Category: Supported Legislation
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What is the Finish Line Grant?
Read more about the proposal for one free year of public college in Mass.
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2015-16 State Legislative Session Priorities
The 2015-16 State legislative session is very exciting for public higher education. Here are PHENOM’s priorities and supported legislation for this session. We will continue to develop this page and provide […]
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PHENOM organizes rally on the student loan debt crisis and thanks Sen. Elizabeth Warren for Student Loan Debt Refinance Bill
Last Friday, PHENOM organized a rally in Government Center, outside of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Boston Office. The rally raised awareness of the student loan debt crisis and expressed thanks for […]
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PHENOM Calls on Senate to Match House Funding
The Senate Ways and Means Committee has proposed a budget for public higher education that falls far short of that passed by the House of Representatives. Most importantly, it does […]
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PHENOM Unites Public Higher Ed Advocates
A year ago, PHENOM brought together the “Summit” coalition to unite our allies in campaigns to support public higher education. The group has been meeting monthly at the State House, […]
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What Do We Want?
Well, of course we want high quality, well-staffed, affordable public higher education accessible to all and free in the long run. But right now, here’s what we are asking the […]
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Casino $$$ for Higher Ed in Conference Committee
Both the Massachusetts House and Senate have made important statements by allocating a share of projected casino revenues to public higher education. As the casino legislation moves to Conference Committee, […]
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Gambling Revenue for Higher Education
PHENOM and all supporters of public higher education won a major victory when the Massachusetts House passed an amendment allocating a portion of the projected casino revenues to public higher […]
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An Act to Invest in Our Communities
With the end of federal stimulus funding, we have a nearly $2 Billion budget deficit. That means our schools, Local Aid, and emergency and health care services face deep cuts this […]
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PHENOM’s FY 2012 Legislative Agenda
In line with the Campaign for A Great State of Mind, we need to take bold steps toward affordability, access, retention and quality.