BOSTON—Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, filed legislation today to improve the governance and fiscal accountability of Massachusetts’ network of educational collaboratives...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, Rev. Hurmon Hamilton, Mel King, John B. Cruz and others will speak out in support of S. 1568, An Act to Create Equitable Jobs Access, on Tuesday, October 18 at 11:00 a.m. in Room B-2 of the State House...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON - Teachers, students, parents, advocates, and elected officials from cities and towns across Massachusetts will speak out in support of S. 185, An Act to Prevent Students from Dropping Out of School on Tuesday...
Thursday, December 30, 2010 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz (D-Jamaica Plain) announced today that critical funds to continue the Commonwealth Care “Bridge” program were included in the supplemental budget passed today by the State Senate and House. Th...
Passage of CORI Reform, Foreclosure Protection, New Funds for Small Businesses, Youth Jobs, and Local Rec Center Mark Freshman Term
Monday, August 2, 2010 -- For Immediate Release
Boston, MA - State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz praised her colleagues for a successful end of the legislative session, heralding passage of CORI reform, foreclosure reform and other issues she had made top priorities for her first term.
“When I came t...
Includes measures championed by Senator Chang-Díaz for urban communities
Thursday, July 29, 2010 -- For Immediate Release
With home foreclosures continuing to rise in the Commonwealth in spite of the slowly improving economy, the Senate and House today sent final consumer protection legislation to the Governor that protects both homeowners and tenants from mortgage fraud and...
State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz marked the official launch of her first bid for re-election with a large group of enthusiastic supporters at her Dudley Square campaign headquarters Sunday.
In remarks to a standing-room only crowd, Chang-Díaz touted so...
BOSTON — Allegations that millions in taxpayers money was misspent by an education collaborative has led to the filing of a bill aimed at tightening oversight and financial management of the organizations in Massachusetts.
State Sen. S...
Proposals aimed at lowering the state's high school dropout rate are being considered by lawmakers, including one that raises the age individuals are required to attend school from 16 to 18 years old and another that creates graduation coach positio...
IT WAS only right that when the Legislature’s redistricting committee proposed new state House and Senate districts Tuesday, it also set aside the next two weeks to receive public comments and consider amendments. The approach was a stark departure from...
A bill promoting greater access to state-funded projects for minority and women business owners and laborers was presented recently before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Some 20 people, in...