HIGHLIGHTS FISCAL YEAR 2014 HOUSE BUDGET FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
- Posted on April 29, 2013
- in Education, Higher Education
- by Tom
Total state funds for higher education line items in FY 2014 House Budget: $1,045,097,857 (FY 2013 GAA total: $947,293,757)
Budget Live Blog: Wednesday, April 24
10:51AM: Here’s a link to the public health consolidated amendment: http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H3400/Amendment/House/H/OriginalText … #mapoli 10:59AM: Public health conslidated includes new reporting requirements for the board of registration in pharmacy #mapoli 11:01AM: multiple am. also includes $500k for HIV/AIDs and $3 million for disease prevention incl. cancer, mutliple sclerosis, PKU #mapoli 11:02AM: Very happy to [...]
Budget Live Blog: Tuesday, April 23
10:25AM: Consolidated amendment for housing and social services just released: http://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H3400/Amendment/House/C/OriginalText … #mapoli 11:10AM: Legislators with bills related to mental health and disabilities meeting will meet at 11:30AM #mapoli 12:30PM: Casey Affleck, animal rights supporter, is in the chamber as a guest of Rep. Decker #mapoli 12:36PM: Members of the National guard are in the [...]
Budget Live Blog: Monday, April 22
- Posted on April 21, 2013
- in Blogging, Transparency
- by Tom
1:08PM: We’re started. First revenue, then education.#mapoli 2:29PM: Lots of tax amendments being debated – meals tax holiday, sales tax, income tax. #mapoli 2:30PM: House of Representatives will assemble on the front steps of the State House for a moment silence for the marathon victims. #mapoli 2:50 PM 3:18PM: Thanks to Katie for speaking at [...]
SANNICANDRO TO LIVE BLOG BUDGET DEBATE
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- in Blogging, Transparency
- by Tom
Representative Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) will live blog the House’s budget debate for the third straight year starting Monday, April 22. The blog will be featured on his website tomworksforus.com, as well as his Twitter handle @tsannicandro.
“The budget is an critical piece of legislation,” Sannicandro said. “It’s an important debate, one in which the public gets to see the business of government unfold before them. By live-blogging the debate I hope people feel more included in this important legislative process.”
SANNICANDRO, HIGHER ED COMMITTEE HEAR FROM COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
- Posted on April 10, 2013
- in Education, Higher Education
- by Tom
State Representative Tom Sannicandro, who represents Ashland and parts of Framingham, led the final oversight hearing of the Committee on Higher Education on Tuesday, as seven state college presidents and two vice presidents testified, including Framingham State President Timothy Flanagan.
The hearing marks the fifth and final oversight hearing for the committee, at which members have heard from Secretary of Education Matt Malone, Commissioner of Higher Education Richard Freeland, and presidents and vice presidents from the state colleges, community colleges, and UMass system.
HEARING FURTHERS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LEGISLATURE, COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Continuing efforts to support the higher education system, Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) chaired an oversight hearing of the Committee on Higher Education on Tuesday featuring seven of the state’s community college presidents.
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Scholarships in high demand fields
Yesterday, I had the chance to speak at an event honoring students who had earned scholarships in high-demand fields. I heard from a couple of the students who are benefitting from these scholarships. These scholarships ensure we are building a strong economy with good, educated talent that, as one student said, will pay us back a thousand-fold.
