It starts with a ticket or a fine. Then it cascades. Debt, debilitating choices, and the threat of having your license suspended—of having your life and livelihood destroyed. The #RoadToOpportunityAct can end this, and can be another step forward in the #FreeToDrive movement. #Massachusetts #mapoli

Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Passage of the Road to Opportunity Act Polling Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Ending Debt-Based Driving Restrictions

In #Massachusetts, you can get your license suspended due to debt. This isn't about #roadsafety. This is trapping and harming people who are struggling.

#NewPoll: 78% of MA voters agree: let's end this shameful practice and pass the #RoadToOpportunityAct. #FreeToDrive

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Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Passage of the Road to Opportunity Act Polling Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Ending Debt-Based Driving Restrictions

The voters have spoken: court debt should never decide who is #FreeToDrive. It’s time for Massachusetts to pass the #RoadToOpportunityAct — common-sense solution to expanding fairness, road safety, & opportunity.

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The #RoadToOpportunityAct is a common-sense solution that would expand fairness, road safety, & opportunity by:

✅ Ending debt-based license suspensions
✅ Providing court debt notifications via text & email
✅ Allowing fee waivers for those facing financial hardship

🚨New survey: 78% of MA voters back the #RoadToOpportunityAct.

Every year, Massachusetts suspends thousands of licenses over unpaid #FinesAndFees. With 70% of Bay Staters commuting by car, many are forced to keep driving, risking more fees & arrest to care for their families.

Boston City Council Supports End to Debt-Based Driving Restrictions BOSTON — Today, the Boston City Council adopted a resolution in support of legislation to end debt-based driving restrictions. The resolution, filed by Councilors Liz Breadon (District 9), Henry Santa...

If signed into law, the #RoadToOpportunityAct will end these debt-based suspensions & help thousands of Bay Staters get back on the road to stability. We proudly stand with @nclc4consumers.bsky.social, @aclum.bsky.social,
& dozens more partners to end this unjust practice.

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🎉 Big news! This week, @bostoncitycouncil.bsky.social passed a resolution backing the #RoadToOpportunityAct, a key step toward ending MA’s unjust debt-based license suspensions.

This momentum follows a joint hearing where FFJC testified in strong support of this bill.

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RMV’s answer to unpaid tolls amounts to debtor’s prison - The Boston Globe Lifting the driver's licenses of debtors is today's version of 'debtor's prison'

The #RoadToOpportunityAct is a common-sense solution that would ensure that court debt never decides whether safe drivers are #FreeToDrive.

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This level of hardship isn’t inevitable. Lawmakers can fix this counterproductive policy by passing the #RoadToOpportunityAct. If signed into law, this bill would:

✅ End debt-based license suspensions
✅ Introduce court debt reminders
✅ Allow for fee waivers for indigent individuals

Massachusetts’ debt-based license suspensions leave many with no choice but to keep driving, risking more fees & even jail, just to provide for their families.

This hardship isn’t inevitable. It’s the product of short-sighted policy lawmakers can fix by passing the #RoadToOpportunityAct.

This hardship isn’t inevitable. It’s the product of short-sighted policy that lawmakers can fix. If passed into law, the #RoadToOpportunityAct (H.3662 & S.2368) would end debt-based driver’s license suspensions & could restore mobility and stability for thousands of Massachusetts drivers.

Co-ED Catherine spoke in the program supporting the #RoadToOpportunityAct. This bill will end the practice of suspending driver's licenses for unpaid fines/fees, making MA part of a nationwide movement to stop the criminalization of poverty + break cycles of debt.

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