"They're also putting that money right back into their local economies."
Report: Fewer Youth Transition Out Of Massachusetts Foster Care System
"You're going onto campus and seeing other people who live very differently than maybe you grew up when you were in foster care."
State Wire: Activists Urge Congress To Raise Debt Ceiling, Resist Spending Cuts
"Negotiating on budget is done at budget time, not when it comes to raising the debt ceiling."
State Wire: Hospitals Collaborate On Suicide Prevention, Treatment
"We need to do the same when it comes to suicide. We need to ask at every visit, every person."
State Wire: Children’s Advocates Applaud Kids Online Safety Act
"Limit screen time, or limit autoplay, or limit the endless scrolls so that the products become safer for their children."
State Wire: Mass Educators Rally For Passage Of The Cherish Act
"It's truly a comprehensive blueprint for how to reinvest in higher education."
State Wire: Mass Lawmakers Call For Expansion of US Supreme Court
"I don't want to mess with the Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court is messing with our democracy."
State Wire: Bill Would Let Candidates Use Campaign Funds For Child Care
"That's an important voice to have at the table when we're thinking about legislation that's going to impact families statewide."
State Wire: Mass Lawmakers Aim To End Qualified Immunity, Let People Sue Police
"It makes no sense that the very people responsible for enforcing the law face no consequences for breaking it."
State Wire: Report Shows Wealthy Households Stay In Mass Despite Higher Taxes
In other words, a lot of people with a lot of money are completely full of shit when they say they will move because of taxes
State Wire: War Tax Resisters Redirect Money Towards Peace
"If you don't believe in war with your heart or your mind, if you don't support war in that way, why should you support it with your wallet?"
State Wire: Mass Lawmakers Vow To Protect Abortion Medication Access
"Medication abortion ... will remain safe, legal and accessible here in the Commonwealth"
State Wire: Boston Moves To Implement Climate-Friendly Building Code
"We need to make significant investments in retrofitting buildings that serve low- and moderate-income residents"
State Wire: Consumer Air Travel Complaints Surge Despite Fewer Travelers
"It really comes down to how the airlines are running their operation."
State Wire: Funds Aim To Support Municipalities With Expanded Mail Voting
"To be able to bring democracy literally home to your kitchen table potentially to fill out a mail ballot at home ... that's just a win all around for our democracy."
State Wire: Public Supports Changes To High-Stakes Testing For Mass Students
"The score ... is simply a measure of who is a good test taker."
State Wire: White Supremacist Gatherings, Incidents Hit All-Time High In New England
"If your community instead comes out and said, 'we are with you, we see you', that's a really powerful message."
State Wire: Protests, Construction Continue at East Boston Substation
"It has never been about our community. It has never been about what we need or want."
State Wire: Efforts Underway To Formalize COVID-19 Remembrance Day In Mass
"We can't prevent what we're unwilling to acknowledge."
State Wire: Bills Aim To Restore Vote For People Incarcerated For Felony Convictions
"We need a criminal legal system that is grounded in rehabilitation."
State Wire: New England Coordinates Regional Response To Climate Change
"We're seeing changes in the frequency, in the destructiveness, even in where disasters are occurring."
State Wire: EPA Encouraged To Strengthen Air-Quality Standards For Soot
"Everyone has a right to breathing clean air."
Mass ‘Baby Bonds’ Bill Aims To Close Racial Wealth Gap
"This is good for everybody, because it ultimately creates a stronger economy within our state."
State Wire: Affordability Limits MA’s Higher-Ed Attainment Goals
"As one of the wealthiest states in our nation, there's definitely some glaring and growing gaps ... "
State Wire: Mass Lawmakers Press For Federal Childcare Relief Legislation
"Just like our roads and bridges, just like our airports and railroads, child care is essential to a healthy, inclusive economy."
State Wire: Bill To Expand Tax Credits Draws On Children’s Health Data
"It's about taking care of kids and making sure they have adequate nutrition"
State Wire: Mass Legislation Aims To Improve Language Access For All
"We have a commitment to make sure that Massachusetts speaks as loud as it can to make sure that everybody is represented."
State Wire: Mass Launches Free Legal Advice Hotline Regarding Abortion Care
"It is about the right to parent a child in a safe and healthy community."
State Wire: Mass Bill Would Tighten Restrictions On Facial Recognition Technology
"The police can use the technology to help them solve very serious crimes."
State Wire: Mass Leads Nation In ‘Green’ Building Development
"We're thinking about reimagining our system in a way that creates healthy, resilient and vibrant communities."