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A long, cold, grueling, heartbreaking month

9 things the legislature should do in response to the ICE crackdown

The horrific, unjustified killing of Renee Good

Transforming McGrath Highway into a green boulevard 🚴🌳

We just stopped a bad climate bill from coming to the floor

House Passes Bill to Remove Outdated and Offensive Terms in General Laws

House Passes Higher Education Bond Bill

House Passes Home Care Bill

Responding to the SNAP Emergency

House Passes Bill Reforming Early Literacy Instruction, Includes Rep. Connolly's Teacher Flexibility Amendment

House Passes Bill to Enhance Child Welfare Protections

House Passes FY25 Closeout Budget

Responding to a surge of unlawful ICE activity in Somerville

The law prohibiting tenant-paid broker fees takes effect today

Legislature Approves Road and Bridge Funding for Cities and Towns

House Passes Bill Extending Benefits for Retired Teachers

House Passes Bill to Better Identify and Prevent Human Trafficking

House Passes Bill Safeguarding Reproductive and Gender Affirming Health Care Services

The incredible story of the East End House (and the unfortunate fight between local nonprofits over the effort to save it)

Legislature Passes Joint Rules

Heroines of Massachusetts Celebration

Standing with our LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities in this this time of authoritarianism and overlapping emergencies

House Passes Cannabis bill, overhauls governance, supports social equity licensees

House Passes FY26 Budget, Includes Rep. Connolly's State and Local Priorities

Update on the state's new family shelter in Cambridgeport

April Housing for All Caucus Featured Staggering Condo Conversion Report

House Appropriates Fair Share Surplus Funds for Education and Transportation

Join us for Office Hours in East Somerville this weekend

Masked federal agents just abducted a Fulbright Scholar on a Somerville sidewalk

More progress in response to outrageously high utility bills

The Port's Omo Moses Honored at 2025 Black Excellence Ceremony

Housing For All legislative caucus kicks off second term

Responding to outrageous gas and electric utility bills

House Leaders agree to make committee votes public, make additional reforms

The constitutional principles that may prevent an executive audit of the state legislature — and why those same principles might save our democracy from Donald Trump

Defending the Right to Shelter in Massachusetts

Responding to Trump's deportation agenda

News from the final hours of the 193rd General Court

Economic Development bill signed into law

Our Bill Authorizing Childcare as a Campaign Expense Headed to Governor's Desk

News from the State House, October 31, 2024

Honoring Somerville's Latina Leaders

Legislature Passes Long Term Care Reforms

Legislature Removes Archaic Language, Renames State Commission

News from the State House, August 20, 2024

Legislature Passes Maternal Health Bill

Affordable Homes Act signed; shelter rules changed, and more news

Legislature Passes HERO Act, Governor Signs into Law

Governor Healey Signs Wage Equity Bill Into Law

Notes from the legislature's 21-hour final formal session