Join us THIS SATURDAY, May 13th, 10am – 12pm to stand out against Alternatives Pregnancy Center in Greenfield, an anti-abortion center! Saturday, May 13, 10am-12pm Rally on the Greenfield Town Common, then march to Alternatives Pregnancy Center (466 Main St, Greenfield MA) It is so important to oppose antiabortion centers like this one which challenge…

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Big thanks to all who came to the online forum on MA school funding we hosted earlier this month! Here is another webinar from Tracy Novick, who presented at the education funding forum, where she shares a more extended introduction to Chapter 70 funding in Massachusetts. Webinar: Tracy Novick, Explains Chapter 70 in Seventy Minutes…

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We postponed the forum this past week due to the weather, and we are pleased to announce that the forum is rescheduled for Tuesday, April 4th, at 7pm! Register for the zoom link here: tinyurl.com/MASchoolFunding ___________________________________________ FCCPR is offering an online forum on April 4th at 7 pm focused on school funding. Massachusetts is a very…

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Due to weather, we are postponing tonight’s online forum on school funding. We’ll be in touch soon with the rescheduled date and time! You can still register for the zoom link and will get a notification about the new time and date! Tinyurl.com/maSchoolFunding

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FCCPR is offering an online forum on MARCH 14 at 7 pm focused on school funding. Massachusetts is a very wealthy state.  It has close to eight billion dollars in its rainy day fund.  It has so much money on hand that it was required by law to send money back to taxpayers.  And Massachusetts…

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On November 20th we held our General Assembly which was filled with lots of lively discussion. Here are some of the highlights. Results of ballot questions we worked on. We had targeted several of the ballot questions for our work. Here are the results. Question 1 Fair Share -Millionaires Tax Franklin County 21,052 Yes 9,859…

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By Ferd Wulkan and Anne Ferguson We all know we have a housing crisis all across our country.  Rents have skyrocketed; there are insufficient numbers of apartments and houses available; many people in our cities are unhoused; rent control is considered too radical; there are few protections against evictions.  The American dream has long included…

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Where do We Go from Here? Hold the Date Sunday November 20, 2022 2:00pm to 4:00pm Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St. Greenfield

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From the FCCPR Co-Ordinating Committee Yes on Question 1 – Fair Share Amendment, the Millionaires Tax This is a long needed amendment to our State Constitution. This proposed constitutional amendment would establish an additional 4% state income tax on that portion of annual taxable income in excess of $1 million. This income level would be…

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Wednesday September 7 at 5pm Greenfield City Hall Are you upset by Mayor Wedergartner’s unilateral decision to give Chief Haigh his job back, with zero regard to his illegal, racist conduct and his enabling of serious misconduct in the Greenfield Police Department?  You’re not alone! Please come out on Wednesday, September 7 at 5pm in…

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