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PM in the News: “These Mass. colleges are offering free tuition for eligible families”

PM Policy Director Jonathan Cohn is interviewed in the story for NBC 10 Boston “These Mass. colleges are offering free tuition for eligible families.” He credits recent steps from the Commonwealth toward tuition-free higher education as inspiring private universities to offer better financial deals to stay competitive.

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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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