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Constitutional amendment targets outcomes of 'racist policies'

Pointing to the more severe health impacts the COVID-19 pandemic wrought on communities of color, Sen. Adam Hinds urged his colleagues on Tuesday to advance an amendment to the state constitution aimed at eliminating racist policies behind disproportionate outcomes.
Racial inequities like the higher rates of infection and death among Black and Latino residents do not happen by chance, Hinds said, describing them as the predictable endpoint of decades of policy choices that result in economic, housing and environmental injustice.
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As the Judiciary Committee kicked off its review of constitutional amendments, Hinds is promoting a change (S 21) that would declare persistent unequal outcomes for groups with constitutionally protected status to be considered unconstitutional inequality. With that update, Hinds said, the state would be more forcefully required to close any gaps in a proactive manner. ....

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What should Massachusetts learn from COVID? Lawmakers to discuss state's future in hearing Tuesday

What should Massachusetts learn from COVID? Lawmakers to discuss state’s future in hearing Tuesday
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The so-called “new normal” ahead of Massachusetts raises questions about telework, health care and housing that lawmakers say they want to address before it’s too late.
Chief among those concerns for some lawmakers and policy experts is the “digital divide” that persists in parts of Massachusetts. Lawmakers serving on the Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts Post-Pandemic Resiliency plan to dive into technological disparities across the state its first hearing 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. ....

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What should Massachusetts learn from COVID? Lawmakers to discuss state's future in hearing Tuesday

What should Massachusetts learn from COVID? Lawmakers to discuss state's future in hearing Tuesday
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Looking forward: The millionaire's tax in a post-pandemic Mass.

Looking forward: The millionaire’s tax in a post-pandemic Mass.
SEN. ADAM HINDS, D-Pittsfield SEN. ADAM HINDS, D-Pittsfield
Published: 3/15/2021 7:58:15 PM
BOSTON – As Massachusetts residents and legislators continue to acclimate to the new normal in the year since the pandemic started, some are turning their attention back to a hot topic that has been debated for years – the “millionaire’s tax.”
The proposal for a state constitutional amendment that would impose a 4% surtax on income exceeding $1 million, also known as the Fair Share Amendment and Proposition 80, passed through the Massachusetts House and Senate during the last legislative session and, if approved again, will be decided on the November 2022 ballot. ....

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The Recorder - Looking forward: The millionaire's tax in a post-pandemic Mass.

The Recorder - Looking forward: The millionaire's tax in a post-pandemic Mass.
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