Posts tagged with ‘statehouse’

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Bathroom Bill on hold but fight not over

by mafamily

Thanks to your personal and impassioned phone calls and emails, the Judiciary Committee did not act on the Bathroom Bill before the Legislature went on its extended summer recess. This is great news, especially in light of the fact that our opponents were actively pressuring House Speaker DeLeo and his colleagues to force the bill […]

Dog days

by mafamily

Friends of the Family, With the thermometer hitting 90, we are truly in the dog days of summer. Many of you are probably on vacation and may not read this message until you return, but the gears of government are still cranking on Beacon Hill. Unfortunately, it seems more and more like the process of […]

Bathroom Bill rears its ugly head at Statehouse

by mafamily

As expected, the so-called “Bathroom Bill” is once again rearing its ugly head at the Statehouse, with advocates bringing members of the clergy to Beacon Hill to call on the Legislature to pass this dangerous and unnecessary bill. The panel was made up of Bishop M. Thomas Shaw of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts; the […]

Massachusetts TeenPact Leadership School

by mafamily

TeenPact will be in Boston May 2-5. Designed to get a hands-on experience in state government, students learn about the legislative process and participate in their very own mock legislature sessions. Besides learning about lobbying, media, and the political process, students experience daily worship, devotions, and prayer walks. They also learn about leadership through class […]