On November 6, I joined many western Massachusetts community members and elected officials to testify before the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Division of Local [...]
On November 3, I was honored to receive the inaugural Policy Trailblazer Champion Award, along with Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid, from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development [...]
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 […]
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 […]
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. [...]
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 [...]