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Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

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🏛️ Massachusetts' statewide nonprofit poverty law & policy center. ⚖️ When we fight for justice, justice wins. https://linktr.ee/masslawreform

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Sharon Parrott@sharonparrott.bsky.social · last mo.

In the face of the child hunger crisis unfolding in plain sight, Chair Boozman’s farm bill proposal falls short on SNAP, despite including a step in the right direction, and further changes are needed before the legislation moves forward.

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute@masslawreform.bsky.social · 2mo ago

62,000 fewer Massachusetts children are on SNAP now than in July – an 18% reduction, mirroring massive declines in Texas and Louisiana. www.cbpp.org/blog/number-...

Number of Children Receiving SNAP Continues to Drop Under Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law

In the 19 states with publicly available data or that have shared unpublished data, the harmful Republican reconciliation law has taken SNAP food assistance away from more than 1 million children...

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Massachusetts Law Reform Institute@masslawreform.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are so grateful to be included in this year's cohort of Boston Bar Foundation grantees! Congratulations to all the organizations doing this vital work in Greater Boston, and thank you to the Boston Bar Association for your continued support and commitment to expanding access to justice!

Boston Bar Association@bostonbar.bsky.social · last yr.

The Boston Bar Foundation (BBF), which serves as the charitable arm of the Boston Bar Association, announced today that it will award $2 million in legal services grants for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to 53 local organizations in the Greater Boston area.

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute@masslawreform.bsky.social · 3mo ago

MLRI attorneys Mark Martinez & Jamie Sabino filed an amicus brief on behalf of MassBudget in this case, raising exactly the concern the Court ruled on. One fewer fight means more time & resources helping the people who need it.

Raise Up Massachusetts@raiseupma.bsky.social · 3mo ago

VICTORY! Today, the MA Supreme Judicial Court voted against the income tax cut ballot initiative moving forward toward the November ballot. It would’ve created a $5B budget hole and triggered massive cuts to local schools, healthcare and other public services.