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By Simon Rios, WBUR Reporter
May 13, 2021
Simon Rios, WBUR Reporter
New Bedford resident Liliana Cruz holds up a copy of the eviction letter she received in January. The landlord wants her out by the end of May. Simón Rios/WBUR
Liliana Cruz choked up at her kitchen table in New Bedford as she talked about faithfully paying her rent every month over the last five years. Despite that, her landlord has sent her a notice ordering her to leave the three-bedroom house by the end of this month.
“From one day to the next, it doesn’t matter what I pay, I have to go,” she said in Spanish. “And I don’t bother the landlord with anything. I spent my own money to fix the bathrooms. This is heavy, but God gives me strength.”
Pressure renewed for ‘millionaire tax’ in Massachusetts The Massachusetts State House in Boston. AP FILE PHOTO
BOSTON Advocates renewed their push Wednesday to create a so-called “millionaire tax” in Massachusetts.
The proposed constitutional amendment is needed to help funnel additional dollars into public education, public colleges and universities, and the repair and maintenance of roads, bridges, and public transportation, supporters said.
The proposal is being pushed by Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition of labor unions, community organizations, and religious groups.
Massachusetts’ communities of color in particular are being harmed by inequitable access to transportation and higher education, Pablo Ruiz, deputy director of the SEIU State Council, said during a press conference Wednesday.
Push for ‘millionaire tax’ renewed in Massachusetts
Posted May 06, 2021
Advocates renewed their push Wednesday to create a so-called “millionaire tax” in Massachusetts.
The proposed constitutional amendment is needed to help funnel additional dollars into public education, public colleges and universities, and the repair and maintenance of roads, bridges, and public transportation, supporters said.
The proposal is being pushed by Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition of labor unions, community organizations, and religious groups.
Massachusetts’ communities of color in particular are being harmed by inequitable access to transportation and higher education, Pablo Ruiz, deputy director of the SEIU State Council, said during a press conference Wednesday.