Our communities are stronger when all families have access to affordable housing options—options that allow families to stay in the neighborhoods they’ve helped build over the years and that help keep new, young families in the communities where they’ve started to put down roots...
Economic development partnerships have the potential to enliven neighborhood economies, open new job opportunities, and build new ownership possibilities for local residents...
I’ve been a public school teacher, and I will never forget the struggles—and victories—I saw my students, parents, and fellow teachers go through every day...
We all deserve to live in neighborhoods where we feel safe. We should never accept young people killing each other as a reality of city life, and we should not resign ourselves to crime and recidivism rates that are preventable...
I am a strong, long-time supporter of equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, and as State Senator I will actively work to ensure our government protects, respects, and values all families and individuals.
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Everyone deserves access to high-quality, affordable health care. Massachusetts has taken important, pioneering steps in recent years to expand health care to more Commonwealth residents—an accomplishment we should be proud of...
A legislative committee has begun crafting an omnibus bill to make changes to the state’s election laws, an aide to Election Laws Committee co-chair Sen. Barry Finegold told the News Service on Monday.
“Senator Finegold wanted me to let you know th...
More than 40 years have passed since the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but attendees at the recent MLK Memorial Breakfast were reminded why it’s important to remember his dream.
Hundreds of people gathered...
The MBTA is seeking to plug a budget hole by raising fares and cutting service—including weekend E Line subway/streetcar trips and most of the JP Loop bus service. The highest-ridership lines in Jamaica Pl...
A parade of 75 speakers, including many Jamaica Plain officials and residents, blasted the MBTA’s proposed fare hike and service cuts at a Roxbury Community College meeting last night.
FOREST HILLS— The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) may reach a decision on the future of the Casey Overpass in private this week, but it will not immediately hold a public meeting to an...
Prison sentence reforms—including a beefing-up of the so-called three strikes laws—recently passed by the state legislature are sparking controversy across the city and in Jamaica Plain.
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