BOSTON – Thursday, April 29, 2021 –
Representatives Jack Patrick Lewis, Carmine Lawerance Gentile, Maria Duaime Robinson worked to secure wins for Framingham and the MetroWest region when passing the Massachusetts House Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responds to the needs of Framingham residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. The statewide budget funded at $47.716 billion, the House s FY22 budget continues its strong commitment to cities and towns, and includes significant investments in education, supportive services for vulnerable populations, and workforce and economic development, among other priorities. This year s budget puts needed resources into the Commonwealth to combat the emotional, educational, physical, and economic hurdles we have faced throughout the COVID-19 crisis. With emphasis on our most vulnerable populations, this budget will allow Massachusetts to quickly recover and
John Lewisâs Final Fight For Voting Rights
Democrats big reform bill contains 300 pages expanding voting rights that were written by the late civil rights leader.
By Paul Blumenthal
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Images
As Congress debates the passage of a sweeping reform bill targeting voting rights, campaign finance, redistricting and ethics, Democrats in the House and Senate have the name of a colleague who is no longer with them on their lips.
Rep. John Lewis, who died last year, dedicated his life to expanding and protecting the right to vote. He was attacked for it. And he was elected, in part, to help preserve it. He ultimately helped write part of the bill that Democrats are now pushing to enact.
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The Lustgarten Foundation and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) have established two new career development awards for early-career female and underrepresented pancreatic cancer researchers, representing a generous commitment of the Lustgarten Foundation of up to $1.8 million. The awards will honor the extraordinary lives and legacies of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and civil rights icon and 17-term Georgia Congressman John Robert Lewis, two influential and inspiring public figures who died of pancreatic cancer in 2020.
Each year, more than 45,000 American lives are lost to pancreatic cancer now the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths with a five-year relative survival rate of 10 percent. Recognizing the critical need for more research funding, the Lustgarten Foundation, the world s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research, and the AACR, the first and largest cancer research organization in the world dedica
The Lustgarten Foundation and the AACR Honor Two American Icons Lost to Pancreatic Cancer with New Career Development Awards for Researchers
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WOODBURY, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Lustgarten Foundation and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) have established two new career development awards for both early-career female and under-represented pancreatic cancer researchers, representing a generous commitment of the Lustgarten Foundation of up to $1.8 million. The awards will honor the extraordinary lives and legacies of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and civil rights icon and 17-term Georgia Congressman John Robert Lewis, two influential and inspiring public figures who died of pancreatic cancer in 2020.
New support fund to reduce health disparities honors civil rights hero John Lewis Details
UAB Health System has donated $25,000 to establish the John Lewis Health Equity Program Support Fund. The gift, in honor of the Alabama native and civil rights hero, supports the UAB Academy for Addressing Health Disparities Through Health Care Leadership.
The Academy, housed in the School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Services Administration, is a summer enrichment program for undergraduate students aimed at reducing health disparities through the development of diverse, inclusive health care leaders. The students who attend identify as Black, Latinx, Native American or multi-cultural; are from rural, urban, and other underserved communities; and are the first in their families to attend college or graduate school.