019 about #dyslexia #research. Are you?
(note: removed those with no content, ads and clearly not "research-based (e.g., dyslexia fonts claiming it's research based), & abbreviated some of their original tweets)
(note: removed those with no content, ads and clearly not "research-based (e.g., dyslexia fonts claiming it's research based), & abbreviated some of their original tweets)
2/11 "Dyslexia is a paradox." "Research shows that IQ and dyslexia aren't related." by @Edutopia @YoukiTerada @smerrill777.
3/11 "The research says it all, hiring people with dyslexia will help future-proof the workplace." by @richardbranson.
(1/x) I'm extremely pleased that H. 4479, An Act to protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction, just passed the Massachusetts House overwhelmingly.
malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4479
#mapoli @The84Movement @ACSCANMA @HeartMASS @LungNE @tobaccofreemass #MAleg
malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4479
#mapoli @The84Movement @ACSCANMA @HeartMASS @LungNE @tobaccofreemass #MAleg
(2/x) My congratulations to @SpeakerDeLeo and to the many leaders in the House who have worked so hard to bring this legislation forward, including Representatives @jeffrey_sanchez, @RepPaulMcMurtry, @repkatehogan, @seangarballeyMA, and @RepJonHecht. #mapoli #MAleg
1/many Going to start a "MA court fails" mega thread.
Just to illustrate how our courts are not doing their job - meanwhile our legislature pushes for ERPO - "Red Flag" bills to force ppl who have committed no crime before same courts. #MALeg #MAPoli should be ashamed.
Just to illustrate how our courts are not doing their job - meanwhile our legislature pushes for ERPO - "Red Flag" bills to force ppl who have committed no crime before same courts. #MALeg #MAPoli should be ashamed.
2. lets take a look at what's going on in just one court - what our judges are doing.
These are all copied directly from court records, just one day.
These are all copied directly from court records, just one day.
3. Heroin dealer with gun gets two one year sentences: James Cunningham, 54, of 26 Blackstone River Road, Worcester, was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 1 year in the House of Correction after pleading guilty to distribution of a class B substance, amended from trafficking
