JPNA February 2021 Monthly Meeting The JPNA monthly meeting will be held on Monday, February 8, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom Video Conference. Everyone needs to register 24 hours in advance in order to manage the meeting. In…
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SJC Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd Speaks of Need For Increased Civil Legal Aid at ‘Talk to the Hill’ Event
In remarks delivered on Jan. 27 at Talk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd spoke of the need for increased state funding for organizations that provide civil legal aid to…
Unions and Industry Partners to Formally Elevate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Through Contracts and Project Labor Agreements
An industry that rarely takes a day off announced a sweeping agreement between unions and major general contractors to work jointly and officially to formally elevate the status of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in upcoming labor contracts and accords,…
Minimum Wage Should Be at $15.00
In 1971, the minimum wage across the United States, as mandated by federal law, was $1.60. Today, the federal minimum stands at $7.25. One might look at those two numbers and think that because the minimum wage has increased by…
Oregon Leads the Way on Drugs
For more than 50 years, America has been fighting the “war on drugs,” an endeavor that began under the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, who had the avowed purpose of arresting and incarcerating as many Blacks and other minorities as possible, especially…
Obituaries 02-03-2021
Robert Roberto Loving Husband, Wonderful Father and Grandfather Who Cherished His Whole Family. Robert “Bob” Roberto of Revere died on January 30 at the age of 80. He was the loving husband of the late Angela (Diecidue) Roberto; beloved son…
Major Grant and Full-time Director for Every Child Shines Initiative in East Boston
A collaborative effort to get every child ready for Kindergarten joyful and thriving The Every Child Shines initiative has been awarded a grant from the Commonwealth Children’s Fund for a three-year partnership to support this community vision of ensuring all…
Pressley Leads Colleagues in Calling on Biden to Commute all Federal Death Row Sentences
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley led 35 colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to immediately commute the sentences of everyone on federal death row. “As members of Congress, we stand ready to work with you on your commitment…
The Days are getting Longer
Amidst our winter of discontent, there is some good news on the horizon (literally): The days are getting longer. As this is being written, we will have passed the first full month of the astronomical winter (which starts on December…
Lawsuits will Bring out the Truth
The announcement this past week that Dominion Voting Systems Inc., the company that manufactures voting machines that are used widely across the United States, has filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani for his deliberately defamatory statements about the…