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Testimony: “The Best Time to Ban Collaboration with ICE is Yesterday. The Second Best Time is Now.”
Thursday, March 4, 2026 Chair Cahill and Members of the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security: Thank you so much for holding today’s public forum. I am submitting
Our New “Spring Forward” Series
This weekend, it will be simple to move the clocks forward, but it will take a lot more work in the coming weeks to move Beacon Hill forward. To help
Letter: Legislative action needed to protect immigrants
Becca Kornet, “Letter: Legislative action needed to protect immigrants,” Hometown Weekly, February 27, 2026. To the Editor: Every day, we see horrific violence by ICE agents across the country, including
Did Your State Rep Vote to Save Mass Save?
As we wrote yesterday, MA House Democrats were preparing to gut the state’s energy efficiency program Mass Save, scapegoating it for rising utility bills while doing nothing to prevent the
Letter: State Legislation Needed to Stop Local Police From Assisting ICE
Rita Colafella, “Letter: State Legislation Needed to Stop Local Police From Assisting ICE,” Watertown News, February 23, 2026. Across the US, we are witnessing ICE violence perpetrated with apparent impunity. On
US House Republicans Just Voted to Attack Energy Efficiency. Why Are MA House Dems Joining Them?
Yesterday, down in DC, before the garbage fire of Trump’s State of the Union address, House Republicans voted — yet again — to roll back energy efficiency standards and programs.
PM in the News: Markey Endorsement
Our endorsement of Senator Markey was featured in MASSterlist: Advocacy group Progressive Mass formally endorsed Sen. Ed Markey for reelection on Tuesday as Democratic Party caucuses ramp up. “Ed Markey
Endorsement Alert: Ed Markey for US Senate
At our annual meeting, we got to hear in person from candidates for US Senate. And we invited US Senate candidates to put their positions down on paper in our
Why Your State Rep Opposed Election Day Registration…and Why They’re Still Wrong
Four years ago, the MA House voted to block the inclusion of Same Day Registration or Election Day Registration in the VOTES Act, despite the Senate having voted yet again
PM in the News: “The question needs an answer, and straightaway: What should state do with US tax code changes?”
Yawu Miller, “The question needs an answer, and straightaway: What should state do with US tax code changes?,” Dorchester Reporter, February 20, 2026. Progressive Massachusetts Policy Director Jonathan Cohn argued