Progressive Mass
@progressivemass.bsky.social
Member-based advocacy group fighting for a more equitable, just, sustainable and democratic Commonwealth
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Good news, good news. Love to see good news!!
When we fight, we win.
Now let's fight for a climate deal that actually meets the moment.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...
Now let's fight for a climate deal that actually meets the moment.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...
House punts on sweeping energy bill that would dial back state climate commitments - CommonWealth Beacon
After intense blowback to a draft House bill to weaken the state’s 2030 clean energy target, the chamber’s budget chief says the topic is on hold until next year.
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Good news, good news. Love to see good news!!
When we fight, we win.
Now let's fight for a climate deal that actually meets the moment.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...
Now let's fight for a climate deal that actually meets the moment.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...
House punts on sweeping energy bill that would dial back state climate commitments - CommonWealth Beacon
After intense blowback to a draft House bill to weaken the state’s 2030 clean energy target, the chamber’s budget chief says the topic is on hold until next year.
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
When we fight, we win.
Now let's fight for a climate deal that actually meets the moment.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...
Now let's fight for a climate deal that actually meets the moment.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...
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Massachusetts drivers are being tracked and their data is being shared nationwide — thanks to police using license plate readers (LPRs) made by Flock and other tech companies.
Does your local police department use LPRs? Take action to find out: mobilize.aclum.org/a/email-your...
Does your local police department use LPRs? Take action to find out: mobilize.aclum.org/a/email-your...
Email Your Municipal Leaders: Flock license plate readers threaten our privacy and safety
mobilize.aclum.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Massachusetts drivers are being tracked and their data is being shared nationwide — thanks to police using license plate readers (LPRs) made by Flock and other tech companies.
Does your local police department use LPRs? Take action to find out: mobilize.aclum.org/a/email-your...
Does your local police department use LPRs? Take action to find out: mobilize.aclum.org/a/email-your...
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Absolutely right!
Renewables are already cheaper. Why would we even consider going back to the more expensive fossil fuels?
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Renewables are already cheaper. Why would we even consider going back to the more expensive fossil fuels?
solartechonline.com/blog/is-rene...
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Absolutely right!
Renewables are already cheaper. Why would we even consider going back to the more expensive fossil fuels?
solartechonline.com/blog/is-rene...
Renewables are already cheaper. Why would we even consider going back to the more expensive fossil fuels?
solartechonline.com/blog/is-rene...
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There's still time to call or email your state rep if you haven't yet!
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
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Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
MA House: Don't Cave on Climate
On Friday, the Massachusetts House Energy Chair, Rep. MarkCusack (D-Braintree), told Commonwealth Beacon
that he is considering repealing our critical state commitments to
climate pollution reductio...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Why do YOU want MA to have a Clean Slate law?
Help us tell the Legislature automated CORI-sealing is important to many, many people. www.cleanslatema.org/legislation
#CleanSlateMA #MApolitics
@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @aclum.bsky.social @jonathancohn.bsky.social @prisonpolicy.org
Help us tell the Legislature automated CORI-sealing is important to many, many people. www.cleanslatema.org/legislation
#CleanSlateMA #MApolitics
@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @aclum.bsky.social @jonathancohn.bsky.social @prisonpolicy.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Why do YOU want MA to have a Clean Slate law?
Help us tell the Legislature automated CORI-sealing is important to many, many people. www.cleanslatema.org/legislation
#CleanSlateMA #MApolitics
@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @aclum.bsky.social @jonathancohn.bsky.social @prisonpolicy.org
Help us tell the Legislature automated CORI-sealing is important to many, many people. www.cleanslatema.org/legislation
#CleanSlateMA #MApolitics
@bostonlegalaid.bsky.social @aclum.bsky.social @jonathancohn.bsky.social @prisonpolicy.org
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It's so enraging that -- given how little our Legislature does -- *this* is something the House wants to move forward.
There's still time to call or email your state rep if you haven't yet!
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
MA House: Don't Cave on Climate
On Friday, the Massachusetts House Energy Chair, Rep. MarkCusack (D-Braintree), told Commonwealth Beacon
that he is considering repealing our critical state commitments to
climate pollution reductio...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It's so enraging that -- given how little our Legislature does -- *this* is something the House wants to move forward.
ICE is a threat to the ability of all students to get a high-quality education.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/m...
Under ICE crackdown, thousands of students have left Mass. public schools - The Boston Globe
A sharp drop in enrollment has hit some of the largest Massachusetts public school districts, including Boston, Framingham, and New Bedford.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE is a threat to the ability of all students to get a high-quality education.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/m...
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There's still time to call or email your state rep if you haven't yet!
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
MA House: Don't Cave on Climate
On Friday, the Massachusetts House Energy Chair, Rep. MarkCusack (D-Braintree), told Commonwealth Beacon
that he is considering repealing our critical state commitments to
climate pollution reductio...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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There's still time to call or email your state rep if you haven't yet!
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
MA House: Don't Cave on Climate
On Friday, the Massachusetts House Energy Chair, Rep. MarkCusack (D-Braintree), told Commonwealth Beacon
that he is considering repealing our critical state commitments to
climate pollution reductio...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
There's still time to call or email your state rep if you haven't yet!
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
Say NO to rolling back climate targets, rolling back clean energy, and rolling back energy efficiency in order to line utilities' pockets and cost you more.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
"Cities and towns across Massachusetts are doing just that. By passing home rule petitions for ranked choice voting, they are embracing a time-tested reform that makes our elections both more competitive and more collegial."
#mapoli
www.progressivemass.com/testimony-ci...
#mapoli
www.progressivemass.com/testimony-ci...
Testimony: Cities and Towns Want the Right to Rank.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Chair Keenan, Chair Hunt, and Members of the Joint Committee on Election Laws:
My name is Jonathan Cohn, and I’m the policy director of Progressive Massachusetts, a...
www.progressivemass.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"Cities and towns across Massachusetts are doing just that. By passing home rule petitions for ranked choice voting, they are embracing a time-tested reform that makes our elections both more competitive and more collegial."
#mapoli
www.progressivemass.com/testimony-ci...
#mapoli
www.progressivemass.com/testimony-ci...
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Just published: two key immigration bills will be discussed at State House hearings on November 25th. Learn more about these bills & see which #NorthShoreMA legislators currently support them.
We also give some well-deserved love to @progressivemass.bsky.social Legislator Scorecard. :-)
#MaPoli
We also give some well-deserved love to @progressivemass.bsky.social Legislator Scorecard. :-)
#MaPoli
Immigration Bills That Need Your Urgent Support
Two key immigration bills will be discussed at State House hearings on November 25th. Learn more about these bills and see which local legislators currently support them.
www.northshoreprogressives.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just published: two key immigration bills will be discussed at State House hearings on November 25th. Learn more about these bills & see which #NorthShoreMA legislators currently support them.
We also give some well-deserved love to @progressivemass.bsky.social Legislator Scorecard. :-)
#MaPoli
We also give some well-deserved love to @progressivemass.bsky.social Legislator Scorecard. :-)
#MaPoli
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Contact our state legislators:
Senator John Velis (617) 722-1415
Representative Homar Gomez (413) 977-2676
Senator John Velis (617) 722-1415
Representative Homar Gomez (413) 977-2676
"Our lawmakers must be clear on what’s really driving high energy costs: it’s not clean energy. It’s fossil fuels, gas infrastructure, and aging transmission systems."
Tell your state rep to vote NO on the MA House's MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/hous...
Tell your state rep to vote NO on the MA House's MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/hous...
House climate bill is a big step backward - CommonWealth Beacon
At a moment when President Trump is dismantling federal climate policy, this bill would do the work for him. It would abandon our 2030 emissions targets, gut our most effective programs, and lock Mass...
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Contact our state legislators:
Senator John Velis (617) 722-1415
Representative Homar Gomez (413) 977-2676
Senator John Velis (617) 722-1415
Representative Homar Gomez (413) 977-2676
"Our lawmakers must be clear on what’s really driving high energy costs: it’s not clean energy. It’s fossil fuels, gas infrastructure, and aging transmission systems."
Tell your state rep to vote NO on the MA House's MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/hous...
Tell your state rep to vote NO on the MA House's MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/hous...
House climate bill is a big step backward - CommonWealth Beacon
At a moment when President Trump is dismantling federal climate policy, this bill would do the work for him. It would abandon our 2030 emissions targets, gut our most effective programs, and lock Mass...
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Our lawmakers must be clear on what’s really driving high energy costs: it’s not clean energy. It’s fossil fuels, gas infrastructure, and aging transmission systems."
Tell your state rep to vote NO on the MA House's MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/hous...
Tell your state rep to vote NO on the MA House's MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/hous...
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Email them today: raiseupma.us/gilti-email
Email Your Legislator and Urge Them to Support Corporate Fair Share!
Massachusetts loses hundreds of millions of dollars each year to offshore corporate tax dodging — money that would otherwise be supporting local families here in Massachusetts. That’s because billiona...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Email them today: raiseupma.us/gilti-email
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The shutdown's over, but permanent cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, education, & other services still threaten MA. Yesterday, we raised umbrellas & called on our state leaders to tap into our $8.6B rainy day fund, & tax multinational corporations, to help prevent the worst of these cuts.
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The shutdown's over, but permanent cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, education, & other services still threaten MA. Yesterday, we raised umbrellas & called on our state leaders to tap into our $8.6B rainy day fund, & tax multinational corporations, to help prevent the worst of these cuts.
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And, it passed! Thx @progressivemass.bsky.social for keeping tabs!
www.progressivemass.com/senate-votes...
www.progressivemass.com/senate-votes...
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
And, it passed! Thx @progressivemass.bsky.social for keeping tabs!
www.progressivemass.com/senate-votes...
www.progressivemass.com/senate-votes...
Cusack's bill is a corporate wish list that will harm our climate, harm clean energy development, and harm consumers.
This comes as no surprise.
Use this corruption as a reminder to contact your state rep to oppose this MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/energ...
This comes as no surprise.
Use this corruption as a reminder to contact your state rep to oppose this MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/energ...
Energy industry pads key lawmaker’s campaign coffers as major bill advances - CommonWealth Beacon
Cusack's legislation would lower the amount of renewable energy the utilities would be required to purchase and cut the state’s energy efficiency initiative, which is funded through the utilities’ rat...
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Cusack's bill is a corporate wish list that will harm our climate, harm clean energy development, and harm consumers.
This comes as no surprise.
Use this corruption as a reminder to contact your state rep to oppose this MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/energ...
This comes as no surprise.
Use this corruption as a reminder to contact your state rep to oppose this MAGA energy bill.
#mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/energ...
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Protecting rights and rejecting censorship in Massachusetts.
The MA Senate voted 35-3 to combat the rise of politically motivated book bans.
This bill creates clear standards, protects librarians and school employees, enables authors to challenge bans of their work, and establishes important data collection.
This bill creates clear standards, protects librarians and school employees, enables authors to challenge bans of their work, and establishes important data collection.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Protecting rights and rejecting censorship in Massachusetts.
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Please write your Senator and thank them for voting for S.2696, unless your Senator is one of the three Nays. If they are a Nay vote, write them to let them know you will happily vote for a challenger in the next election.
The MA Senate voted 35-3 to combat the rise of politically motivated book bans.
This bill creates clear standards, protects librarians and school employees, enables authors to challenge bans of their work, and establishes important data collection.
This bill creates clear standards, protects librarians and school employees, enables authors to challenge bans of their work, and establishes important data collection.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Please write your Senator and thank them for voting for S.2696, unless your Senator is one of the three Nays. If they are a Nay vote, write them to let them know you will happily vote for a challenger in the next election.
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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The House TUE Committee just advanced a MAGA energy bill that means dirtier energy, less efficiency, and higher costs.
Your state rep needs to hear from you that this bill is BAD for Massachusetts.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/sweep...
Your state rep needs to hear from you that this bill is BAD for Massachusetts.
commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/sweep...
Sweeping energy bill to weaken 2030 climate goals clears key House committee - CommonWealth Beacon
The measure is ushering in an unexpected — and messy — debate over the state’s overall policy push to meet its 2030 climate commitments as Gov. Maura Healey’s energy affordability package filed earlie...
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Just registered for this upcoming discussion on strengthening our democracy with speakers from the @brennancenter.org, @protectdemocracy.org, Mass Vote and Mass Voter Table. What a line up!
Join us next Wednesday for a forum on the threats facing democracy and what we can do here in MA to protect and strengthen our democracy!
#mapoli
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#mapoli
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MA Fights Back: Strengthening Our Democracy: What It Takes
With less than one year until the 2026 elections, the health of our democracy is on all of our minds. What do we need to do to ensure free and fair elections, and how do we make sure that MA is a lead...
actionnetwork.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just registered for this upcoming discussion on strengthening our democracy with speakers from the @brennancenter.org, @protectdemocracy.org, Mass Vote and Mass Voter Table. What a line up!