Terrific piece in support of #SafeCommunitiesAct from health and human rights research fellow. "Public health and safety depend on community members’ ability to trust public institutions." @MIRACoalition @AmyGrunder @JamieEldridgeMA @lizforboston #mapoli https://t.co/Bav2woclYt
Ruth Balser
@RepRuthBalser · MA · H
Posts167
Engagement2,483
Voting-record position-0.430
CoverageFeb 2, 2020 to Mar 14, 2023
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Most distinctive Law and Crime 0.4 pp above the party median
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| Law and Crime | 4.4% | 4.1% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 167 |
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Terrific piece in support of #SafeCommunitiesAct from health and human rights research fellow. "Public health and safety depend on community members’ ability to trust public institutions." @MIRACoalition @AmyGrunder @JamieEldridgeMA @lizforboston #mapoli https://t.co/Bav2woclYt
Terrific piece in support of #SafeCommunitiesAct from health and human rights research fellow. "Public health and safety depend on community members’ ability to trust public institutions." @MIRACoalition @AmyGrunder @JamieEldridgeMA @lizforboston #mapoli https://t.co/Bav2woclYt
Terrific piece in support of #SafeCommunitiesAct from health and human rights research fellow. "Public health and safety depend on community members’ ability to trust public institutions." @MIRACoalition @AmyGrunder @JamieEldridgeMA @lizforboston #mapoli https://t.co/Bav2woclYt
Representative Ruth B. Balser, a Newton Democrat and leading opponent of prison-based treatment programs, said it<U+2019>s simply wrong <U+201C>to be sending people who are seriously ill, who have not been charged with a crime, to a criminal justice facility. https://t.co/qykigP8Uf0
Good news from state house! Joint committee on public safety and homeland security passed #SafeCommunitiesAct , which I filed with @RepLizMiranda @JamieEldridgeMA . Thx to committee chairs @HaroldNaughton @SenatorMikeMoore https://t.co/bwJlSLjInU
Terrific piece in support of #SafeCommunitiesAct from health and human rights research fellow. "Public health and safety depend on community members’ ability to trust public institutions." @MIRACoalition @AmyGrunder @JamieEldridgeMA @lizforboston #mapoli https://t.co/Bav2woclYt
Spoke at briefing for legislature's Criminal Justice Reform Caucus about transferring oversight of Bridgewater State Hospital from DOC to DMH. @cindycreem @JamieEldridgeMA @MaryKeefeMA @DLCMA @MentalHealth_MA Thanks to the families with loved ones at Bridgewater for speaking out! https://t.co/skVAR4uP0Q
RT @GaviWolfe: MA is a leader in<U+2026>imprisoning people for forced substance use treatment? Not what our state should be known for. https://t<U+2026>
Proud to vote for historic police reform legislation today. #BlackLivesMatter @SpeakerDeLeo @MABLLC @RepChynahTyler @Vote4gonzalez @RepLizMiranda #mapoli https://t.co/UPRgxaB78d