Massachusetts is known for being one of the least transparent states in the country when it comes to the accessibility of public records. The governor, judiciary, and state lawmakers enjoy broad exemptions for compliance with public records requests. There are no independent statewide audits of compliance with public records law.
This emergency loan is a critical band-aid. It holds off disastrous transit cuts until long-term, significant funding can come through from the Connect Bay Area measure,
Seniors main source of income is their Social Security. The five largest worries for seniors are housing, transportation, food, health care and taxes. Living in high-cost areas where school and infrastructure bonds are an open checkbook makes it impossible for seniors to keep their homes, let alone sell their homes in an unstable housing market. If families cannot afford housing, how can seniors with fixed incomes afford to thrive? They cannot.
Seniors main source of income is their Social Security. The five largest worries for seniors are housing, transportation, food, health care and taxes. Living in high-cost areas where school and infrastructure bonds are an open checkbook makes it impossible for seniors to keep their homes, let alone sell their homes in an unstable housing market. If families cannot afford housing, how can seniors with fixed incomes afford to thrive? They cannot.
Seth Adams, a director of Save Mount Diablo, said Judge Michael Markman's Nov. 19 decision was a "huge victory" and "one of great holiday cheer." "You've got to stand up to bullies," said Adams, whose organization was one of two groups who sued the city, including another group called Friends of Livermore. "Dublin has been a bully in this situation."
Fifteen years after a landmark Supreme Court case turbocharged corporate spending in the political process, a group hopes it may have a way to finally rein in some of the outsized influence of the ultrawealthy. The 2010 ruling on Citizens United opened the floodgates of political spending in elections. Every year since then, untraceable financial political contributions, largely from corporations and wealthy individuals, have increased dramatically.
Local News Question 3 asks voters whether Somerville officials should divest from companies that "engage in business that sustains Israel's apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine." A nonbinding ballot question on whether Somerville should divest from companies supporting Israel's actions in Palestine passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night, unofficial results indicated. Question 3 asked voters whether Somerville officials should divest from companies that "engage in business that sustains Israel's apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine," The question passed with 11,489 votes, or 55.7 percent of the votes, according to unofficial election results. According to unofficial election results, 38.4 percent, or 7,920 people, voted against the question, while 5.8 percent, or 1,203 voters, left the question blank.
