This is some great work out of the #Massachusetts legislature. Lots of good stuff in the new #budget.
#politics #USPol #MAPoli #MALeg
https://willbrownsberger.com/state-budget-agreement-reached/

@jaloisi this should be a wake up call to #maleg. How much money does the turnpike lose in unpaid tolls to these scofflaws.

The SUPER Act is trending. Proposed #MALeg aims to remove the standardized test that Master's level #socialWorkers are currently required to take after completing their Master's Degree to obtain the #LCSW licensure level.
#socialWork
https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1600531

👏 #MALeg State Representatives Angelo Puppolo (D), James Arena-DeRosa (D), Paul Donato (D), Bill Driscoll (D), Susan Williams Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), and Bud Williams (D) file HD-276 for permanent Standard Time (Daylight Saving Time exemption). Please support!

HD-276 can end clock change and preserve morning light—for health, safety, education, and prosperity. Massachusetts Medical Society, American Medical Association, National Safety Council, National PTA, and dozens more endorse this policy. Tell your MA legislators to sponsor and support!

#EndDaylightSaving #SaveStandardTime https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD276

I wrote a blog post on four states which start with the letter M, have Democratic trifectas, and have bans on gay sex still on the books. https://worldofvalues.wordpress.com/2023/01/11/will-these-four-blue-trifectas-repeal-their-sodomy-laws-in-2023/ #lgbt #p2 #maryland #Minnesota #Massachusetts #Michigan #mileg #mnleg #maleg #mdleg #mdpolitics #MAPoli #MNpolitics #mnpol #mipol #mipolitics

A reminder as legislative sessions get underway: Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts and Maryland are blue trifecta states with anti-gay sex laws. Perfect opportunity to repeal in 2023. #uspol #mipol #MAPoli #MAPol #mdpolitics #MNpolitics #mnpol #lgbt #mnleg #maleg #mdleg #mileg

RT @JamieEldridgeMA
.@maura_healey, #Massachusetts’ first elected female Governor, has entered the House Chamber to wild applause, Chamber floor and galleries packed! History in the making! #mapoli #maleg

Exciting to be a new platform. Wondering how much of #mapoli #maleg has made the transition?

Fine, I'll do an #introduction. I'm coming from NoCopsNoMasters on Twitter, where I am bitterly cynical about #BosPoli, #MApoli, #MAleg, and the criminal punishment system. I am a #disabled white, #queer, non-binary person fighting for #abolition. I use they/them pronouns or non-gendered pronouns ("get their cup" --> "get the cup"). #NoNewWomensPrison is one of my major fights, along with connecting freeworld #penpals to incarcerated queer people in MA.

#Immunity legislation trending. Proposed #MALeg aims to establish an immunization program within the Department of Public Health for certain child care centers, schools, camps and institutions of higher education. https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1359320

30+ years ago, leader of Mass. #childwelfare caseworker union said: "Maybe we're just too damn intrusive." They still are - tearing apart families at rate more than 60% above national average & 2-3x rate in CT. https://www.nccprblog.org/2022/11/maybe-were-just-too-damn-intrusive.html #MAleg #MAgov #MApol #childabuse #fostercare