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Thanks so much for sharing Jordan!
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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![Graphic with title: TELL YOUR REP: TRUMP DOES NOT SET MASS CLIMATE POLICY
Now is the time to lead on climate, not retreat.
Sample call script:
Hello Representative [Name],
My name is [Name] and I am a constituent of yours in [Town]. I am calling with concern about H.3469, relative to energy affordability.
Turning the 2030 target into a non-binding goal removes accountability from the state’s climate commitments. Cutting Mass Save will raise long term energy costs for households by slowing weatherization and heat pump adoption. These changes would move Massachusetts backward at a time when we need to continue leading.
I am asking you to oppose this bill and to protect the enforceability of the 2030 target as well as the current Mass Save funding. Please vote against this in committee or urge your colleagues to do so.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Link to take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
MA House: Don't Cave on Climate
On Friday Nov 7, the Massachusetts House Energy Chair, Rep. MarkCusack (D-Braintree), told Commonwealth Beacon that he is considering repealing our critical state commitments to climate pollution redu...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Link to take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-h...
"Massachusetts could render its 2030 climate commitments null and void under new sweeping legislation being fast-tracked by the House."
Read Commonwealth Beacon's coverage of this legislation:
Read Commonwealth Beacon's coverage of this legislation:
House moves forward with bill to weaken 2030 climate goals - CommonWealth Beacon
The plan reverberating around Beacon Hill, as first reported by CommonWealth Beacon last week, is sure to put lawmakers in a politically difficult position and test their willingness to defend the cli...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Massachusetts could render its 2030 climate commitments null and void under new sweeping legislation being fast-tracked by the House."
Read Commonwealth Beacon's coverage of this legislation:
Read Commonwealth Beacon's coverage of this legislation:
This allows the legislature to pay lip service to certain issues without actually supporting them and misleads constituents.
Find out more at: actonmass.org/transparency/
Find out more at: actonmass.org/transparency/
Transparency | Act On Mass
Act on Mass is a non-profit organization that tracks what happens in the Massachusetts State House and the issues that matter to you.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This allows the legislature to pay lip service to certain issues without actually supporting them and misleads constituents.
Find out more at: actonmass.org/transparency/
Find out more at: actonmass.org/transparency/
Bonus definition: "consolidated away:"
A filed amendment may be marked as having been consolidated, but a close reading of the consolidated amendment reveals that the original amendment’s language has been changed or left out entirely.
A filed amendment may be marked as having been consolidated, but a close reading of the consolidated amendment reveals that the original amendment’s language has been changed or left out entirely.
April 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Bonus definition: "consolidated away:"
A filed amendment may be marked as having been consolidated, but a close reading of the consolidated amendment reveals that the original amendment’s language has been changed or left out entirely.
A filed amendment may be marked as having been consolidated, but a close reading of the consolidated amendment reveals that the original amendment’s language has been changed or left out entirely.
Example from this week: 2026 Budget
This week, the legislature worked through some of the 1650+ amendments filed to the 2026 budget (H.4000), largely by consolidation. Consolidated amendments A, B, C, + D passed with few dissenting votes. Take a look:
This week, the legislature worked through some of the 1650+ amendments filed to the 2026 budget (H.4000), largely by consolidation. Consolidated amendments A, B, C, + D passed with few dissenting votes. Take a look:
April 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Example from this week: 2026 Budget
This week, the legislature worked through some of the 1650+ amendments filed to the 2026 budget (H.4000), largely by consolidation. Consolidated amendments A, B, C, + D passed with few dissenting votes. Take a look:
This week, the legislature worked through some of the 1650+ amendments filed to the 2026 budget (H.4000), largely by consolidation. Consolidated amendments A, B, C, + D passed with few dissenting votes. Take a look:
Why do they matter?
Consolidated amendments do not receive an individual vote, leaving constituents unclear as to how their rep feels about their content. Reps are expected to vote “yes” on every consolidated amendment because the contents have been hand-picked by leadership.
Consolidated amendments do not receive an individual vote, leaving constituents unclear as to how their rep feels about their content. Reps are expected to vote “yes” on every consolidated amendment because the contents have been hand-picked by leadership.
April 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Why do they matter?
Consolidated amendments do not receive an individual vote, leaving constituents unclear as to how their rep feels about their content. Reps are expected to vote “yes” on every consolidated amendment because the contents have been hand-picked by leadership.
Consolidated amendments do not receive an individual vote, leaving constituents unclear as to how their rep feels about their content. Reps are expected to vote “yes” on every consolidated amendment because the contents have been hand-picked by leadership.