MASSACHUSETTS HAS the chance to join the ranks of states taking action to phase out inefficient and toxic lighting. Fluorescent light bulbs illuminate our offices, garages, and basements—but they contain toxic mercury and use far more energy than newer alternatives. By phasing out fluorescents in favor of efficient LED bulbs, we can avert a needless […]
Josh Cutler
Josh Cutler is a Democratic state representative from Duxbury who represents the Sixth Plymouth District in the Massachusetts Legislature.
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It pays to hire people with disabilities
NOW HIRING! The help wanted signs are everywhere these days, whether it’s the local sandwich shop around the corner or the high-tech Fortune 500 company. Today, there are nearly twice as many job openings as there were before the pandemic, according to US Bureau of Labor data. Whether it’s due to concerns about health, childcare, […]
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Wait, we’re number 2?
LIKE THE FAMOUS Avis commercial says: when you’re number two, you gotta try harder! When it comes to energy efficiency policy, that is the unfamiliar position Massachusetts now finds itself in. For years –– nine years to be precise –– the Commonwealth led or tied as the most energy efficient state in the nation, according […]
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Best climate change policy you’ve never heard of
FIFTY-SIX GAMES, eight consecutive NBA titles, 297 straight NFL starts. The sports world is full of well-known streaks. A less famous streak is held by our own Commonwealth of Massachusetts which, for the past nine years in a row, has earned the title as the most energy efficient state in the nation. It’s no small […]
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Conversion therapy bill very narrowly drawn
THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE of Representatives and the Senate recently gave overwhelming approval to a bipartisan bill banning the practice of so-called gay “conversion therapy” for minors. Conversion therapy, a practice which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through various forms of therapy, has been widely debunked by health care professionals. The […]
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Time to end offshore tax loophole
IT COULD BUY a dozen new energy-efficient locomotives for the MBTA every year, put nearly 1,000 more police on our streets, or pay for more than 8,000 needy children to attend preschool. It’s a corporate tax loophole that allows a select few Massachusetts companies to stash US profits in offshore tax havens and avoid corporate […]