Office of Rep. VargasSep 15, 20201 minCivics Education Fellowship- Apply by 9/22State Representative Andy X. Vargas Civics Education Fellowship Background: The Office of Representative Vargas seeks a highly motivated,...
Office of Rep. VargasMar 9, 20202 minCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) Tips & Helpful ResourcesFor the most up-to-date information, please refer to: Mass Department of Public Health or Live Cases, Quarantine and Monitoring Coronavir...
Office of Rep. VargasJan 27, 20203 minThe 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 Repres...
Office of Rep. VargasJan 19, 20203 minRemarks from MLK Breakfast With Cavalry Baptist and UU Churches of HaverhillRemarks 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. T...
Office of Rep. VargasDec 9, 20191 minRep. Vargas on WGBH Discussing Breakfast After The Bell BillAfter the House passed breakfast after the bell legislation filed by Rep. Vargas, he joined Erin McAleer, President of Project Bread on W...
Office of Rep. VargasNov 21, 20192 minVargas’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. C...
Office of Rep. VargasOct 9, 20191 minBoston Globe Editorial Board Endorses Rep. Vargas's Vaccines Bill, H.3999The Boston Globe Editorial Board has endorsed Representative Andy X. Vargas's bill to remove the religious exemption to childhood vaccine...
Office of Rep. VargasAug 25, 20191 minHaverhill Promise, Literacy Initiative Reaches MilestoneHaverhill Promise was launched in February of 2018 as a citywide grade level reading initiative. Rep. Vargas, alongside school committee ...
Office of Rep. VargasAug 20, 20191 minHaverhill 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 federa...
Office of Rep. VargasJul 23, 20193 minLegislature Passes FY20 Budget with $3.7 Million Increase in Haverhill Education FundingThe budget included $58,353,924 in Chapter 70 local education aid for Haverhill, an increase of $3.7 million from last year
Office of Rep. VargasJul 16, 20193 minMA Should Be Next to Adopt Ranked Choice VotingDuring the summer of 2002, Senator John McCain delivered a recorded phone message to the citizens of Alaska
Office of Rep. VargasJun 4, 20191 minVargas pushes for effective breakfast after the bell programOn Monday, Rep. Vargas offered testimony in support of Breakfast After the Bell legislation to ensure that every student has access to a ...
Office of Rep. VargasMay 15, 20192 minRep. 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...
Office of Rep. VargasApr 26, 20192 minHouse Passes Balanced Budget with Key Investments in HaverhillRepresentative Andy X.Vargas secured key investments for Haverhill in the balanced House budget finalized last night. The Fiscal Year 202...
Office of Rep. VargasApr 2, 20191 minEmrah Fejzic Joins Rep. Vargas's Office as Legislative AideEmrah Fejzic was born in Stuttgart, Germany to a family of Bosnian refugees escaping the Yugoslav wars. His family immigrated to the Unit...
Office of Rep. VargasFeb 28, 20191 minRestoring Heating Assistance, Combatting Homelessness and More in Supplemental BudgetDespite severe cuts at the federal level that drastically reduced the low-income heating energy assistance program (LIHEAP), the Massachu...
Office of Rep. VargasFeb 27, 20193 minTwo Alternatives to Raising MBTA FaresRep. Andy X. Vargas Stakeholders from across several sectors have expressed deep concern for the MBTA’s proposed fare increases. Advocate...
Office of Rep. VargasFeb 20, 20191 minRep. Vargas Appointed to Ways & Means CommitteeFor more information: Kiara Tringali 617-722-2014 | kiara.tringali@mahouse.gov VARGAS APPOINTED TO WAYS AND MEANS, THREE OTHER COMMITTEES...
Office of Rep. VargasFeb 13, 20191 minState's Shannon Grant for Haverhill IncreasedHAVERHILL, MA—Today, the Baker administration along with Representative Vargas gathered at the State House to announce the 2019 allocatio...
Office of Rep. VargasJan 17, 20192 minHPD Receives $255k public safety staffing grant from stateHAVERHILL, MA— The Baker Administration recently announced the award of more than $3 million in state fund grants to assist police and fi...
