I have recently received a number of emails in the form below urging me to cosponsor the Earned Paid Sick Days bill, a bill which I have cosponsored in the past. This is a complicated issue. On the one hand, there are strong public health and humanitarian reasons to assure that people can earn paid …
Economy
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Boston Summer Jobs Program
The Boston Summer Jobs program will be accepting applications starting February 1.
Direct Wine Shipments
Recently, I’ve received a number of emails in the form further below. My reply is yes. I do support direct wine shipment. I don’t see a valid reason to restrain this dimension of trade. It is highly unlikely to be the preferred way for some underage person to get access to alcohol. I have long …
Macy’s Closing Iconic Belmont Center Store
[note -For me transportation issues also refer to issues like providing sufficient parking and creating functional streets to attract people to a community. Will – feel free to move this if you don’t feel this is the right forum] BREAKING: Macy’s Closing Iconic Belmont Center Store After more than 70 years on the site, center …
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Youth Homelessness Epidemic Kickstarter Video
The average age of a person experiencing homelessness in MA is just 8 years old! Please view the kickstarter project “Invisible Faces” to see how you can make a difference in the lives of over 14,000 homeless youth in Massachusetts! The funding for this project will support youth homeless programs including Youth on Fire …
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Notes on inequality — solutions and responses
Education seems central to the response to both inequality and income stagnation.