State House Hearing Spotlights “Opportunity to Own” Bill That Would Expand Employee Ownership in Massachusetts

Public hearing to feature testimony from worker-owners, legislators, and small business leaders on preserving local businesses through employee ownership

Opportunity to Own policy will help MA families weather economic shocks, advocates say.

Boston residents voted to fund six projects, including rental aid for young residents, food access, and support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth

Five winning projects from Boston’s first city-wide Participatory Budgeting vote to be announced tomorrow.

CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Communications Director, Center for Economic Democracy, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731

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At its September 12th meeting, Boston residents from the Better Budget Alliance called on the City's Office of Participatory Budgeting and its Oversight Board to make all funds set aside for participatory budgeting available for use in the current cycle of the process.

Contact: Helen "Homefries"  Matthews, Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power, homefries@economicdemocracy.usMassachusetts - The Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power (COWOP), a state-wide coalition dedicated to advancing businesses owned and governed collectively by...

Councilors and grassroots leaders convene at Grassroots Budget Briefing event