IN A RECENT CommonWealth commentary piece, Christopher Geary laid out the many complications and carve-outs created by many of the “debt-free” public higher education plans across the nation. For years, we have been advocating for a first-dollar, truly debt-free public higher education system in Massachusetts. This legislative session, we have re-filed “An Act relative to […]
Natalie Higgins
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The case for paid family leave and a boost in minimum wage
25 YEARS AGO, on February 5, 1993, President Clinton signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows certain workers to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave to deal with a serious health condition, have a baby, bond with a newborn or adopted child, or take care of a seriously […]