MEJA Letter to State Reps re: FY 2027 Budget
Dear State Representatives, Our local public schools face a growing and dire funding crisis, and we need the
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Less Than 100 Days Until the End of the Legislative Session
The formal legislative session in the Massachusetts State House ends in less than 100 days, on July 31.
Happy National Library Week! Let’s Rein in Book Bans.
Happy National Library Week! The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Find Your Joy,” a recognition
PM in the News: “Rollins to challenge Hayden for Suffolk DA”
Yawu Miller, “Rollins to challenge Hayden for Suffolk DA,” Dorchester Reporter, April 16, 2026. “Back in 2018, Rollins
Follow-up Links to Spring Forward: What Beacon Hill Can Do on Energy Affordability webinar
Thank you to everyone who joined last night’s webinar! And if you weren’t able to join, you were
PM in the News: “Massachusetts’ AI program is more than meets the eye”
Jonathan Gerhardson, “Massachusetts’ AI program is more than meets the eye,” Shoestring, April 8, 2026. The announcement has
Follow-up links & actions to Webinar “Spring Forward: Privacy and Power: Protecting Our Digital Rights and Democracy”
Thank you so much for joining our webinar on Wednesday “Spring Forward: Privacy and Power: Protecting Our Digital
FY 2027 Budget Testimony
March 31, 2026 Chair Michlewitz, Chair Rodrigues, and Members of the Joint Committee on Ways & Means: My
MA Needs Same Day Registration
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Chair Friedman, Chair Peisch, and Members of the Special Joint Committee on Ballot Initiative
Let’s Protect Our Commonwealth
March 30, 2026 Chair Friedman, Chair Peisch, and members of the Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions; My
MA House Passes PROTECT Act 134 to 21
Yesterday, the House passed its redraft of the PROTECT Act, the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus’s bill
Take Action: Investing in People, Not Incarceration
Friday was the first day of spring, and the new season is always a perfect time to think
2026 PM Congressional Primary Interviews
Progressive Mass’s Elections Committee recently hosted public candidate interviews with the US Congressional candidates who filled out our
The House Redrafted the PROTECT Act. How is the new bill different?
On Friday, the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee reported out a redraft of the PROTECT Act,
Testimony in Support of Rent Control Ballot Question
Saturday, March 21, 2026 Chair Friedman, Chair Peisch, and Members of the Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions:
Letter: “Reader angered by the disappearance of immigrant children”
Jennifer Debin, “Letter: Reader angered by the disappearance of immigrant children,” Hometown Weekly (Dover/Sherborn), March 19, 2026. To
Sign-on Letter: Let’s Strengthen Our Vaccine Laws
March 16, 2026The Honorable John J. Lawn, Jr.Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care FinancingState House, Room 23624 Beacon
“How MA Can Opt Out of Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts” Follow-up Links
Thank you so much for joining for last night’s webinar “How MA Can Opt Out of Trump’s Corporate
This Wednesday: How MA Can Opt Out of Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts
Budget season is coming up soon in the Massachusetts Legislature, and if legislators don’t act quickly, damaging cuts
2025-2026 Mid-Session House Scorecard Update
A scorecard, as we like to say, should tell a story. We focus on votes that would advance