Word: masspirg
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...MassPIRG is "far to the left of liberal," said James E. Higgins '83, chairman of the Republican union, yesterday...
...part of a national Republican campaign against the 21 PIRGs around the country, the state Republican union is opposing funding of MassPIRG's 11 campus chapters and the establishment of new branches. Higgins said. Harvard has no PIRG chapter...
...MassPIRG's work involves research, legislative lobbying, and organizing public support for consumer issues, but the group is non-aligned politically and does not endorse candidates or comment on obviously political issues such as budget proposals. Richard J. Hannigan, one of the group's organizers, said this week...
...added that the group's positions are progressive, but that in the case of the bottle law, many Republican leaders supported MassPIRG's efforts...
...separate challenge, some state legislators are trying to limit the part of MassPIRG's budget that comes from students' tuition bills...