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It’s March, so you know what that means: hopes of spring mixed with the harsh reality of more winter. It also means the State House has….

School vacation week is usually a quiet one for the State House, and this week was no exception; with no formal sessions, official business….

We at Act on Mass talk a lot about all the vital progressive bills that don’t pass the state house. To be fair, it’s for good reason….

The anticipation surrounding “Joint Rule 10 day" (the State House’s deadline to decide what to do with bills still in committee) has….

We’ve officially begun the home stretch of the 2021 - 2022 legislative session. Wednesday marked a major deadline for our reps, whittling….

I’ll cut to the chase: the House did not pass Same Day Registration on Thursday.  This isn’t surprising; the House has been killing Same….

On Friday night (1/21) legislators received an email from the Speaker of the House stating that on the following Thursday (1/27) the House….

We’re in the dead of winter, which these days seems to mean 47 degrees and sunny on Wednesday and 10 degrees and windy by Friday. What can….

You know that feeling when you come back from a vacation and immediately need another vacation? Well, our state reps seem to. The House….

Happy New Year, Friend! After their seven weeks of holiday recess, the State House is back in full swing. January also marks the beginning….

Happy Almost Christmas to all who celebrate! (Personally, I observe Almost Christmas the traditional way: by stressing about gift buying and….

We’re three and a half weeks into the Legislature’s seven-week holiday recess, and exactly three weeks away from 2022 (but who’s counting?).….