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Statement of Deirdre Cummings, MASSPIRG Legislative Director, on the occasion...

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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Bill Introduced in United States Senate to Fight Big Money in Elections

With 2016 candidates already raising record amounts from large donors for their campaigns, U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin introduced legislation today that would give new power to small donors in elections....

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Reasons to Support H.3665, An Act to Improve Public Records

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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Reasons to support H.3665 and Improving our Public Records law

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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Election Modernization Coalition Launches Early Voting Training Program

Anticipating that the 2016 presidential election will draw many voters to the polls, the Election Modernization Coalition last night launched the first in a series of trainings to prime activists...

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Opportunities for real reform of Citizens United

January isn't dark just because of the weather. This month, the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision turns six, marking another year of mega-donor politics and secret political spending. It's the...

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MASSPIRG Praises Senate Action on Government Transparency

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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Senate to vote on improved access to Public Records

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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MA Senate Votes Unanimously for Govt. Transparency Reform

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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Remove voter barrier, establish automatic registration

The Feb. 10th deadline to register to vote in the Massachusetts state primary has passed, leaving many eligible voters, once again, out of the democratic process.

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LEGISLATURE PASSES CRITICAL PUBLIC RECORDS REFORM BILL

The Massachusetts House and senate voted unanimously in support of H.4333, a much needed overhaul of the Commonwealth's public records law, which has not been updated since 1973. The bill strengthens...

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House Passes Critical Public Records Reform Bill

The Massachusetts House voted unanimously in support of H.4333, a much needed overhaul of the Commonwealth's public records law, which has not been updated since 1973. The bill strengthens state and...

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Statement from the Election Modernization Coalition Praising Boston's Early...

Janet DomenitzExecutive Director(617) 292-4800Contact person by emailAs executive director of MASSPIRG, Ms. Domenitz is responsible for coordinating policy development, research, and legislative...

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Massachusetts Election Modernization Coalition Statement on Early Voting Costs

In response to a Politico Massachusetts article, released yesterday, titled “Cities and towns fret over costs of early voting,” the Massachusetts Election Modernization Coalition has released a...

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Press Statement on Governor Baker’s Veto of Early Voting Appropriation

From our earliest civics classes, we learn that when a bill becomes a law it must be enacted and enforced. This is a basic tenet of government, but it has been compromised by Governor Charlie Baker’s...

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Real Power Lies in your Vote

Depending on one’s perspective (and not necessarily one’s party affiliation), this remarkable election season has created a bit of discussion over the phrase, "Make America Great Again."

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MA Senate Votes Unanimously for Govt. Transparency Reform

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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Senate to vote on improved access to Public Records

Deirdre CummingsLegislative Director(617) 747-4319Contact person by emailDeirdre Cummings is MASSPIRG's legislative director, working to protect and enhance consumer rights, health care reforms and...

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Remove voter barrier, establish automatic registration

The Feb. 10th deadline to register to vote in the Massachusetts state primary has passed, leaving many eligible voters, once again, out of the democratic process.

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LEGISLATURE PASSES CRITICAL PUBLIC RECORDS REFORM BILL

The Massachusetts House and senate voted unanimously in support of H.4333, a much needed overhaul of the Commonwealth's public records law, which has not been updated since 1973. The bill strengthens...

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