PM Joins Broad Coalition of Environmental, Labor, and Community Groups Calling for a Moratorium on New Gas Infrastructure

This week, Progressive Mass joined a coalition of over 100 groups from across the Commonwealth in joint testimony to the House and Senate Committees on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy in support of legislation to put a pause on new gas infrastructure.

House Testimony

Senate Testimony

Jonathan Cohn

In the Press: MA Senate’s “Response 2025” Doesn’t Meet the Moment

April 2, 2025 / PM in the News

Kelly Garrity, “A Call and a Delayed Response,” Politico, April 2, 2025. “The big announcement fell flat among progressives, who have been urging the Legislature to quickly pass a joint

“Our commonwealth did something rare in recent history: it took away the right to vote from a category of people who were formerly enfranchised. “

April 1, 2025 / Testimony

April 1, 2025 Chair Keenan, Chair Hunt, and Members of the Joint Committee on Election Laws: My name is Jonathan Cohn, and I am the Policy Director at Progressive Massachusetts,

Happy Earth Day! Let’s Keep up the Fight Against Climate Chaos.

April 22, 2025 / Action Alerts

Happy Earth Day! As the Trump administration tries to dismantle critical environmental regulations and funding, it’s up to states like Massachusetts to step up even more in the fight against

PM in the News: “Mass. Democratic Committees urge party to oppose Trump’s agenda in open letter”

April 21, 2025 / PM in the News

Liam Dunne, “Mass. Democratic Committees urge party to oppose Trump’s agenda in open letter,” Daily Free Press, April 17, 2025. Progressive Massachusetts Policy Director Jonathan Cohn said he wanted to

Testimony: Our Higher Ed Faculty and Staff Deserve to Be Compensated Well for the Essential Work They Do

April 15, 2025 / Testimony

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Chair Oliveira, Chair McMurtry, and Members of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development: My name is Jonathan Cohn, and I am the Policy Director

Happy Tax Day! Time for Large Corporations to Pay Their Fair Share

April 15, 2025 / Action Alerts

Last week, Republicans in the US House voted to advance a budget outline that entails steep cuts to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other essential programs in order

“The purchase and sale of cell phone location data empowers bad actors.”

April 9, 2025 / Testimony

Wednesday, April 8, 2025 Chair Moore, Chair Farley-Bouvier, and Members of the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity: My name is Jonathan Cohn, and I am

FY 2026 Budget Testimony: Protect Our Essential Services & Invest in Our Future

April 8, 2025 / Testimony

April 8, 2025 Chair Michlewitz, Chair Rodrigues, and Members of the Joint Committee on Ways & Means: My name is Jonathan Cohn, and I am the Policy Director at Progressive

Hands Off Our Data: Contact Your State Legislators about the Location Shield Act

April 7, 2025 / Action Alerts

This Saturday, thousands of us rallied on the Boston Common and around the state (and the country) to protest the chaos, cruelty, and corruption of the Trump administration — with

Recording + Links (Follow-up to “DC Attacks, MA Fights Back: Defending Science and Our Health”)

April 7, 2025 / Events

Thank you so much for joining us on Wednesday for our forum “DC Attacks, MA Fights Back: Defending Science and Our Health”! And thank you again to our speakers! Recording