This week, Progressive Mass joined a coalition of over 100 groups from across the Commonwealth in joint testimony to the House and Senate Committees on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy in support of legislation to put a pause on new gas infrastructure.
PM Joins Broad Coalition of Environmental, Labor, and Community Groups Calling for a Moratorium on New Gas Infrastructure
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JP Progressives hold Climate Action Forum
By Enid Eckstein, JP Progressives Climate change has long been a concern of Jamaica plain residents. With this in mind, JPP sponsored “Action for Climate Change at the Local, State
Will MA Do the Right Thing on Housing?
In poll after poll in Massachusetts, the #1 issue on voters’ minds is housing. And it’s no surprise why. Escalating rents and soaring housing prices have forced people out of
PM in the News: “Healey’s No New Taxes Talk”
Gintautas Dumcius and Bruce Mohl, “Political Notebook: Healey’s no-new-taxes talk | Rollins pay adjustment | Who is Jeanne Louise?,” CommonWealth Beacon, May 3, 2024. Jonathan Cohn, policy director for Progressive
News Roundup – May 2, 2024
Editorial Board, “Healey’s ADU proposal: small homes, big impact,” Boston Globe, May 1, 2024. “It is essential, then, for lawmakers to recognize that the housing crisis is one shared by
News Roundup – March 4, 2024
Andrew Brinker, “‘It’s an invasion.’ In towns across Eastern Mass., resistance grows against ambitious state housing law.,” Boston Globe, March 3, 2024. “If we don’t have enough thoughtful people who
Happy Earth Day! Here’s How to Take Action Today and Beyond
Happy Earth Day! Earth Day serves as a reminder of the fragility and interconnectedness of our planet and how much more we need to do to protect our common home.
House FY 2025 Budget Action Alert
Last year, Massachusetts passed critical legislation to guarantee free communication in prisons and jails, the most comprehensive such legislation passed in the country so far. With No Cost Calls in
PM in the News: “What was the point of Massachusetts’ new tax break for renters?”
Nik DeCosta-Klipa, “What was the point of Massachusetts’ new tax break for renters?,” WBUR, April 17, 2024. “Nobody is going to complain about getting $50 back, but it doesn’t mean
Just over 100 Days into 2024: What Beacon Hill Has Accomplished
Now that we’re in mid-April, we’re just over 100 days into 2024 and just over 100 days until July 31, i.e., the last day of the formal period of the
Letter: Mass. Can Do More to Lower Housing Costs”
Marianne Rutter, “Letter: Mass. Can Do More to Lower Housing Costs,” Newburyport Daily News, April 12, 2024. To the Editor: It should come as no surprise to my fellow readers