Recognizing ongoing work on behalf of the Commonwealth’s children
On May 21, I received the 2025 Senate Champion for Children Award from the Children’s League of Massachusetts. It was a heartfelt honor and meant a great deal to me. […]
Four health care-centered updates
The 2023-2024 legislative session officially closed on December 31, 2024. Before the clock struck midnight, my colleagues and I worked to pass important health care-focused bills and send them to [...]
Supporting the youngest among us and their educators
During the second week of March, the Massachusetts Senate passed the Early ED Act. This bill proposes making childcare more affordable and better wages for those who care for our […]
Children’s League on Transition-Age Youth
I was honored to be invited to speak to a room of Children’s League advocates focused on the needs of transition-age youth. I spoke to the youth to let them […]
Standing Up for a Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights
Today the Senate passed S.2954, An Act establishing a foster parents’ bill of rights, one of the legislative proposals I filed this session. The bill creates a framework to ensure […]
