Progressive Mass
@progressivemass.bsky.social
Member-based advocacy group fighting for a more equitable, just, sustainable and democratic Commonwealth
https://progressivemass.com
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"Millionaire flight" isn't real. But what is real are the critical new investments in public education and transportation.
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Do Millionaire Surtaxes Lead to Millionaire Exodus?
Assessing the Massachusetts millionaire’s tax three years on.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"Millionaire flight" isn't real. But what is real are the critical new investments in public education and transportation.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/17/d...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/17/d...
Our policy director @jonathancohn.bsky.social testifies in support of rent control, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, and access to counsel.
MA needs strong action to address the housing crisis. #mapoli
MA needs strong action to address the housing crisis. #mapoli
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our policy director @jonathancohn.bsky.social testifies in support of rent control, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, and access to counsel.
MA needs strong action to address the housing crisis. #mapoli
MA needs strong action to address the housing crisis. #mapoli
Nathanael Shea of Mass CDCs talks about how TOPA fills the gaping hole in our policy framework around protecting naturally occurring affordable housing. #mapoli
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Nathanael Shea of Mass CDCs talks about how TOPA fills the gaping hole in our policy framework around protecting naturally occurring affordable housing. #mapoli
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Thank you all for standing up and defending our hard-won path to a clean energy future. #mapoli @350.org @progressivemass.bsky.social #masspowerforward
The terrible climate rollbacks bill is on hold, thanks to the voices of grassroots organizations and people across Massachusetts. Read more about what was proposed, and why a broad coalition rallied to stop it: cleanwater.org/2025/11/17/h...
House Climate Bill is a Big Step Backwards – read our coalition op-ed
Coalition partners Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action; Kyle Murray, Acadia Center; Caitlin Peale Sloan, Conservation Law Foundation; and John Walkey, GreenRoots jointly authored the following op-ed, publ...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Thank you all for standing up and defending our hard-won path to a clean energy future. #mapoli @350.org @progressivemass.bsky.social #masspowerforward
Housing coop advocates Matt Thall and Nora Gosselin explain how the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act helps combat displacement and promote affordability and stability. #mapoli
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Housing coop advocates Matt Thall and Nora Gosselin explain how the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act helps combat displacement and promote affordability and stability. #mapoli
@senatorledwards.bsky.social underscores that cities and towns want to take action on the housing crisis and we should let them. Supports local options for a real estate transfer, rent control, and Tenant Opportunity to Purchase. #mapoli
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@senatorledwards.bsky.social underscores that cities and towns want to take action on the housing crisis and we should let them. Supports local options for a real estate transfer, rent control, and Tenant Opportunity to Purchase. #mapoli
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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
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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?
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...
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
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 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...
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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
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#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.