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  April 2, 2018
  ...Bond Ratings Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Digital Accessibility Awareness for Municipalities 2.0 Municipal Operations Strategic Organizational Alignment: Part 2 See MORE Resources Advocacy We fight for critical funding for essential...
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• MMA looks ahead to new legislative session

  January 4, 2019
  ...water infrastructure, and recycling, to name a few. While advocacy remains our focus, connecting with members is a priority for the Legislative Division. Throughout October, our five-member team crisscrossed the...
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• National League of Cities offers federal update at meeting of mayors

  April 23, 2025
  ...to bolster advocacy efforts. The NLC is soliciting feedback about recent experiences working with federal agencies by email to advocacy@nlc.org. Panettieri said that recent reductions in the federal workforce will...
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• Massachusetts Select Board Association

  June 28, 2018
  ...ideas, pursue educational opportunities, meet with state leaders and subject-matter experts, and participate in the advocacy work of the MMA. The select board is the group in town that sets...
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• Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association

  July 11, 2018
  ...with state leaders and subject-matter experts, and participate in the advocacy work of the MMA. City councils and town councils act as the legislative branch in a city form of...
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• Massachusetts Mayors’ Association

  July 11, 2018
  ...subject-matter experts, and participate in the advocacy work of the MMA. • List of current Massachusetts mayors Mayors serve as the chief executive officer of their cities. Twenty-five are elected...
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• Local officials seek state, federal aid to cover snow account deficits

  March 6, 2015
  ...which would pave the way for significant federal aid.   “We respectfully ask that you continue your advocacy,” the letter states. “Unless we receive substantial financial relief, the mounting red...
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• State, local officials begin work for accurate census

  April 4, 2019
  Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin speaks at a 2020 Census kick off event on April 1 in Framingham. (photo courtesy Marion Davis, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition) April...
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• Statewide plastic bag ban now before House committee

  October 7, 2019
  ...for environmental advocacy groups. These groups cite data showing that without a small fee on paper bags to accompany a ban on plastic bags, consumers will simply switch to using...
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• Mayor Fuller is new MMA president; Jill Hai is VP

  January 31, 2022
  ...to maximize the organization’s advocacy work on behalf of cities and towns, as well as the MMA’s spirit of collaboration and learning among its members. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, who...
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