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Dear all, Over the past weeks, I’ve received more than 300 emails, calls and social media messages from K-12 educators and families. More on top of that about early childhood […]

DEAR JO: While I share your view that high-stakes testing is a flawed method to measure a student’s success, what can we do to ensure that children with learning disabilities […]

Dear all, perhaps this is the last time I’ll break from this column’s tradition of answering just one constituent’s question. These last months have been a time of intense community […]

Dear friends and neighbors, if ever there was a need for government, this is it. A government that’s relentless in service. A government that’s visionary, fearless and scrappy as we […]

Dear friends, what we’re experiencing is unprecedented. Brutal. That’s why I’m breaking the norm of this column, as we face down COVID-19 together. I’ll address some of the most frequently […]

DEAR JO: The Wendell Select Board will meet with our Board of Health and first responders to discuss town planning for response to the COVID-19 virus. It would be helpful […]

DEAR JO: We raised our voices about the Next Generation Climate Policy that passed the Senate last week. What does it mean for our commonwealth? — Constituents from across the […]

One year ago, in my first Dear Jo column, I wrote that a government that works for all demands active engagement and an unbreakable partnership between legislators and their constituents. Or more [...]

DEAR JO: How can constituents have an impact? How have you cross-walked your work as an organizer into the Legislature? — Preston Smith, South Hadley DEAR PRESTON: I get these kinds […]

DEAR JO: I’ve been asked by some of my constituents to explain the process behind the recent supplemental budget, and to describe how Western Mass fared this time around. Could […]