My bill replaces a narrow checklist of pregnancy health care exceptions with a single standard: a physician’s professional judgment.
Barber’s abortion care bill heads to the Senate for women still being denied treatment
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Political notes: Boston mayor kicks off Cambridge canvass; McLaughlin’s ‘Good Will’ ad
Michelle Wu makes it across the river for Daniel Lander, her former aide, and there's candidate news about Matt McLaughlin, Christine Barber, Will Brownsberger, Mike Connolly, Ben Ewen-Campen and Will Mbah.
AI, data centers, electricity bills and other cost of living issues get Senate candidate attention
Costs of living, especially electricity bills, were prominent in a five-way forum among progressives seeking a Senate seat in the 2nd Middlesex District.
Running for office convinced me Massachusetts has a democracy problem
I assumed my biggest problem running for office would be balancing childcare with campaign demands. Instead, my biggest problem is getting anyone to pay attention to the race.
State representative Connolly and challenger Miller agree on plenty in debate over good government
The race between five-term incumbent Mike Connolly and political newcomer Neil Miller for state representative in the Middlesex 26th district is an experiential and physical difference: Connolly has...
Groups make a Monday night push to get Beacon Hill stipend reform on November’s ballot
Things are down to the wire for political groups to get a nonbinding ballot question about state Legislature stipend reform onto the ballot in Cambridge.
Beacon Hill’s reliance on private vendors is failing us. We need to save public services from outsourcing
Our government won't work with outsourcing and an emphasis on big, one-off initiatives instead of smart budgeting. A candidate for state representative says he has a better way.
Candidates for state Senate have harsh criticisms of bill bundling, legislative leader pay and secrecy
Candidates vying for state senator Pat Jehlen’s seat in the 2nd Middlesex District agreed at a forum that big reforms are needed in the state Legislature.
Online safety shouldn’t come at the cost of access
Recent efforts by the House and the governor to create online protections for our state’s youth risk serious unintended consequences.
New data privacy laws will have unintended consequences that hurt mom-and-pops and nonprofits
The bills gaining traction on Beacon Hill are well-intentioned but threaten to create unintended consequences for small businesses and nonprofits.