House Ways and Means Budget Analyses – Today’s Advocacy for Amendments

The House Ways and Means Committee released its FY19 budget on Wednesday, April 11.  Today, Friday, April 13, is the deadline for filing Amendments.  Please contact your legislator to advocate […]

Published in Advocacy on April 13, 2018.

State Housing Bond Bill Passes the Senate!

Please see this exciting news below from CHAPA: On March 29th, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a $1.8 billion Housing Bond Bill. S.2368, recapitalizes affordable housing programs through the capital budget at […]

Published in Advocacy on April 1, 2018.

CHAPA FY19 Budget Priorities for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention

On March 16, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on the FY19 state budget. CHAPA attended and provided testimony in support of its priorities.  Below […]

Published in Advocacy on March 19, 2018.

More Governor Budget Analyses

Please see here for CHAPA’s analysis: For a full analysis of the Governor’s budget proposal, including changes to the line-item language, click here. And here for Mass. Budget and Policy Center’s […]

Published in Advocacy on January 29, 2018.

MA Coalition for the Homeless on the Governor’s Budget

Please see below for the MA Coalition for the Homeless’ message on Governor Baker’s proposed FY19 budget: Yesterday afternoon, Governor Charlie Baker released his fiscal year 2019 budget recommendations for […]

Published in Advocacy on January 26, 2018.

Action Alert: Urge Governor Baker to Release Shelter Funds

The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported yesterday on the Governor’s failure to release the legislatively authorized funding for Craig’s Doors emergency shelter in Amherst (including a legislative override of the Governor’s veto).  […]

Published in Advocacy on December 15, 2017.

CHAPA: Call to Action! Call Congress Today!

Please see CHAPA’s Action Alert below and call your Congressional Representative and Senator Today! Last week, the Senate passed its tax reform plan. The Senate version of the bill retains […]

Published in Advocacy on December 7, 2017.

Explaining the FY18 State Budget Including Veto Overrides

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center has released the following summary and report: Explaining the State Budget for FY 2018 Including Veto Overrides   In the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center’s […]

Published in Advocacy on December 7, 2017.
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