Raise Up Massachusetts

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Raise Up Massachusetts is a coalition committed to building an economy that works for all of us. RaiseUpMA.org

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.

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Because Trump slashed Medicaid and SNAP to pay for his billionaire tax cuts, we’re looking at devastating cuts to vital services across Massachusetts. This time, our state legislators CAN prevent these cuts from going through... (1/2)

The shutdown's over, but permanent cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, education, & other services still threaten MA. Yesterday, we raised umbrellas & called on our state leaders to tap into our $8.6B rainy day fund, & tax multinational corporations, to help prevent the worst of these cuts.

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Great news! A new spending bill signed into law today allocates $1.3 billion in surplus Fair Share funds to new investments in transportation and public education! The surplus is possible thanks to Fair Share's strong performance, which generated $2.46 billion in its first year.

"MA does have the ability to buffer whatever blows come from the Trump administration... "The Corporate Fair Share bill...could raise an additional $400M for Massachusetts by exposing more of the profits a megacorporation stashes offshore to state taxes" commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...

The Commonwealth has the money to protect the common wealth

While Gov. Healey is right that Massachusetts can't make up the $16 billion in federal funds the state receives annually from the federal government, we have to be prepared to protect our people from ...

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