Jonathan Cohn on WCVB about the House’s Tax Proposal

Matt Stout and Samantha Gross, “$1.5m for a wedding venue and conference center. $250,000 for historic ships. Here’s what top Senate brass put into the budget.,” Boston Globe, May 17,

Cassandra Dumay, “Are Massachusetts politics on immigration changing? Strategists, activists weigh in,” The Sun Chronicle, May 12, 2024. Jonathan Cohn, policy director of the activist group Progressive Massachusetts, said Democrats

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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