Digital Right to Repair Needs Our Help (July 29, 2020)
The Massachusetts Legislature is wrapping up its work this Friday and we have a chance to get the Digital Right to Repair (S.107) bill passed. We need…
Category: Issues
Call Your State Legislators TODAY to Pass the Housing Stability Act! (July 28, 2020)
We support the Housing Stability Act (S.2831/H.4878) and urge you to call your legislators and tell them to vote for it. It will…
Pirate News: Ride for Black Lives, travel restrictions and Pandemic Support (July 27, 2020)
James, Steve and Joe talk about the latest news: Steve discusses joining the Ride for Black Lives; Joe talks about new travel restrictions…
Police reform bill needs your help today (July 21, 2020)
The Massachusetts House recently posted a police reform bill (H.4860) after the Senate passed their version (S.2800). Here are the differences (courtesy of…
Pirate News: Defunding the Police, Housing, Voting and You! (July 20, 2020)
Steve, James, Malt and Joe talk about the latest Massachusetts news. Joe talks about a recent protest in Lowell to defund the police;…
Boston and Easthampton ban face surveillance (July 2, 2020)
Recently, the Boston City Council voted 13-0 to pass a ban face surveillance by all city departments. The mayor approved the ordinance as well. Yesterday, the…
EARN IT Act Committee Vote Thursday! (July 1, 2020)
This Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the EARN IT Act. As we noted in the past, it is FOSTA/SESTA on steroids…
RCV signatures handed in. Congratulations Voter Choice MA! (June 18, 2020)
A huge congratulations to Voter Choice for Massachusetts and hundreds of volunteers and organizers for handing in over 14,000 signatures to get Ranked…
Pirate News: Arlington, RCV and video chat tools (June 17, 2020)
Pirates Steve, James and Joe talk about the latest local news including: Arlington’s recent election and how it is organizing town meeting during…
Last chance to sign the Ranked Choice Voting petition! (June 13, 2020)
It is the final weekend to get the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) initiative on the ballot. The signature drive has been going strong,…