I voted in a Constitutional Convention to advance the Fair Share Amendment to the 2022 ballot. As a result, next November the citizens of Massachusetts will be given a chance to vote the amendment into law and thereby add it…
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Sweeping Climate Legislation is Now Law
In a major development, the Legislature has passed An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy and it has been signed into law. The new law is truly a landmark breakthrough, profoundly impacting our Commonwealth and perhaps serving as a…
Letter to the Arlington Zoning Board of Appeals – Mugar Wetlands
Arlington Zoning Board of Appeals51 Grove St.Arlington, MA 02476March 11, 2021 Dear Arlington Zoning Board of Appeals,We are writing today to express our firm opposition to the proposed development of the MugarWetlands by Oaktree Development LLC. The proposed development will…
Economic Development Legislation
The Massachusetts Legislature in passing $627 million in funding for a sweeping economic recovery and development bill which will provide much-needed support to businesses, investments in infrastructure, andcreation of new jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill…
Comprehensive Healthcare Reform
At a time when Massachusetts is in the midst of yet another COVID-19 surge, the Legislature has prioritized the development of new healthcare policy, We have learned a lot during the pandemic about how to increase telehealth services, broaden the…
An Act relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth
Update (2/1/2021): Final Police Reform bill summary signed into Law: An Act relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth makes significant reforms to policing in Massachusetts by establishing, for the first time, an independent commission…
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Local Funding Obtained for the District this Year
Transportation Bond Bill This year, the Legislature passed a major transportation bond bill authorizing a series of transportation-related projects. A bond bill, unlike a direct spending bill, authorizes the Governor with the bonding capacity to fund these projects. Although we…
Major Police Reform
Following a lengthy, 3-day debate on police reform — and many close, hard fought votes — the House passed legislation that will restructure policing in Massachusetts in a fundamental way, An Act relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law…
The Roadmap – “Net Zero” Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
In the final week of July, the Massachusetts House took up far reaching legislation addressing climate change and environmental justice. First, a little context is in order. Unfortunately, it is context no doubt of which many of you are already…
Legislation Filed to Ensure Racial and Social Justice
Long having made criminal justice reform central to my work as your Representative, I am deeply engaged in a variety of discussions about what reforms we will undertake here in Massachusetts in the wake of the murder of George Floyd…
