October 2025 – Jo Comerford

Posted October 29, 2025

October Hearing Roundup

Public hearings on bills that have been filed this session are well underway — 64 of the 68 bills we filed on your behalf this session have now had a […]

By Jo Comerford

In The People's Blog

Posted October 27, 2025

Closing the books on Fiscal Year 2025

On October 23, the Massachusetts Senate debated and unanimously passed a $2.3 billion close out supplemental budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025. (The net cost to the state will be […]

By Jo Comerford

In Letters of Support, Testimony, Letters, Reports & Statements

Posted October 24, 2025

Letter to Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in support of Lander-Grinspoon Academy’s Nonprofit Security Grant Application

By Jo Comerford

In The People's Blog

Posted October 24, 2025

A guiding star

On October 16, I was honored to receive the Thomas Menino Award for Public Service from the statewide Disability Policy Consortium (DPC) at DPC’s annual John Winske Memorial Awards ceremony. [...]

By Jo Comerford

In Letters of Support, Testimony, Letters, Reports & Statements

Posted October 23, 2025

Joint Letter to Massachusetts Department of Transportation in support of the Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s Microtransit and Last Mile Transit Grant application

By Jo Comerford

In The People's Blog

Posted October 21, 2025

A step forward for menstrual equity

On October 16, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill I share with Representative Natalie Blais, An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure. Menstrual products have [...]