It was a packed house last night at Greenfield Community College, host to the annual Franklin County 4-H celebration and awards ceremony. I wanted to share the following remarks I offered in [...]
Amid increasing reports of environmental devastation worldwide, the Massachusetts State Senate has taken major new steps to advance the state’s approach to combating global warming. The Senate’s [...]
The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum held their annual student forum today in the State House. Public health graduate students from across the state gathered to hear from legislators, advocates, [...]
One year ago, in my first Dear Jo column, I wrote that a government that works for all demands active engagement and an unbreakable partnership between legislators and their constituents. Or more [...]
By State Sen. Jo Comerford The problem is clear: Climate change. We have already seen life-threatening weather events in Massachusetts as the result of a warming climate, and can expect to suffer [...]
DEAR JO: How can constituents have an impact? How have you cross-walked your work as an organizer into the Legislature? — Preston Smith, South Hadley DEAR PRESTON: I get these kinds of questions [...]
