Senate Budget Update

The Senate passed its budget last Thursday.  We are vey grateful to our Western MA Senators for their advocacy and support of Network priorities. It’s now onto Conference Committee where […]

Published in Advocacy on May 27, 2015.

Senate Budget Amendment Requests – Act Today!

The Network is communicating with our Western MA Senators to request their support of the following amendments to the Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Budget, per our FY16 budget priorities. […]

Published in Advocacy on May 14, 2015.

Senate Ways and Means Budget Analyzed

Thanks to the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless for this analysis below of the Senate Ways and Means Budget Recommendations released yesterday.  Stay tuned for the Network Action Alert on […]

Published in Advocacy on May 13, 2015.

More Budget Analyses on House Ways and Means Budget

The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute offers this initial analysis: http://www.masslegalservices.org/content/house-ways-and-means-fy-16-budget-proposal-mlri-analysis-selected-issues​ The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center offers this  HERE, along with this summary narrative: The House Ways and Means Committee released […]

Published in Advocacy on April 19, 2015.

Budget Action IMMEDIATELY for Network priorities!

Today at 5 pm is the deadline to file amendments to the House Ways and Means Budget.  I have summarized below (or find here to print Network Co-Sponsorship Requests) the amendments […]

Published in Advocacy on April 17, 2015.

House Ways and Means Budget Update (Mass. Coalition for the Homeless)

Mass. Coalition for the Homeless has provided this update on the House Ways and Means Budget, released yesterday: The House Committee on Ways and Means (“HWM” or “House Ways and […]

Published in Advocacy on April 16, 2015.

EA Shelter Contract Funding Update from Homes for Families

This update was provided by Homes for Families on Friday, March 27.  By the end of business on 3/27, EA shelter providers were given a 3 day contract extension.  The […]

Published in Advocacy on March 30, 2015.

Update and Advocacy Alert on the Supplemental Budget

Thanks to Homes for Families for this update: On February 27, the Governor filed a Supplemental Budget – “An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2015 to Provide for Supplementing Certain […]

Published in Advocacy on March 26, 2015.

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