It’s been more than a month since a Red Line train derailed, injuring several people and throwing our transit system into chaos. We still don’t know the cause. The cost...

The Massachusetts legislature held a hearing today on Medicare for All in Massachusetts. Included in the hearing agenda was H.1163, a bill that has been described as a direct threat...

Joint statement from Act on Mass, Progressive Massachusetts, and the Emancipation Initiative. Mass. legislature rejects voting rights for the incarcerated As the national discourse around the question of restoring voting...

After Bernie Sanders was asked about prisoner voting rights at a CNN town hall, Twitter erupted in debate over the issue. Many correctly pointed out that our prison system targets...

Amendment #1357 withdrawn without debate, without a vote, without any action Today, as the Massachusetts House of Representatives debated revenue-raising amendments to the state budget, the legislative culture that has...

ASK YOUR STATE REP to co-sponsor Amendment #1357 to H.3800 (House Budget) For more updates like this, sign up for our mailing list at TL; DR: Massachusetts has seen one...

There are Three Big Problems with the MA State House: Votes in Committee are not public State Reps don’t have time to understand what they’re voting on The Speaker has...

BEACON HILL - After her election as Senate President today, Sen. President Karen Spilka delivered remarks sharply critical of the Massachusetts Legislature: “The voices of our past called to us...

BEACON HILL - The Massachusetts House returned to business today, and returning lawmakers and two dozen new members took the oath of office, starting their 191st biennial session, which will...