Over the past two months, the State Senate toured Massachusetts to make government even more accessible and hear directly from residents on issues that matter most to them. It was a memorable and heartening experience to hear people express … [Read more...]
State Senate’s “Commonwealth Conversations” Tour of Central Massachusetts
On Wednesday, February 11th, around a dozen State Senators toured five communities in Central Massachusetts, as part of the “Commonwealth Conversations” called upon by Senate President Stan Rosenberg in his January 7th swearing-in address, … [Read more...]
Thoughts on taxes on Beacon Hill and beyond
In 1998, voters approved a ballot measure proposing to cut the income tax from 5.95 to 5 percent. The Massachusetts Legislature froze the tax cut in 2002, to 5.3%, but by then a tax cut was in place that would reduce revenue by about $1.5 … [Read more...]
Hope for grassroots movements’ impacts on 2015-2016 legislative session
Last week, the 2015-2016 legislative session began, with the swearing-in of the 189th General Court, and Governor Charlie Baker the following day. Media attention was focused on the three primary leaders of elected government: Governor … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s legacy: bold ideas, strong partnerships, inclusive politics
As someone who has served as a state legislator with Deval Patrick during his entire tenure as Governor (and four years under Governor Romney!), like many engaged Massachusetts progressives I have been thinking a lot about his legacy. So it … [Read more...]
Update on the “ATMs in Casinos” amendment from the State House
After being alerted by the Stop Predatory Gambling organization yesterday about an amendment added to H.4110, the Bank Modernization Act ( https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H4110 ) on December 24th, a few legislators including … [Read more...]
Why I’m voting for Don Berwick for Governor
I am very proud to support Don Berwick for Governor, and will be voting for him on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. I endorsed Don back in March, after giving a lot of thought to both his positions on key issues, but also where I see a Governor could … [Read more...]
Thoughts on how a Governor creates bold change
I really enjoyed the discussion in yesterday’s Blue Mass Group post regarding the Wednesday WBUR debate among the three gubernatorial candidates. It was a great conversation about different ideas and strategies behind how a Governor can … [Read more...]
Maura Healey: the progressive values and experience we need for Attorney General
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been having more frequent conversations about my enthusiastic support for Maura Healey in the race for Massachusetts Attorney General. I thought I’d share some of my many reasons for supporting Maura, … [Read more...]
Don Berwick’s Medicare for All Town Hall meeting last week
Last week, Don Berwick held a town hall meeting to discuss his single payer, Medicare for All proposal at a packed Boston University auditorium, with around 250 people in attendance. I wasn't able to attend, but my colleague, Rep. Denise … [Read more...]
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