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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Tips & Helpful Resources
For the most up-to-date information, please refer to: Mass Department of Public Health or Live Cases, Quarantine and Monitoring...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Greater Boston Food Bank honors Representative Andy X. Vargas as Public Advocate of the Year
BOSTON – Jan. 24, 2020 – The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, honored State...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
Remarks from MLK Breakfast With Cavalry Baptist and UU Churches of Haverhill
Remarks as prepared Good morning! It’s a pleasure to be here with you all at a breakfast that so many of us look forward to every year....
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Dec 9, 2019
- 1 min
Rep. Vargas on WGBH Discussing Breakfast After The Bell Bill
After the House passed breakfast after the bell legislation filed by Rep. Vargas, he joined Erin McAleer, President of Project Bread on...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Vargas’s “Breakfast After the Bell” Bill Passes Massachusetts House of Representatives Unanimously
Earlier today, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 591, An Act regarding breakfast after the bell....
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Boston Globe Editorial Board Endorses Rep. Vargas's Vaccines Bill, H.3999
The Boston Globe Editorial Board has endorsed Representative Andy X. Vargas's bill to remove the religious exemption to childhood...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Aug 25, 2019
- 1 min
Haverhill Promise, Literacy Initiative Reaches Milestone
Haverhill Promise was launched in February of 2018 as a citywide grade level reading initiative. Rep. Vargas, alongside school committee...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
Haverhill Schools Will Now Offer Universal Free Breakfast & Lunch
It's official! Breakfast & lunch are free for all Haverhill Public Schools students. Thanks to the Community Eligible Provision— a...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Jul 23, 2019
- 3 min
Legislature Passes FY20 Budget with $3.7 Million Increase in Haverhill Education Funding
The budget included $58,353,924 in Chapter 70 local education aid for Haverhill, an increase of $3.7 million from last year
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Jul 16, 2019
- 3 min
MA Should Be Next to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting
During the summer of 2002, Senator John McCain delivered a recorded phone message to the citizens of Alaska
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Jun 4, 2019
- 1 min
Vargas pushes for effective breakfast after the bell program
On Monday, Rep. Vargas offered testimony in support of Breakfast After the Bell legislation to ensure that every student has access to a...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- May 15, 2019
- 2 min
Rep. Vargas Testifies Before Housing Committee in Support of Housing Reform Bill
BOSTON, MA-- Representative Andy X. Vargas testified yesterday before the Joint Committee on Housing in support of H.1288 An Act Relative...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Apr 26, 2019
- 2 min
House Passes Balanced Budget with Key Investments in Haverhill
Representative Andy X.Vargas secured key investments for Haverhill in the balanced House budget finalized last night. The Fiscal Year...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Apr 2, 2019
- 1 min
Emrah Fejzic Joins Rep. Vargas's Office as Legislative Aide
Emrah Fejzic was born in Stuttgart, Germany to a family of Bosnian refugees escaping the Yugoslav wars. His family immigrated to the...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Feb 28, 2019
- 1 min
Restoring Heating Assistance, Combatting Homelessness and More in Supplemental Budget
Despite severe cuts at the federal level that drastically reduced the low-income heating energy assistance program (LIHEAP), the...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Feb 27, 2019
- 3 min
Two Alternatives to Raising MBTA Fares
Rep. Andy X. Vargas Stakeholders from across several sectors have expressed deep concern for the MBTA’s proposed fare increases....
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
Rep. Vargas Appointed to Ways & Means Committee
For more information: Kiara Tringali 617-722-2014 | kiara.tringali@mahouse.gov VARGAS APPOINTED TO WAYS AND MEANS, THREE OTHER COMMITTEES...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
State's Shannon Grant for Haverhill Increased
HAVERHILL, MA—Today, the Baker administration along with Representative Vargas gathered at the State House to announce the 2019...
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Office of Rep. Vargas
- Jan 17, 2019
- 2 min
HPD Receives $255k public safety staffing grant from state
HAVERHILL, MA— The Baker Administration recently announced the award of more than $3 million in state fund grants to assist police and...
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