Updates from Jo

Yesterday I was so proud to vote YES as the Senate passed comprehensive legislation to add further protections for reproductive rights in Massachusetts by a 40 to 0 vote. The […]

July is Disability Pride Month. On July 26, 1990, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). That same year, Boston held the first ever disability pride event and this […]

This blog was written by Tavi Wolfwood, an intern in our office this summer, in response to constituent questions and concerns and our office’s prioritization of work on so-called estate [...]

Yesterday, July 7, the Senate passed S.2973 An Act to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care, a transformational bill to expand access to high-quality, affordable [...]

Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA does not have broad authority to regulate emissions from power plants. While the Supreme Court works to set our country back, our […]

Today the Senate passed S.2954, An Act establishing a foster parents’ bill of rights, one of the legislative proposals I filed this session. The bill creates a framework to ensure […]

Greetings from your State House, Devastated. Furious. Grieving. We all expected the Supreme Court to end the right to abortion, but reading that decision – on top of the Court’s […]

Welcoming our Summer 2022 Interns and Fellows! Tavi Wolfwood (he/him) is a district native, growing up in Amherst, MA. Tavi is in his fifth of a 5 year joint BA/MPH […]

On Thursday, June 16, the Senate adjourned in memory and honor of the extraordinary Sarah Etelman. I offered the following remarks to commemorate Sarah’s life and legacy. A recording of […]