Similarly, every dollar invested in public higher education retains population and creates local jobs. Funding mandatory minimums and a growth in the prison population is regressive, and does not retain population nor does a growing … [Read more...]
Lisa Wong for Mayor of Fitchburg
For those who missed last month's front-page Boston Globe story about Lisa Wong, there is an exciting race for who will be the next mayor of Fitchburg going on. Lisa is one of two candidates who made it through the preliminary to run … [Read more...]
Connecting the Entire Commonwealth
For those who may not know the scope of the problem, 32 of the 101 cities and towns in the 4 western counties (Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden) have no access to broadband Internet, while another 30 in the region have limited … [Read more...]
Update on Exploratory Committee for 5th Congressional
Before I was elected to the State House in 2002, I worked as a Legal Aid attorney for Merrimack Valley Legal Services (MVLS), helping working people in Lowell and Lawrence fight evictions, get unemployment benefits, and applying for Social … [Read more...]
THE CRUMBLING STATE HOUSE
REPAIR THE STATE HOUSE NOW!One of the first places visited by Japanese, Russian, South Korean, or any business executives from other countries when they come to Massachusetts to discuss business or attend conventions is the State … [Read more...]