October 20, 2024
Boston University News Service: New estate recovery law curtails ‘unfair’ practice in Massachusetts
October 17, 2024
October 15, 2024
22 News WWLP: Why do some Massachusetts lawmakers want to change Columbus Day?
Politico: Survey sets Senate debate stage
WPRI.com: Is it called Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Yahoo News: Why do some Massachusetts lawmakers want to change Columbus Day?
October 14, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day
MSN: It is still called Columbus Day in Massachusetts along with these 15 states
October 13, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford continues push for Indigenous Peoples Day
October 11, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: End in sight for four years of dirty, noisy, Routes 5 and 10 project
The Greenfield Recorder: State, local officials see economic opportunities first-hand in valley tour
October 7, 2024
October 5, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: New estate recovery law curtails ‘unfair’ practice in Massachusetts
October 3, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: New estate recovery law curtails ‘unfair’ practice in Massachusetts
WBUR: Free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’
October 2, 2024
October 1, 2024
AOL: Western Mass State House staffers win award
Daily Hampshire Gazette: From Hadley fields to Boston cafeterias: Agricultural partnership lauded
September 29, 2024
September 27, 2024
The Herald News: It was a busy week on Beacon Hill. Here’s a look at what happened
September 23, 2024
MassLive: Business Monday ETC: Sept. 23, 2024
September 20, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Sept. 9 to Sept. 13, 2024
The Reminder: Northampton hosts groundbreaking for Prospect Place housing
September 19, 2024
MassLive: Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll celebrate Mass. Day at The Big E
MassLive: Mass. Sen. Warren, Texas’ Cruz partner on disaster relief bill
September 18, 2024
MassLive: New law eases burden of ‘estate recovery’ for MassHealth clients
September 16, 2024
September 13, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Around Amherst: 50 ready to take oath, become Americans
September 12, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Karuna Center for Peacebuilding to celebrate 30 years
September 10, 2024
Maine Public: Sen. Comerford: ‘We’re not finished’ with bill to increase access to state trails
September 9, 2024
September 7, 2024
Business Wire: Massachusetts Long-Term Care Bill Passes After Efforts by Elder Advocacy Groups
September 6, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Aug. 26-30
September 3, 2024
August 30, 2024
AmherstIndy: Regional School Committee Hears ABCs of Budgeting
August 27, 2024
August 25, 2024
Athol Daily News: Mount Grace, North Quabbin Harvest mark 10-year partnership
August 22, 2024
Athol Daily News: Budget provision expands gender options on state documents
August 21, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Budget provision expands gender options on state documents
August 19, 2024
August 16, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Aug. 5 to Aug. 9, 2024
August 13, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Aug. 5-9
August 9, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 29 to Aug. 2, 2024
August 8, 2024
Amherst Bulletin: ‘More than just a building’: Construction begins on new Shutesbury library
Amherst Bulletin: UMass to house programs for nursing pipeline and regional food systems
August 2, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 22 to July 26, 2024
August 1, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, July 22-26
The Greenfield Recorder: Leyden Fire Department hosting open house
July 31, 2024
Athol Daily News: Governor signs ban on home equity theft
MassLive: Backers pushed for funding of research hub to make Pioneer Valley ‘garden of New England’
MassLive: How free is ‘free’? Answers about new Mass. community college program
July 30, 2024
Campus Reform: Massachusetts budget offering universal community college signed into law
The Greenfield Recorder: Governor signs ban on home equity theft
July 29, 2024
CommonWealth Beacon: Comerford calls free community college one of the ‘great equalizers’
CommonWealth Beacon: Doubling down on higher education
July 26, 2024
Athol Daily News: Franklin County towns back paint recycling bill
Daily Hampshire Gazette: UMass to house programs for nursing pipeline and regional food systems
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 15 to July 19, 2024
July 25, 2024
22 News WWLP: Senate votes to trim MassHealth estate recovery efforts
WAMC: Pioneer Valley state lawmakers discuss new state budget
July 24, 2024
GBH: Free community college legislation taps into ‘engine of opportunity,’ State Sen. Comerford says
Senate President Karen Spilka: Massachusetts Legislature Passes the FutureTech Act
The Greenfield Recorder: No votes planned, but aid in dying backers optimistic
July 22, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Local Democrats: Different candidate, same stakes in presidential election
WAMC: Western Mass. Biden backers confront new November reality
July 21, 2024
22 News WWLP: State lawmakers reacting to Biden not seeking re-election
22 News WWLP: State lawmakers reacting after Pres. Biden drops out of race
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, July 8-12
Franklin Observer: Accords Reached On Wage Transparency, $1.26 Billion IT Bond Bills
Western Mass News: Federal, state leaders weigh in on Biden not seeking reelection
July 19, 2024
AOL News: 7 MA state senators call on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
Boston Herald: Seven Massachusetts state senators call on biden to withdraw from 2024 race
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford joins voices calling on Biden to exit presidential race
GBH: Seven Massachusetts state senators urge Biden to drop his candidacy
MassLive: Mass. lawmakers call on Biden to ‘pass the torch’
New Boston Post: Seven Massachusetts Democratic State Senators Say Joe Biden Must Drop Out
Politico: Budget winners and losers
Spectrum News: Mass. senators call for Biden to step aside
The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford joins voices calling on Biden to exit presidential race
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 8 to July 12, 2024
The Hill: 7 Massachusetts state Senate Democrats call for Biden to ‘pass the torch’
The Patch: Eldridge Among 7 MA Senators Calling For Biden To Step Aside
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: 7 MA state senators call on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
Yahoo News: 7 Massachusetts state Senate Democrats call for Biden to ‘pass the torch’
July 17, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 1 to July 5, 2024
July 16, 2024
22 News WWLP: Senate bill seeks to aid farmers with land-use amendment
July 15, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 24-28
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hil Roll Call, June 17-21
July 12, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: July 1 to July 5, 2024
July 11, 2024
22 News WWLP: Prison construction ban supporters chart path to governor’s desk
22 News WWLP: Senate prepares for “intense debate” on myriad priorities
Amherst Bulletin: UMass dining chef recognized with heroine award for work supporting refugees
Daily Hampshire Gazette: State House clears bill to ban video while driving
The Gardner News: Advocates at State House push bills addressing prison reforms for women, elderly
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: House moves to ban video recording behind the wheel
July 9, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Comerford shares details of Quabbin water legislation at Orange forum
July 5, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: State’s green energy bill doesn’t address siting worries
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 24 to June 28, 2024
July 4, 2024
Athol Daily News: Housing advocates cheer $5.4B stimulus bill, though transfer tax falls by wayside
July 3, 2024
WAMC: Western Mass. state lawmakers discuss priorities amid overdue budget talks
July 2, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Sabadosa bills bring pregnancy loss out of shadows
The Provincetown Independent: Senate Drops Transfer Fee From Housing Bill
July 1, 2024
GBH: Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside ‘changes everything’
June 28, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Sabadosa bills bring pregnancy loss out of shadows
The Greenfield Recorder: Senate approves housing bill that blends policy, financing
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 17 to June 21, 2024
June 26, 2024
CAI: Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside ‘changes everything’
NHPR: Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside ‘changes everything’
June 25, 2024
CommonWealth Beacon: Senate unveils housing plan with no real estate transfer tax
MVTimes: Transfer fee stripped from Senate housing legislation
June 24, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, June 10-14
June 21, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: June 10 to June 14, 2024
June 19, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Online forum addresses school funding erosion in Franklin County
June 18, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: ‘We’ve never been this close’ on aid in dying bill, Comerford says
June 17, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Legislators discussing ways to curb sale of Illegal hemp-based products
The Greenfield Recorder: FERC to prepare Environmental Impact Statement for FirstLight operations
June 16, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 20 to May 24, 2024
June 14, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield woman recognized as ‘a driving force’ in supporting refugees
June 11, 2024
Athol Daily News: Rural leaders meet in Orange to discuss economic needs
June 10, 2024
Big News Network: Massachusetts new millionaire’s tax to fund college education for all
MassLive: Three opportunities for constituents to engage with Senator Comerford and team
The Greenfield Recorder: Rural leaders meet in Orange to discuss economic needs
June 7, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 27 to May 31, 2024
June 6, 2024
Amherst Bulletin: Mass. Senate backs end to ‘home equity theft’
Athol Daily News: Franklin County resident-inspired bills ‘on track to pass,’ Comerford says
MSN: Free community college plan in MA burdens underpaid, overworked staff
The Reminder: Western Mass. senators push priorities in budget debate
June 5, 2024
WBZ News Radio: Mass. End Of Life Legislation Lobbyists Push State Lawmakers To Pass Bill
June 4, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Poll logs support for medical aid in dying
WBUR: Poll: Two-thirds of Mass. residents support medical aid in dying
June 1, 2024
MassLive: UMass Solar siting forum deals with the where of green power goals
The Greenfield Recorder: Franklin County resident-inspired bills ‘on track to pass,’ Comerford says
May 31, 2024
Athol Daily News: Mass. Senate backs end to ‘home equity theft’
Amherst Indy: UMass Followup Public Solar Forum Online , June 4
BusinessWest: Second Western Mass Solar Forum Launching At UMass Amherst
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, May 20-24
May 29, 2024
22 News WWLP: Senator sees wider reach for transfer tax alternative
22 News WWLP: Amendment looks to fix “home equity theft” in Massachusetts
State House News Service: Senator Sees Wider Reach For Transfer Tax Alternative
The New Bedford Light: State Senate moves to end ‘home equity theft’
WBUR: Mass. Senate takes up effort to prevent home equity theft
May 28, 2024
GBH: LGBTQ Youth Commission urges wide range of legislative changes
The Greenfield Recorder: Mass. Senate backs end to ‘home equity theft’
May 24, 2024
GBH: Mass. Senate unanimously passes $58B budget after alarm delayed vote
MSN: Mass. Senate passes $58 billion budget; State House alarm delayed unanimous vote
NBC 10 Boston: Mass. Senate passes $58 billion budget; State House alarm delayed unanimous vote
May 22, 2024
May 21, 2024
Athol Daily News: My Turn: Quabbin bill a bid for ‘more just future for our region’
The Greenfield Recorder: My Turn: Quabbin bill a bid for ‘more just future for our region’
May 20, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, May 6-10
State House News Service: Senate Session Summary – Monday, May 20, 2024
May 17, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 6 to May 10, 2024
May 15, 2024
GBH Morning Edition: What’s in the Senate bill to make community college tuition-free for all
May 13, 2024
The Reminder: Senate introduces bill for universal free community college
May 10, 2024
Amherst Bulletin: Hadley Town Meeting OKs battery storage bylaw, honor Chunglo for service
The Greenfield Recorder: Deerfield’s Tilton Library expansion ‘takes a village’
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 29 to May 3, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 22 to April 26, 2024
May 9, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Valley lawmakers seek shorter license for FirstLight hydropower projects
May 8, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Valley lawmakers seek shorter license for FirstLight hydropower projects
May 7, 2024
May 6, 2024
Boston Herald: Free college for everyone could be coming to Massachusetts under Senate plan
WCVB Channel 5 ABC News: Mass. State Senate reveals plan for free community college
May 5, 2024
MSN: Massachusetts will no longer keep federal benefits meant for foster children
May 4, 2024
The Gardner News: Healey signs $375M bond bill for local transportation infrastructure projects
May 3, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Hadley Town Meeting OKs battery storage bylaw, honor Chunglo for service
April 30, 2024
April 29, 2024
MassLive: State Economic Secretary Yvonne Hao tours Northampton and the Iron Horse Music Hall
April 26, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, April 15-19
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 15 to April 19, 2024
April 21, 2024
April 19, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 8 to April 12, 2024
April 18, 2024
Amherst Bulletin: Blue envelope program offered for Massachusetts drivers on autism spectrum
Athol Daily News: Quabbin region studied for MWRA expansion
Daily Hampshire Gazette: New federal mandate requires informed consent for sensitive exams
NBC10 Boston: MWRA studies expanding water service to towns around Quabbin Reservoir
The Greenfield Recorder: Quabbin region studied for MWRA expansion
April 17, 2024
MassLive: Officials in 27 Mass. communities come out in support of real estate transfer fee
April 13, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Hampshire County youth tapped to advise governor’s team
Leominster Champion: Heywood Healthcare reaffirms community commitment
April 12, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Road funding bill speeding toward enactment
April 11, 2024
New England Public Media: Blue envelope program offered for drivers on autism spectrum
April 10, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Regional Notebook: April 11, 2024
WBUR: State police begin offering blue envelope program to drivers with autism
April 9, 2024
Franklin Observer: Staties Start “Blue Envelope” For Autism Spectrum
MassLive: New ‘Blue Envelope’ program aims to protect people with autism during police stops
MSN: Blue Envelope program offered to Massachusetts drivers with autism
The Reminder: Positively Africana awarded for excellence, leadership
April 8, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Legislative Coffee attendees push for housing, road funding
April 5, 2024
Athol Daily News: Earthquake centered near New York City rattles the Northeast
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, March 25-29
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Earthquake centered near New York City ripples through Valley
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 25 to March 29, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Montague and Erving Notebook: April 6, 2024
April 4, 2024
Amherst Bulletin: Groundbreaking: Amherst officials mark start of $97.5M elementary school
April 3, 2024
The Reminder: Amherst leaders host groundbreaking for new elementary school
April 2, 2024
April 1, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Officials talk funding for, hear feedback on Northern Tier Passenger Rail
March 30, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Farming challenges aired at state hearing
March 29, 2024
Amherst Indy: Groundbreaking at New Elementary School Ushers in Town’s First Net-zero Building
Amherst Indy: Photo of the Week: A Fort River Groundbreaking Gallery
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, March 18-22
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 18 to March 22, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Farming challenges aired at state hearing
March 27, 2024
Amherst Indy: Groundbreaking at New Elementary School Ushers in Town’s First Net-zero Building
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Groundbreaking: Amherst officials mark start of $97.5M elementary school
March 25, 2024
March 24, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, March 11-15
March 22, 2024:
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 11 to March 15, 2024
March 19, 2024
Athol Daily News: FRCOG leaders meet with local, state officials to talk transportation challenges
March 18, 2024
March 14, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Sen. Comerford talks health care legislation with region’s physicians
March 11, 2024
MassLive: MassHealth policy on ‘estate recovery’ burdens low-income families, report says
March 9, 2024
NBC 10 Boston: ‘Blue Envelope Program’ aims to help police better connect with drivers with autism
March 8, 2024
Mass.gov: 46th Annual Legislative Reception Held at the Massachusetts State House
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 26 to March 1, 2024
March 7, 2024
March 6, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Postmarking history: Leverett kicks off 250th anniversary celebration
March 5, 2024
March 4, 2024
BNN: Massachusetts Healthcare Innovates with Cultural Sensitivity to Bridge Patient Trust Gap
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 12 to Feb. 16, 2024
March 3, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Feb. 19-23
March 1, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 19 to Feb. 23, 2024
February 28, 2024
CommonWealth Beacon: THC-infused hemp products getting Beacon Hill’s attention
News from the States: THC-infused hemp products getting Beacon Hill’s attention
February 27, 2024
February 26, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Feb. 12-16
MassLive: 11 ways to defy the WMass ‘ghost towns’ of the future prediction (Viewpoint)
February 19, 2024
February 17, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Feb. 5-9
February 16, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 5 to Feb. 9, 2024
February 14, 2024
NEPM: As towns around Quabbin Reservoir face challenges, state lawmakers propose more financial help
NHPR: As towns around Quabbin Reservoir face challenges, state lawmakers propose more financial help
February 12, 2024
February 11, 2024
CommonWealth Beacon: Taking on the free community college critics
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Jan. 29-Feb. 2
February 9, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 2024
February 8, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Despite doubts, Amherst Town Council backs bill boosting higher ed spending
WBUR: Towns around Quabbin Reservoir should be better compensated for sacrifices, say lawmakers
February 6, 2024
February 5, 2024
MassLive: Mass. Sens. Warren, Markey press for more disaster relief for farmers hit by flooding
February 2, 2024
Athol Daily News: PFAS, slew of other agriculture-related bills on the move on Beacon Hill
February 1, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: PFAS, slew of other agriculture-related bills on the move on Beacon Hill
January 27, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Jan. 15-19
January 26, 2024
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 15 to Jan. 19, 2024
January 24, 2024
January 21, 2024
January 19, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Jan. 8-12
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Social justice on menu at annual Tikkun Olam event with area legislators
MassLive: Tikkun Olam, healing the world one issue at a time
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 8 to Jan. 12, 2024
January 18, 2024
EMEA Tribune: Healey paints rosy picture in State of Commonwealth speech, despite fiscal challenges
The Greenfield Recorder: Healey spells out 2024 vision in State of the Commonwealth
January 17, 2024
January 15, 2024
Athol Daily News: Overhaul urged for Massachusetts disaster response
January 14, 2024
January 12, 2024
Boston.com: How blue envelopes might help deescalate police interactions with autistic drivers
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 1 to Jan. 5, 2024
January 11, 2024
Athol Daily News: Mass Senate pushes for free community college
BusinessWest: State Senators Praise Latest Step Toward Universal Community College
Channel 7 News Boston: State Senate Plots Another Push For Free Community College
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Mass Senate pushes for free community college
January 10, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Comerford, Blais propose new trust fund for state disasters
NBC 10 Boston: Lawmakers push for Mass. disaster response overhaul
January 7, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Beacon Hill Roll Call, Dec. 25-29
January 5, 2024
ItemLive: State Senate passes bill aimed at improving traffic stops for drivers with autism
The Greenfield Recorder: Beacon Hill Roll Call: Dec. 25 to Dec. 29, 2023
January 4, 2024
22 WWLP News: Senate passes “Blue Envelope Bill” to provide protections for drivers with autism
January 3, 2024
22 WWLP News: Fentanyl test strips, wheelchair repairs up for early 2024 Senate action
The Greenfield Recorder: Slew of farm bills advancing on Beacon Hill
WHDH Channel 7 News: Fentanyl Test Strips, Wheelchair Repairs Up For Early 2024 Senate Action
January 2, 2024
January 1, 2024
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Slew of farm bills advancing on Beacon Hill
