Editorial: “Start Boning Up: 2026 Could Break Record for Ballot Questions”

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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