Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will get seat on Senate Banking Committee
MASSPIRG Reining in Wall Street MassLive Wednesday, December 5, 2012Shira SchoenbergMassachusetts’ Democratic Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren is expected to be appointed to a seat on the U.S. Senate...
View ArticleLook offshore to avert the fiscal cliff
MASSPIRG Close Corporate Tax Loopholes Patriot Ledger Friday, December 14, 2012Deirdre CummingsWith the “fiscal cliff” looming, the debate over tax cuts for the middle and upper class has been fierce....
View ArticleCentral Mass Colleges Score Over $150K From Credit Card Agreements
MASSPIRG Protecting Consumers GoLocalWorcester.com Wednesday, January 9, 2013Adam Joseph DriciCentral Mass Colleges Score Over $150K From Credit Card AgreementsWednesday, January 09, 2013Adam Joseph...
View ArticleCity faulted on spending transparency
MASSPIRG EDUCATION FUND Campaign for Budget Transparency The Boston Globe Thursday, January 24, 2013Globe StaffBoston received a grade of D-minus in a new report that examined the transparency of...
View ArticleBill aims to woo Broadway-bound shows
MASSPIRG Campaign for Budget Transparency The Boston Globe Sunday, February 3, 2013Geoff EdgersEager to revive Boston’s status as a regular testing ground for big-name Broadway musicals, legislators...
View ArticleCollins, Ayotte stand in way of new consumer protection bureau
MASSPIRG Protecting ConsumersReining in Wall Street Boston Globe Thursday, February 21, 2013Deirdre CummingsKUDOS TO Senator Elizabeth Warren for coming out swinging against the big banks at her first...
View ArticleState Supreme Court rules that asking for customers’ ZIP codes is illegal
MASSPIRG Protecting Consumers Patriot Ledger Tuesday, March 12, 2013Steve AdamsGive a store cashier your ZIP code and you could be in for a barrage of junk mail and sales calls.The state’s highest...
View ArticleReport: Bay State website gets good transparency grade
MASSPIRG Campaign for Budget Transparency Boston Herald Tuesday, March 26, 2013Ira KantorThe Bay State has received an “A-” grade when it comes to government spending transparency, climbing to second...
View ArticleCongress sends students deeper into debt
New student loan law bad deal for students and their families.
View ArticleBank provides college ID that doubles as ATM card
Colleges adopt new trend in banking, letting banks run student ID service. MASSPIRG urges caution.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists, businesses clash over bottle bill
BOSTON (WWLP) - 95 state lawmakers have signed onto an expanded bottle bill that proposes to extend the state’s 5-cent refundable deposit on soda cans to water bottles, sports drinks, and juice...
View ArticleWITH BALLOT QUESTION IN THE WORKS, LAWMAKERS HEAR BOTTLE BILL DEBATE
Proposals to expand the bottle deposit were before lawmakers on the Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Committee for a legislative hearing. Frustrated with lawmakers, the bill’s supporters are...
View Article3 Boston area banks ranked among worst on complaints
New MASSPIRG Education Fund Report report ranks banks' record in generating and resolving consumer complaints.
View ArticleSovereign near top of regulator’s list of bank complaints
Two of the region’s biggest banks are near the top of a list of the most complained-about banks in the country.
View ArticleSmart Phones: Making Buses Cool Again?
Article highlights our report, "A New Way to Go: The Apps, Maps, and New Technologies that are Giving More Americans Freedom to Drive Less."
View ArticleJPMorgan should get no tax deduction in settlement deal
Taxpayers should not pay for corporate wrong doing.
View ArticleHazard toys highlighted in MASSPIRG report
Unsafe toys displayed at release of 28th anual toy safety report, "Trouble in Toyland."
View ArticleConsumer group draws attention to dangerous toys
MASSPIRG Education Fund displays dangerous toys while releasing 28th anual report "Trouble in Toyland".
View ArticleBoston's MBTA plan for later service is a welcome switch
Night Owl service is coming back! Beginning next spring, the MBTA will be running selected buses and trains util 3 a.m. on weekends.
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