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MAPLE Continues Growth, Adds First Executive Director
Matthew Victor has been named the first Executive Director of Digital Civic Infrastructure at PID, the division under which MAPLE now operates as the flagship project.
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MA House Passes “Transparency” Bill With Zero Transparency
Less than 24 hours after it was publicly released, with no public hearing and no public testimony, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.5469, “An Act Promoting Transparency and Public Access in State Government.” It passed by a vote of 125-28. Advocates of the statewide public records ballot initiative currently advancing toward the November 2026…
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PID MA Action Adds David Green as Interim Organizing Director
David will lead the PID MA Action organizing team as it works to pass four ballot measures in November.
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MAPLE Launches Free Legislative Hearing Transcripts
Transcripts of all MA state legislative hearings are now accessible with a new feature of MAPLE, the Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement.