Dear friends and neighbors, if ever there was a need for government, this is it. A government that’s relentless in service. A government that’s visionary, fearless and scrappy as we […]
Dear friends, what we’re experiencing is unprecedented. Brutal. That’s why I’m breaking the norm of this column, as we face down COVID-19 together. I’ll address some of the most frequently […]
By Sen. Jo Comerford, Sen. Adam Hinds, Rep. Natalie M. Blais, Rep. Paul Mark, Rep. Susanna Whipps & Sen. Anne Gobi As our commonwealth, and our nation, grapple with the […]
DEAR JO: The Wendell Select Board will meet with our Board of Health and first responders to discuss town planning for response to the COVID-19 virus. It would be helpful […]
DEAR JO: We raised our voices about the Next Generation Climate Policy that passed the Senate last week. What does it mean for our commonwealth? — Constituents from across the […]
By Senator Jo Comerford Twenty-twenty is upon us yet it feels like mere moments ago that I was sworn into the Massachusetts Senate — my team and I first putting […]
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 […]
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 […]
DEAR JO: I’ve been asked by some of my constituents to explain the process behind the recent supplemental budget, and to describe how Western Mass fared this time around. Could […]