Progressive Massachusetts Stands in Solidarity with Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj

Councilor Haxhiaj is fighting every day on the ground with and for her constituents. She has been a champion of housing justice, climate justice, and immigrants’ rights–a leader who speaks with moral clarity and backs it up with action.

We condemn the retaliation against her for defending her constituent against a brutal and unnecessary abduction. Communities are under attack daily by lawless, violent ICE agents, and local elected leaders are best positioned to intervene to protect their constituents and to make clear that our communities do not support President Trump’s harmful, xenophobic agenda. City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj stands up for her constituents, and we stand with her.

Jonathan Cohn

Testimony: “The Best Time to Ban Collaboration with ICE is Yesterday. The Second Best Time is Now.”

March 4, 2026 / Testimony

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

March 3, 2026 / Action Alerts, Events

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

February 27, 2026 / OpEds & LTEs

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?

February 27, 2026 / Roll Call

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

February 27, 2026 / OpEds & LTEs

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?

February 25, 2026 / Action Alerts

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

February 24, 2026 / PM in the News

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

February 24, 2026 / Elections

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

February 22, 2026 / Blog

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?”

February 22, 2026 / PM in the News

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