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...
BOSTON—Amid a slow but steady recovery from the recession, the Massachusetts Senate passed its final FY2014 budget. Working in partnership with community organizations, neighborhood groups, students, and policy experts, Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz ...
BOSTON—Informed by feedback from Second Suffolk District residents about their concerns and priorities for the state budget, Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz today filed several amendments to the Senate Ways and Means budget set to be debated next week....
“Through both the work of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and the amendment process, the transportation finance bill passed by the Senate today reaches a level of revenue that allows for meaningful investments in a fiscally-sound, 21st
The Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus has selected a new chairman and named a number of local legislatures to top leadership roles.
State Representative Marcos Devers, a Lawrence Democrat, will head up the caucus as chairman, with state...
WORCESTER — One day before taking their message to the Statehouse, two dozen mainly Democratic activists gathered at Neighbor to Neighbor’s Worcester offices Monday for a rally and press conference in support of a broad-based tax increase to pay for ...
