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...
View ArticleBill 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....
View ArticleReasons 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...
View ArticleReasons 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...
View ArticleElection 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...
View ArticleOpportunities 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...
View ArticleMASSPIRG 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...
View ArticleSenate 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...
View ArticleMA 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...
View ArticleRemove 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.
View ArticleLEGISLATURE 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...
View ArticleHouse 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...
View ArticleStatement 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...
View ArticleMassachusetts 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...
View ArticlePress 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...
View ArticleReal 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."
View ArticleMA 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...
View ArticleSenate 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...
View ArticleRemove 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.
View ArticleLEGISLATURE 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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