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Advocating for transparency alone isn’t the endgame, it’s the start of accountability. Whether it’s a candidate obscuring their views or Beacon Hill’s leaders, when critical information is obscured... (Read more)

I created a Beacon Hill compliance tracker to track legislative compliance in Massachusetts state government! You can view it at https://BeaconHillTracker.org/. I’ve been wanting to contribute to t... (Read more)

Massachusetts State Committeewoman Kathleen Lynch (R) recently sent out an email to constituents hammering the transparency issue on Beacon Hill. I myself have written a few posts here about some o... (Read more)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the September activism survey! The goal of this initiative is to promote small ways to contribute to larger efforts that lean heavily on awareness to have ... (Read more)

Did you know that your Massachusetts state legislators’ pay largely depends on the whims of their leaders, in the forms of stipends? Consider the effect it has on our lawmaking process that much of... (Read more)

Massachusetts is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. ICE activity is ramping up, and it’s already been disrupting our communities by kidnapping locals and antagonizing people trying to d... (Read more)

Writing to your state legislature is a good first step to channel your political frustration into real world change. A short email or letter, at most 10–15 minutes of your time, goes straight to th... (Read more)

Massachusetts legislature is notoriously opaque. It’s a subject that’s sparked a lot of buzz lately, which I don’t need to retread. Connecting with policy directors and activists in Massachusetts, ... (Read more)

Regressive opacity Massachusetts carries a lot of pride in being a progressive leader among the States. However, our state legislature is among the least transparent in the country; power in the St... (Read more)