The People’s Blog

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 […]

I offered the following remarks on Saturday June 11 in Greenfield as part of Franklin County Pride! *** Hello Franklin County Pride! Hello extraordinary family. Let’s give a cheer for […]

Yesterday, the Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget by a vote of 40 – 0. I kicked off budget week with a short intro video. […]

Greetings from your State House, Oh my friends, in any other email to you, I’d dive head-first into updates. But not today. Not after Uvalde, Buffalo, Milwaukee, Laguna Woods – […]

I had the honor of joining Massachusetts Teachers Association, Citizens for Public Schools, and amazing speakers on May 17, 2022, at a really critical moment for public education – on […]

Moved by JFK Middle School Principal Desmond Caldwell’s courageous letter to the school community, I reflected on what message I should offer the 2022 Peacemaker Awardees on Wednesday, May 18. [...]

Thank you everyone who joined me and my team at last week’s Town Hall. The video recording, slideshow presentation, and transcript can be found here.  This was our team’s fifth […]

The following is an update I sent to Senate colleagues on May 4 as Senate Chair of Public Health. I wanted to make sure to share it with you: Colleagues, […]