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Wouldn't It Be Nice if Bus and Bikeshare Worked Together?

Monday, April 15, 2019
By | Matt Casale
Director, 21st Century Transportation Campaign

Guest Post from Frontier Group's Gideon Weissman: His week on BlueBike, Boston's bikeshare system, felt like a glimpse into the future of urban transportation. Now, how can Boston realize a modern transit system that more closely integrates bikes, buses and trains?

MASSPIRG Testifies Before Legislative Committee to Lower Rx Prices

Thursday, April 11, 2019
By | Deirdre Cummings
Legislative Director

I testified today in favor of An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability (H. 1133/S. 706) that will reduce the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs, make pharmaceutical costs and pricing more transparent, and as a result reduce the cost of health care.

MASSPIRG Supports Important Road Safety Legislation

Thursday, March 28, 2019
By | Matt Casale
Director, 21st Century Transportation Campaign

In 2018, across the U.S., 6,227 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes. This is the largest annual number of pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. since 1990. In 2017, across the U.S., 777 bicyclists were killed in motor vehicle crashes. There is no question that we need to do more to keep people on our roads safe. On March 28, MASSPIRG submitted testimony to the State House's Joint Committee on Transportation in support of important legislation that will make our roads safer.

CFPB's Kraninger Provides Opaque Statement To Committee; Questions and Second Panel Will Be Critical

Thursday, March 7, 2019
By | Ed Mierzwinski
Senior Director, Federal Consumer Program

Today, new CFPB director Kathy Kraninger testifies to Congress for the first time. The House Financial Services Committee will need to drill down with tough questions. Why? Kraninger's written pre-filed statement reads like an answer to a warped question from old television's Sergeant Joe Friday: "Just the irrelevant, off-point facts, ma'am." The committee should also look to the cogent testimony of consumer, civil rights, military family and student advocates also appearing today.

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