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Senate Budget Amendments Contain Impacts for Boston Neighborhoods
Chang-Díaz amendments focus on Second Suffolk priorities - education, youth violence prevention, public health
Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—Following the release of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means budget on Wednesday, Senate members filed amendments to be considered during debate next week. Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz filed several amendments that could carry big implications fo...

Chang-Díaz Votes for Resolution to Overturn Citizens United Ruling
Thursday, July 26, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON – The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan resolution calling for the United States Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commi...

Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus to Vote Against Sentencing Reform Bill
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus to Vote Against Sentencing Reform Bill   BOSTON--Citing the bill's lack of evidence-based solutions, removal of judicial discretion, and the absence ...

Chang-Diaz Votes for Bill to Prevent Mortgage Foreclosures
Monday, June 11, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON –The Senate last week, in its latest effort to establish greater protections for homeowners and neighborhoods besot by foreclosures, passed legislation preventing unnecessary and unlawful foreclosures, reducing the number of abandoned prop...

Senate Approves Final FY2013 Budget
In atmosphere of austerity, some victories for Boston
Friday, May 25, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—Following three days of deliberation on nearly 700 amendments, the Massachusetts State Senate on Friday afternoon approved its final FY2013 budget. Legislators faced an austere landscape again this year, beginning with a $1.4 billion shortfall fr...

$6 Million for Summer Jobs for Youth At-Risk Included in Supplemental Budget
Saturday, May 12, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz announced today that critical funds for summer jobs for youth at-risk were included in the supplemental budget passed this afternoon by the State Senate. The line item (7002-0012) was also included in the House bu...

Bill to Create Equitable Jobs Access Reported Out of Committee
Friday, March 9, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON—This week, the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight reported out favorably S. 1568, An Act to create equitable jobs access, a bill that helps ensure public projects funded by taxpayer dollars are creati...

Dropout Prevention, Recovery Bill Receives Favorable Report from Education Committee
Raises mandatory attendance age to 18; creates Graduation Coach program
Thursday, March 8, 2012 -- For Immediate Release
BOSTON– The Joint Committee on Education reported out today a bill aimed at lowering Massachusetts’ dropout rate through a variety of prevention and recovery measures, including raising the state’s mandatory attendanc...

Chang-Díaz Files Bill to Tighten Financial Accountability in State’s Network of Educational Collaboratives
Monday, October 24, 2011 -- For Immediate Release
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...

Advocates, Elected Officials to Testify in Support of Bill to Create Equitable Jobs
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...
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