the Democratic Party must view this election not only as a wake up call, but also as an opportunity to renew our focus on the issues that drove voters across the country towards the Republican Party this year.
Karen Spilka
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Tax relief makes Mass. more affordable
LAST WEEK, the Legislature passed the Commonwealth’s largest tax relief bill in a generation – and today Gov. Maura Healey will sign the bill into law. The culmination of more than […]
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Senate early education bill could transform childcare landscape
IN THE 19TH CENTURY, Massachusetts pioneered the idea that K-12 education should be a public good, available and accessible to all children and families. Today we take this for granted. […]
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Spilka backs ‘moonshot’ to address caregiving crisis
What follows is an excerpt of Senate President Karen Spilka’s speech on Tuesday to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. I have been particularly struck by the statistics on the […]
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Telehealth is working, let’s keep it that way
COVID-19 HAS HAD a devastating impact on our lives, our healthcare system, and our economy, but one silver lining has been the immediate and dramatic expansion of telehealth services. We’d be foolish not […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Investing in quality education for all
OUR COMMONWEALTH’S CONTINUED success depends on our investments today to help our children grow up strong and resilient. While discussions of resilience usually focus on social and emotional wellness and […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
On charters, rise above the divisiveness
BALLOT QUESTIONS ARE blunt instruments. The ballot question on charter school expansion is no exception. It has a very narrow focus, targeted only at increasing the number of students in […]