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NATIONAL WIRE: EQUAL PAY DAY SHOWS PAY GAP PERSISTS

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted April 10, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Today is Equal Pay Day, marking the 99 extra days women have to work this year to equal the pay men were paid last year.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Equal Pay Day, Institute for Women's Policy Research

STATE WIRE: MASS CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL AIMS TO PROTECT IN-PERSON JAIL VISITS

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted March 29, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The visitation provision is part of a much larger criminal justice reform bill. According to Lucius Couloute, policy analyst with the Prison Policy Initiative, some sheriffs' departments around the country have eliminated in-person visiting in favor of video systems that can turn a profit, and that makes provisions like this necessary.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Beacon Hill, criminal justice reform, Massachusetts, prison policy, sheriff

NATIONAL WIRE: SUPREME COURT TO CONSIDER HEARING DACA APPEAL

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted February 14, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

"We don't know if they will decide whether they will take it then, but they may," Rebert explains. "They ordered the briefing on an expedited basis so that they could decide whether they wanted to take it up."

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: DACA, Dreamers, immigration, US Supreme Court

STATE WIRE: NEW COALITION TO FIGHT CARBON POLLUTION

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted February 1, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The Carbon Costs Coalition includes legislators from nine states, including Massachusetts. It will help those legislators design strategies to reduce carbon emissions and promote clean, renewable energy alternatives.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, carbon . coalition, Environment, Massachusetts, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, renewable energy

NATIONAL WIRE: CRITICS CALL HHS PROPOSAL ‘LICENSE TO DISCRIMINATE’

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted January 25, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Naomi Goldberg, movement and policy researcher with the Movement Advancement Project, said enforcement of that rule could apply not only to those who refuse to provide abortion or contraceptive services, but also to those who refuse to provide services to LGBT people in need of medical care - and that can be life-threatening.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Department of Health and Human Services, LGBTQ, Office of Civil Rights, Trump

STATE WIRE: BILL SEEKS TO PROTECT MARIJUANA USERS IN MASS

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted January 25, 2018 Filed Under: National Wire, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

A bill has been introduced in the legislature to keep those who follow the Bay State's law on marijuana use from being turned over to federal authorities.

Filed Under: National Wire, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, cannabis, Commonwealth, Mass, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, MMA, Politics, weed

NATIONAL WIRE: STUDY SAYS FOOD ASSISTANCE IMPROVES HEALTH

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted January 17, 2018 Filed Under: National Wire, NEWS+OPINIONS

The Trump administration has proposed cutting SNAP by $192 billion over 10 years. But the paper suggests cutting benefits could harm health and raise health care costs.

Filed Under: National Wire, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, cuts, Healthcare, SNAP, Trump

NATIONAL WIRE: HEALTHCARE ADVOCATES SLAM PROPOSED INSURANCE RULE

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted January 8, 2018 Filed Under: National Wire, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The federal Department of Labor is proposing a rule that critics say would allow the sale of what some call "junk" health insurance.

Filed Under: National Wire, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: federal government, Healthcare, insurance, junk insurance

NATIONAL WIRE: RAISING MINIMUM WAGE HELPS TEENS, FAMILIES

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted January 7, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

A new study from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says raising the minimum wage has little impact on teen unemployment, but can have a big impact on teens and their families.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Beacon Hill, lawmakers, legislature, Mass, Massachusetts, minimum wage, State House

NATIONAL WIRE: WILL THE SESSIONS ANNOUNCEMENT HINDER CANNABIS LEGALIZATION?

Written by ANDREA SEARS Posted January 7, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Grant Smith, the deputy director of the Office of National Affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance, says Sessions' action undermines state-level reforms around the country.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: cannabis, Commonwealth, Mass, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, MMA, Sessions, Trump, US Justice Department, weed

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