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Massachusetts lawmakers agree to sales tax holiday in August
By Katie Lannan State House News Service JUNE 17, 2021…..State lawmakers on Thursday agreed to schedule this year’s sales tax…
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Group of lawmakers request recurring stimulus and automatic unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) led five of their Ways and Means Committee…
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Fiola, Fall River delegation, hosts new Executive Director of MA Cultural Council for Fall River tour
Fall River, MA (May 17, 2021) – State Representative Carole Fiola, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts…
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Act would put documents, notices, websites, in other languages in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts group is lending support to a bill that would aid people in Massachusetts who can’t read English. The…
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Markey, Ocasio-Cortez, reintroduce Green New Deal Resolution
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) Tuesday reintroduced the Green New Deal Resolution. The lawmakers announced…
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Auchincloss introduces first bill, consumer protection against debt collectors
Washington, DC — Tuesday, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) marked 100 days in Congress by introducing his first piece of…
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Auchincloss, Lee, and Pocan lead 50 members urging Biden to cut defense budget
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04), a Major in the Marine reserves, and co-chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction…
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Warren: Pandemic underscores need for wealth tax
By Matt Murphy MARCH 1, 2021…..Arguing that the wealth of billionaires has grown over the course of the pandemic, U.S.…
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Congress to re-introduce bill with strong support that would grant families up to $3600 per child per year
A bill that was previously introduced to Congress in 2019, is expected to be re-introduced due to more backing on…
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Two Massachusetts lawmakers opt against accepting pay raise
By Matt Murphy JAN. 11, 2021…..Four of the six statewide elected officials on Beacon Hill have rejected bumps in their…
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