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Recent News
- About Our Research: Using Quantitative Data Requests from State Agencies as a Data Collection Method September 18, 2025
- Former Governor Deval Patrick and First Lady Diane Patrick Join 2025 Good Apple Award Reception as Honorary Host Committee Members September 9, 2025
- Invisible and Underserved: How Massachusetts Fails Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness August 6, 2025
- 2025 Good Apple Award Reception Announcement July 22, 2025
The 2020 State Budget: House Amendments Need Support!
Action Alert The Massachusetts House of Representatives will debate its FY20 budget proposal this week and several key amendments have been filed that still need support! These amendments fill in funding gaps when the amount allocated in the House Committee on Ways & Means’ budget recommendations (released April 10th) fell short of supporting the clear […]
The 2020 Budget Battle Begins: Co-sponsors Needed!
Action Alert Along with spring showers, the state budget season has arrived! This is the critical time of year when the state legislature makes important decisions about which services and programs to invest in and at what levels. The state budget is a statement of our values as a Commonwealth. In it we find the […]
2019 Good Apple Reception
Honoring Robert F. Rivers, Chair and CEO of Eastern Bank On March 28, 2019, the Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (“MA Appleseed”) honored Robert F. Rivers with its 12th annual Good Apple Award. Each year, MA Appleseed presents the “Good Apple” award to someone in the Massachusetts business or legal community who demonstrates the principles of social […]
The Federal Government Reverses Progress On School Discipline
By Jake Hofstetter | Research and Policy Associate In the wake of the massacres in Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas, the Trump administration proposed several steps, such as arming teachers, to improve school safety. In addition to these proposals, the Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her Commission on School Safety released a report that also […]
2019 Good Apple Reception Announcement
Save the Date! March 28, 2019 6:00 pm Reception 7:00 pm Award Ceremony Boston Harbor Hotel, Wharf Room 12th Annual Good Apple Award On Thursday, March 28th 2019 Massachusetts Appleseed will host its 12th annual Good Apple reception at the Boston Harbor Hotel. We are pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Good […]
Jessica L. Ellis and Samuel R. Gates Join Massachusetts Appleseed’s Board of Directors
For Immediate Release Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice welcomed Jessica L. Ellis, a Hearing Officer in the Legal Division at the Department of Public Utilities, and Samuel R. Gates, an Associate at Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP, to its Board of Directors on November 27, 2018. The Massachusetts Appleseed Center, a […]