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Met with my local state house rep today to get their support for a bill making its way through the legislature. A few questions about the bill, but they said they supported it and were willing to testify before the next committee.

Here’s hoping the bill to fund more arts/music in schools passes.

Don't forget to order from Panera anytime today and 20% of the sales will be donated to the Franklin Music Boosters! Be sure to show this flyer when ordering in-store or use code FUND4U when ordering online.

Still have to get past the loyalty checks

State government seems like a better way to build creds. No one will trust anyone who managed to get past the loyalty tests for this admin

As part of our ongoing encouragement to experience live music in the community, we’re sharing the following event for general interest

Free concert
Sun Jan 18 at 5:00 PM
KP High School

This is not affiliated/endorsed by any school district

Performers include Ms Wright, Mr Ireland, and Mr Donnelly

Finance Committee 1-14-26 YouTube video by FRANKLIN TOWN HALL TV

Massachusetts locals -

Great discussion on how property tax works at a local level here.

Any Franklinites should listen to the first couple of hours

www.youtube.com/live/BaC9XFa...

Central MA here. Just don’t go out. It’s an ice sheet.

2026 CALENDAR RAFFLE Franklin Music Boosters, supporting all music students in Franklin Public Schools

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If thats just the advertising, it seems like $7140 more than private sector. If it includes HR processing it’s reasonable.

But it’s telling they need that much to persuade people in a down economy to join.

They convinced a sizable chunk of people that enforcement was corrupt, and there was no proving them wrong because any honest mistake meant the whole barrel was rotten and must be destroyed. And even non-mistakes can be misinterpreted or misconstrued as bad enforcement

When my kids entered school a whole bunch of school-parent comms were over Twitter.

These comms are now ending, going mostly to instagram. But the school district can’t handle the racism on X anymore. Insta isn’t great, but at least not X

Plugging this into my local network. Lots of advocates here. We will try to reach a bunch of other district groups too.

As a president of a parent booster org, needing to rethink advertising every 3-6 months is exhausting. We’re not paid nor are we media experts. But we had been using pages to get word out and registrations for things

@ericzanconato.bsky.social As a MA resident and a big supporter of music in schools, can you share more about this? I’d love to get involved at the advocacy level. We just resurrected middle school strings from life support in my town.

Don't forget to head over to Dave's Hot Chicken today for lunch between 11 am and 2 pm and support the Franklin Music Boosters. Show this flyer at checkout and 20% of every purchase will be donated to support music in Franklin Schools!

You mean the Trump accounts?

Hmm. Protecting watersheds. Clearly a nefarious group,

That’s gotta be the father, otherwise Kast is 100 years old

We wonder the same in Franklin.

We’re vaguely hoping for a new question next November.

Problem is *everyone* hates the TA and the rules are such that the TC can’t do much. New Tc already complaining that they can’t make changes they think are necessary.

From a neighboring town - I thought Norton had completely eliminated band. So I’m strangely sorta happy to see there’s something?

My town managed to bring back 1 more music ed but still need 2-3 more (2 HS, 3 MS, 3 ES).

MTG states she believes her colleagues should have the ability to bring legislation to the floor for a vote. She is considering signing every discharge petition just to thwart House leadership

I can’t believe I agree with MTG.

When did Tampa Bay adopt Tennessee’s colors? Turned on Thursday night football and thought I was seeing a college game (Tennessee/ auburn) not Tampa Bay / Atlanta

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Great to see a mayor try to reach out to the community to answer questions.

My town seems to limit participation in Q&As to those at the senior center at 10am on a Thursday, so definitely not hitting a cross-section of adults.

I know a number (7 or so) of architects. They were drawn into the profession because they loved creating and building, heavily in Lego, as kids. Very artistic oriented. I don’t think any of them ever read Rand.

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Go Blue!

2 Ivies in the FCS - shows how strong Ivy League has been all along.

Why and from who? Texas already acts this way

We need a constitutional amendment limiting the number of pardons a president can issue. Something like 2 or 3 per week served as president.