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BIG WIN FOR UPDATED BOTTLE BILL IN SENATE

Thursday, July 19, 2012

In the spirit of the upcoming Olympics, the Massachusetts Senate earned a gold medal tonight when they passed the Updated Bottle Bill.

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CFPB ISSUES RULE REGULATING BIG CREDIT BUREAUS

Monday, July 16, 2012

By | Ed Mierzwinski

National Consumer Program Director

Today, at a field hearing in Detroit, as expected, the CFPB announced its first "larger participants" rule, giving itself the authority to supervise, or look inside the mysterious "black box" operations, of the biggest credit bureaus.

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White House Office Hours with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

By | Student PIRGs

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is doing a live Q&A on Twitter on Wednesday, June 27th at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Secretary Duncan will answer your questions about college affordability and the administration’s education policies and priorities.

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Winning. Victory in Florida

Friday, June 1, 2012

By | Florida PIRG

Yesterday, in a huge victory for students and Floridians, a judge overturned a new state law that would have made it harder for student governments and groups like us to to register young people to vote.

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