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Boston Globe: Healey vs. Baker and the Legislature

Samantha J. Gross and Matt Stout, “Months in, Healey is scoring wins with a Democrat-led Legislature in the very places her GOP predecessor failed,” Boston Globe, April 17, 2023.

“The disappointing thing about this is that many people were looking forward to having a Democratic trifecta,” said Jonathan Cohn, policy director of Progressive Massachusetts.“But they weren’t hoping to have a Democratic trifecta get tax breaks for day traders and speculators.”

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Maura Healey to Struggling Families: There’s No Room at the Inn

December 23, 2024 /
Forty-one years ago, Massachusetts enacted the first-in-the-nation “right-to-shelter” law, guaranteeing all homeless families with children and pregnant women access to temporary housing and other emergency services. However, over the past
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Letter: The Home Rule Process is Broken

December 13, 2024 /
The home rule process is broken Jonathan Cohn, “Letter: The Home Rule Process is Broken,” Boston Globe, December 13, 2024. The Senate’s refusal to take up Mayor Michelle Wu’s home
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PM in the News: “Progressive groups urge Beacon Hill to make anti-Trump push before year’s end”

December 12, 2024 /
Adam Reilly, “Progressive groups urge Beacon Hill to make anti-Trump push before year’s end,” WGBH, December 11, 2024. Jonathan Cohn, the political director of the group Progressive Mass, told GBH
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PM in the News: Progressives Urge Action Before Trump Takes Office

December 11, 2024 /
Chris Lisinski, “Progressives Urge Action Before Trump Takes Office,” State House News Service, December 11, 2024. Calling on Democrats to “be proactive, and not merely be reactive,” progressive groups urged
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PM in the News: Progressives Push for Preemptive Action on Trump 2.0

December 11, 2024 /
Kelly Garrity, “Progressives push for preemptive action on Trump 2.0,” POLITICO, December 11, 2024. NOW NOT LATER — With just over a month until Donald Trump returns to the White
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Advocacy Organizations Call on Governor Maura Healey to Take Bold Action to Respond to Threat of Trump Administration 

December 11, 2024 /
Tuesday, December 10, 2024  Governor Maura Healey  Massachusetts State House 24 Beacon St Office of the Governor, Room 280  Boston, MA 02133  Dear Governor Healey, We, the signatories of this
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Advocacy Organizations Call on Massachusetts House and Senate to Reconvene Before End of Session to Pass Critical Legislation that Addresses Threats of Trump Administration

December 11, 2024 /
Tuesday, December 10, 2024  Speaker Ron Mariano  24 Beacon St. Room 356 Boston, MA, 02133 Senate President Karen Spilka  24 Beacon St. Room 332 Boston, MA, 02133 Speaker Mariano and
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PM in the News: “With Ballot Question 1, A Test of Trust in the Massachusetts State Legislature”

December 10, 2024 /
Jack Trapanick, “With Ballot Question 1, A Test of Trust in the Massachusetts State Legislature,” Harvard Crimson, October 22, 2024. Jonathan Cohn, policy director at Progressive Mass, pointed out that
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Protecting MA from Trump 2.0 Can’t Wait Until Next Year

December 5, 2024 /
Quick Ask: Email your state legislators and tell them to come back in person to protect MA from the coming Trump Administration. The end of the current legislative session is
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Op-Ed: A right turn for Democrats is a wrong turn

December 1, 2024 /
Jonathan Cohn ad Henry Wrotis, “A right turn for Democrats is a wrong turn,” CommonWealth Beacon, December 1, 2024. IT’S THAT TIME of year again. And, no, Mariah Carey, we
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