BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on Feb. 27, 2024, with eight organizations: * * * The state's Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is scheduled to hold a public hearing today on parts of Governor Healey's Municipal Empowerment Act S.2571. A coalition of democracy, disability access, and open government advocates expressed strong concerns about the bill's consequences for access to lo more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- Common Cause Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on Feb. 27, 2024, with eight organizations: * * * The state's Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is scheduled to hold a public hearing today on parts of Governor Healey's Municipal Empowerment Act S.2571. A coalition of democracy, disability access, and open government advocates expressed strong concerns about the bill's consequences for access to local government meetings i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Results of a survey of more than 600 early education professionals by the Boston Opportunity Agenda in partnership with the Birth to Eight Collaborative and the City of Boston's Office of Early Childhood show the systemic inequities facing the early education workforce. Low wages, staff shortages, and lack of benefits are continuing to strain early education centers in Greater Bo more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * Statement by Dr. Tara Drozdenko, Union of Concerned Scientists The Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement between the United States and China, which facilitates routine information sharing, educational exchange and scientific collaboration in areas such as electric vehicles, cancer research and renewable energy expires today without administrative action. The ag more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Fewer than eight cents in every dollar raised in tax revenue in G20 countries now come from taxes on wealth, reveals new analysis by Oxfam today ahead of the first meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Sao Paulo, Brazil. By comparison, more than 32 cents in every dollar (over four times as much) are collected from taxes on goods and services. Taxes on food and o more PR

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is scheduled to hold a public hearing today on parts of Governor Maura Healey's Municipal Empowerment Act S.2571. A coalition of democracy, disability access, and open government advocates -- including the New England First Amendment Coalition -- expressed strong concerns about the bill's more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- OASIS Open, an international open source and standards consortium, issued the following news release: Members of OASIS Open, the international open source and standards consortium, have formed the Computing Ecosystem Supply Chain Technical Committee (CES-TC). Leaders in the computing and semiconductor industries established the TC with aims to revolutionize global supply chain dynamics through standardized data exchange. With digital transformation rapidly resh more PR