latest updates

Good evening, It was a big week for Governor Healey!  Gov. Healey launched her re-election campaign on Tuesday, one year to the day since….

Happy Saturday! It’s so rewarding to see the fruits of our action continue to pay off!  For years, Act on Mass has organized around the idea….

High Costs of State-Level Inaction: How Proposition 2 ½ Is Impacting Municipalities Inaction in the State Legislature here in Massachusetts….

Happy New Year!  It was an upsetting news week for many of us, so I’ll start with some positives before getting to the Scoop.  First of all,….

It’s the season of giving!  With Hanukkah in full swing and Christmas only a few days away, merry gift-givers around the Commonwealth are….

As 2026 approaches, I am reflecting with much appreciation on what a year it’s been for Act on Mass.  We saw joint rules passed for the….

I love when I get to start our Scoops with good news!  This week, Act on Mass and our allies dropped off 90,000 certified stipend reform bal….

In case you missed our Tuesday email, I have an exciting update on last week’s Scoop: our mobilization worked!  On Monday, in response….

Good morning, This week, we saw firsthand why our yearslong fight to make committee votes public was so important. House members of the….

What a week! This was a tremendous week for our democracy and for the fight against corruption and authoritarianism nationwide.  I had a….

Good morning, We’ve got a couple weeks left in the campaign to End Loyalty Pay in the state house by bringing stipend reform to the ballot….

Good morning, Good news: the legislative staff union has finally been assigned a hearing! An Act relative to collective bargaining rights….