The cities and towns in the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district have unique needs and boundless potential. My job as your state senator is to work alongside local elected officials and community leaders to help funnel state resources and shape state policy in the name of regional equity, workforce development, and necessary investment in our people and infrastructure.

Please take a moment to look at the regional development bills I have filed and co-sponsored this session, which appear in the tabs below.

Filed bills

Filed bills

Co-sponsored bills

Co-sponsored bills

  • S.16: Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars
  • S.83: An Act authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails
  • H.364: An Act relative to the rural policy advisory commission
  • S.1673: An Act establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act
  • S.1694: An Act relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives
  • S.1937: An Act improving outdoor lighting and increasing dark-sky visibility
  • S.1945: An Act for community empowerment
  • S.2022: An Act to establish a Massachusetts Public Arts Program
  • S.2106: An Act to advance modern and sustainable solutions for transportation
  • S.2107: An Act to study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Pittsfield and Boston via Springfield
  • S.2193: An Act to invest more in middle class jobs and less in the relocation of out-of-state corporations
  • S.2285: An Act to ensure equitable representation on the fiscal and management control board
  • H.2408: An Act establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act
  • H.2810: An Act to promote green infrastructure and reduce carbon emissions
  • H.2940: An Act relative to the creation of a women’s rights history trail

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