{"id":3445,"date":"2014-05-19T19:21:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T23:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=3445"},"modified":"2014-05-22T16:04:29","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T20:04:29","slug":"update-massachusetts-state-senate-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/legislation\/update-massachusetts-state-senate-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Update On Massachusetts State Senate Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Monday, May 19th 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greetings everyone!<\/p>\n<p>First, thank you to everyone who contacted their State Senator last week on three issues!<\/p>\n<p>The three issues: http: <a href=\"\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/legislation\/important-contact-state-senator-today\/\">\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/legislation\/important-contact-state-senator-today\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Senate will begin debate on their budget this Wednesday, May 21st. You can watch the Senate debate in person at the State House or via the \u201cSenate Cam\u201d (just go to <a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Events\/SenateSessions\">https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Events\/SenateSessions<\/a>; you need to check on this page to see it stream live the day of).<\/p>\n<p>I am happy to report that NO anti-coop amendment was filed!<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday a total 21 of the 40 Senators (this includes the Sponsor Senator Kathleen O\u2019Connor Ives) have backed <a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/188\/Senate\/S4\/Amendment\/Senate\/457\/Text\">increasing the funding for the MCC<\/a> (the list is at the end of this update)!<\/p>\n<p>If you see your Senator\u2019s name on the list, please thank them. If you don\u2019t see your Senator\u2019s name on the list, please contact them and ask them to sign on to the amendment (they still can).<\/p>\n<p>How to find your State Senator and their contact information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheredoivotema.com\/bal\/myelectioninfo.aspx\">http:\/\/www.wheredoivotema.com\/bal\/myelectioninfo.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A democracy only works when people take part in it!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Bitetti<br \/>\nArtist and Co-founder of MALC<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>List of Massachusetts State Senators who signed on to the MCC funding amendment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Barrett<br \/>\nWilliam Brownsberger<br \/>\nGale Candaras<br \/>\nSonia Chang Diaz<br \/>\nCynthia Creem<br \/>\nSal DiDomenico<br \/>\nEileen Donoghue<br \/>\nBenjamin Downing<br \/>\nJames Eldridge<br \/>\nBarry Finegold<br \/>\nLinda Forry<br \/>\nDonald Humason<br \/>\nPatricia Jehlen<br \/>\nJason Lewis<br \/>\nJoan Lovely<br \/>\nMichael Moore<br \/>\nMark Montigny<br \/>\nKathleen O\u2019Connor Ives<br \/>\nMichael Rodrigues<br \/>\nMichael Rush<br \/>\nDaniel Wolf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, May 19th 2014 Greetings everyone! First, thank you to everyone who contacted their State Senator last week on three issues! The three issues: http: \/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/legislation\/important-contact-state-senator-today\/ The Senate will begin debate on their budget this Wednesday, May 21st. 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