The Massachusetts Legislature has voted on the FY25 Budget, and it is now on Governor Healey’s desk for action.
We applaud the leadership of Senate President Spilka; House Speaker Mariano; Chairs Rodrigues and Michlewitz; and the entire legislature for adopting a budget that demonstrates a serious commitment to addressing antisemitism.
Last week, H.1985/S.1244, An act building community resiliency through mental health received a favorable report advancing to the Committee on Ways and Means. We celebrate the progress of this bill, newly filed this legislative session by State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley (D-Mattapan) and State Senator Julian Cyr (D-Truro).
As the representative for the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) to Beacon Hill, this time of year I am focused on the FY25 state budget advocating on behalf of our collective priorities, including funding for nonprofit security grants, the genocide education trust fund and the other budget appropriations that support our incredible and diverse human service agencies…
The Jewish and Armenian peoples are bound together by our shared experience as the targets of genocide in the Twentieth Century. Here in Boston, our
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