Question 1: Alcoholic Beverages Sales Tax
Question 2: Repeal Affordable Housing Law
Question 3: Sales and Use Tax Rates
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Our current system for filling the highest office in the land is broken. The current Electoral College system of electing a president in separate state-by-state elections allows losers to win, creates opportunities for partisans to game the system and leads to most voters' preferences being essentially ignored...
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Worcester, MA, July 23, 2010 - The day after his election to the U.S. Senate, Scott Brown said his win sends “a very powerful message that business-as-usual is just not going to be the way we do it” (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 20). The senator did not say: Unless you’re talking about disclosure of money in elections — then, business-as-usual will do.
League responds to Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown's statement that he opposes the DISCLOSE Act.
Boston, MA, July 12, 2010- Elisabeth MacNamara, newly elected national president of the League of Women Voters, is visiting Massachusetts this week to drum up support for the DISCLOSE Act.
Letter to MA Senator Scott Brown urges him to remember his campaign promise to bring accountability and transparency back to our government -- and support the DISCLOSE Act.
April 6, 2010 - The Speaker of the House filed his long-promised legislation which, if enacted as written, will license two resort-style casinos and allow slot machines at four race tracks. The bill was voted out of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Expanding Technologies without a public hearing. The Speaker has established a deadline for amendments to the bill for this Friday, April 9.
Washington, D.C. – Statement from Mary G. Wilson, President of the League of Women Voters of the United States:
"It would be difficult to overstate the importance of today’s actions, and we commend our elected representatives for standing up for Americans and having the courage to do what needs to be done to confront the health care crisis in our country. The League congratulates the House leadership on a closely-fought victory."
Washington, D.C., March 8, 2010 - The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts is traveling to D.C. this week to urge Massachusetts’s Senators to support strong climate change legislation.
"For the last 90 years, the League of Women Voters has left its footprint on American history, and our democracy is stronger for it," LWV President Mary Wilson concluded. "We look forward to continuing this work over the next 90 years." MORE
S. 2190, "An Act Preserving Publicly Assisted Affordable Housing", gives public entities or affordable housing organizations first rights to buy "expiring use" properties that would lose affordability restrictions.
The bill was passed in mid-November by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Patrick.
This is a real victory on behalf of affordable housing! At a time when the need for subsidized housing is growing, this law is a critical part of keeping the affordable housing stock and protecting individuals and families who need subsidies to be able to live in decent housing.
A move by the Massachusetts Legislature to change laws to allow for casino gambling in the Commonwealth.
Read the Testimony HERE
An Act to Improve the Recycling Rates in the Commonwealth
Read the LWVMA Bottle Bill Testimony HERE
An Act to Establish the Massachusetts Health Care Trust
Read the Health Care Testimony HERE
Our nation needs this Public Option as a safety net.
It should provide quality and affordable healthcare coverage to all U.S. residents regardless of pre-existing conditions, employment status and ability to pay.
Ask your SENATORS and REPRESENTATIVES to Support and VOTE for the Public Option today!
LWVMA President Zaxaro Bennett signs Voter Choice Ballot Petition Read more here...
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