{"id":5775,"date":"2016-04-25T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2016-04-24T20:34:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T00:34:38","slug":"watch-ma-house-budget-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/diya\/watch-ma-house-budget-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Watch The MA House Budget Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>House budget debate begins today!<\/h5>\n<p>Today, the House is slated to start its debate on the proposed House budget at 10am. When either the House or Senate is in what is called \u201cformal session\u201d, the State House, by law, needs to remain open to the public. This means if the debate goes into the late evening or early morning, the State House will be open to allow members of the public to watch the debate in person.<\/p>\n<p>Many advocates and lobbyists are indeed up at the State House trying to meet with House members, officials and\/or their staff to advocate for their budget amendment(s).<\/p>\n<h5>Watch live!<\/h5>\n<p>If you can\u2019t be at the State House in person to observe the budget debate, you can watch the session via live stream on the \u201cthe House Cam\u201d. (Click on the session name. Adobe Flash Player required.):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Events\">https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Note: you can watch both the House and Senate when they are in formal session via the live stream, as above)<\/p>\n<p>To find out the time of the House formal session, and to watch it (just click on the session link):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Events\/HouseSessions\">https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Events\/HouseSessions<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Tips<\/h5>\n<p>You might want to open another window to monitor what actions the House \u201cchamber\u201d takes on the filed amendments by using the following link. The House clerk is tasked with keeping this page as up-to-date as possible:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Budget\/FY2017\/House\/ChamberActions\">https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Budget\/FY2017\/House\/ChamberActions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even if you are able to attend the State House debate, we recommend you open the <a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Budget\/FY2017\/House\/ChamberActions\">Chamber Actions<\/a> page (on your smart phone or tablet) to have a better chance of keeping track of the budget amendment debate process.<\/p>\n<p>Please be informed of the House budget amendments MALC is following:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/diya\/advocacy-needed-next-steps-house-budget-process\/\">http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/diya\/advocacy-needed-next-steps-house-budget-process\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House budget debate begins today! Today, the House is slated to start its debate on the proposed House budget at 10am. When either the House or Senate is in what is called \u201cformal session\u201d, the State House, by law, needs to remain open to the public. 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