The People’s Blog

We must CHERISH the Commonwealth’s public higher education (I delivered the following remarks on the floor of the Senate last night after withdrawing my amendment, #302.) Increasing investment in [...]

Today on Mother’s Day, I want to take a minute today to tell you about an endangered animal. The North Atlantic right whale, pictured above, is on the verge of extinction with about 400 [...]

First off, heartfelt congratulations to all of the UMass students who are graduating today. Your achievement is worthy of huge cheers from us all. I ran for the Senate to fight for public [...]

Want to hear a state-specific word that’s more profane than any in your mind at this very second? Surplus. Yes. Surplus, the word that’s currently being used to define the uptick in revenue [...]

Here are four inside truths about legislation making its way through the Massachusetts Legislature: The minute Massachusetts lawmakers file legislation, the real work begins to build momentum for [...]

Tonight, I gathered in a large crowd of House members and advocates for a community bill signing to celebrate the successful passage of the conversion therapy ban. Rep. Kay Khan was the House [...]

I’m thrilled that the first piece of legislation I filed—the Cherish Act—will have an early hearing on April 30. (I’m pictured, above, a the State House kick off of the legislation.) [...]

Thirty-one thousand Stop and Shop workers from over 240 stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island decided to strike on Thursday April 11. This massive worker protest comes in [...]

Today marks my 100th day in the Senate and it has been such an honor to represent the 24 cities and towns of the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district. I’m delighted to share some of our [...]

On Tuesday, April 9, I testified to the Joint Committee on Education about rural school funding. My testimony is below. Senator Jo Comerford Testimony Supporting S.248/H.409 and S.2185 I support [...]

Today I was delighted to speak at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Physical Sciences Building and the West Experiment Station at UMass Amherst. There’s a great deal to [...]

Today, was a SIX TOWN DAY! Between Jared being in the district, Elena, and myself, we spent time in Erving, Orange, Greenfield, Royalston, Northfield, and South Hadley and partnered with Rep. [...]

Today was a productive, exhilarating (and a bit exhausting) day where I was privileged again and again to be your voice in the state legislature. In the morning, I testified at a hearing on my [...]

Last summer the legislature directed the establishment of a task force to look at Regional Transit Authority (RTA) performance and funding. Here is the report from the RTA Task Force. Last week, [...]

This Thursday, March 28 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, the Joint Committee on Transportation will hold a hearing on S.2055: An Act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification. I filed [...]

This afternoon, I offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Education on the PROMISE Act. I offer my heartfelt gratitude to the incredible educators, students, school and municipal leaders, [...]

On March 5, I offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities on two bills: to ban conversion therapy and lift the cap on kids. My heartfelt [...]

More often than not in these first two months, I have found myself going home at the end of the day deeply moved by the stories from our constituents about the pressing needs facing so many in [...]

Our office is excited to launch our March Academy, a seven-part on-line teach-in focused on the bills I’ve filed and co-sponsored in the Senate. Each 45-minute teach-in will feature an overview [...]