2012 Mass. Senate RaceStories about the Brown-Warren Senate election in 2012.Massachusetts' Potholes, And The Pitfalls Of A Proposed Tax On MillionairesA proposed tax on incomes over $1 million will fund Massachusetts schools and infrastructure. Unless, of course, it won't. Jun 9, 2016Investing In A Better Road Ahead For Massachusetts' Most Vulnerable ChildrenIt's time to shift our focus away from repairing broken adults to building strong children.May 26, 2016No Such Thing As A ‘Healthy Glow’: The Case Against Letting Kids Use Tanning BedsEleven states ban minors from using tanning beds. A dermatologist too familiar with diagnosing skin cancer says that Massachusetts should join them. Oct 7, 2015Treatment Is Good, Prevention Is Better: How Best To Keep Our Kids Off DrugsA pediatrician who directs an adolescent substance abuse program and a state senator join forces in support of a bill to screen and counsel 7th and 10th graders about the...Oct 2, 2015High Stakes When School Is Out: The Lifelong Inequality Borne Of The Summer Learning GapLack of access to summer learning is part of a year-round cycle that contributes to the achievement gap between kids from high- and low-income households.Jun 22, 2015AdvertisementDear State And Federal Representatives: A Hotel Room Is Not A HomeAs a society, we must fight for people like me and like my daughter. Jun 19, 2015Memo To Mass. Legislature: Increase Quality, Not Just Quantity, Of Early Childhood EducationWhat good is increased access to early childhood education without quality programs and teachers incentivized to stay in them?Jun 18, 2015Spying On Americans, Then And NowForty years ago, the Church Committee probed into widespread -- and illegal -- spying on Americans. A look at the evolution of the public and political responses to government intrusions...Jun 17, 2015Life Skills 101: The Case For Teaching Dollars And Sense In All Mass. ClassroomsA recent study of schools in all 50 states ranks Massachusetts among just 11 that get a failing grade for the financial literacy of its students. It's time to stop...May 20, 2015Gov. Baker's 2016 Budget Will Hurt The State's Poorest Children And SchoolsBudgets contain more than numbers. They tell the story of who we are and what we care about. Right now, the story features inadequate funding for 200,000 Massachusetts children who...Apr 13, 2015What Would Be A Meaningful Vote On The Boston Olympics? Hint: Not A ReferendumA primer to how the state's voters can pass a binding law, rather than cast a symbolic vote, about paying for a Boston Olympics -- and why they should care....Apr 2, 2015Flapjacks And Flops: Why The Jokes At The St. Patrick's Day Breakfast Were Beside The PointHow often do elected officials, working in the fishbowl of public life, get to publicly enjoy themselves in the company of their peers and constituents? Mar 26, 2015The Curse Of The Massachusetts Attorney General’s OfficeWhy is it that a Massachusetts attorney general seeking higher office hasn't won in nearly half a century?Nov 13, 2014The Mysterious Case Of The Vanishing Statehouse ReportersWhat do we lose when the local press isn't covering Beacon Hill?Jul 18, 2014Gabriel Gomez Loses: Why Scott Brown May Be Partly To BlameThat, and 5 other key takeaways from the U.S. Special Senate Election.Jun 26, 2013Gabriel Gomez: Vote For Me Because I’m An Independent ThinkerI’m running for Senate because Washington badly needs change, and I’m the only candidate in this race who can bring it.Jun 21, 2013Edward Markey: Vote For Me Because I’ll Work To Preserve The American DreamThis election is about who will best address the most pressing issues we face here in the Commonwealth and in our country.Jun 21, 2013Gomez, Markey Debate ‘Painful To Watch’The first U.S. Senate debate between Gabriel Gomez and Ed Markey was largely lacking in zingers and, well, in unscripted passion.Jun 6, 2013State Of The Senate Race: Measuring The Odds For GomezRepublican Gabriel Gomez is waging a steep uphill battle against veteran Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey. However, many voters consider Gomez's newcomer status a “a breath of fresh air” in a...May 9, 2013Why You Really Have No Excuse Not To Vote In The Special Senate PrimaryTurnout in Tuesday’s special senate primary will probably be low — almost no one is used to voting in April. But by rights this election should be a door-buster.Apr 29, 2013Next Page
Massachusetts' Potholes, And The Pitfalls Of A Proposed Tax On MillionairesA proposed tax on incomes over $1 million will fund Massachusetts schools and infrastructure. Unless, of course, it won't. Jun 9, 2016
Investing In A Better Road Ahead For Massachusetts' Most Vulnerable ChildrenIt's time to shift our focus away from repairing broken adults to building strong children.May 26, 2016
No Such Thing As A ‘Healthy Glow’: The Case Against Letting Kids Use Tanning BedsEleven states ban minors from using tanning beds. A dermatologist too familiar with diagnosing skin cancer says that Massachusetts should join them. Oct 7, 2015
Treatment Is Good, Prevention Is Better: How Best To Keep Our Kids Off DrugsA pediatrician who directs an adolescent substance abuse program and a state senator join forces in support of a bill to screen and counsel 7th and 10th graders about the...Oct 2, 2015
High Stakes When School Is Out: The Lifelong Inequality Borne Of The Summer Learning GapLack of access to summer learning is part of a year-round cycle that contributes to the achievement gap between kids from high- and low-income households.Jun 22, 2015
Dear State And Federal Representatives: A Hotel Room Is Not A HomeAs a society, we must fight for people like me and like my daughter. Jun 19, 2015
Memo To Mass. Legislature: Increase Quality, Not Just Quantity, Of Early Childhood EducationWhat good is increased access to early childhood education without quality programs and teachers incentivized to stay in them?Jun 18, 2015
Spying On Americans, Then And NowForty years ago, the Church Committee probed into widespread -- and illegal -- spying on Americans. A look at the evolution of the public and political responses to government intrusions...Jun 17, 2015
Life Skills 101: The Case For Teaching Dollars And Sense In All Mass. ClassroomsA recent study of schools in all 50 states ranks Massachusetts among just 11 that get a failing grade for the financial literacy of its students. It's time to stop...May 20, 2015
Gov. Baker's 2016 Budget Will Hurt The State's Poorest Children And SchoolsBudgets contain more than numbers. They tell the story of who we are and what we care about. Right now, the story features inadequate funding for 200,000 Massachusetts children who...Apr 13, 2015
What Would Be A Meaningful Vote On The Boston Olympics? Hint: Not A ReferendumA primer to how the state's voters can pass a binding law, rather than cast a symbolic vote, about paying for a Boston Olympics -- and why they should care....Apr 2, 2015
Flapjacks And Flops: Why The Jokes At The St. Patrick's Day Breakfast Were Beside The PointHow often do elected officials, working in the fishbowl of public life, get to publicly enjoy themselves in the company of their peers and constituents? Mar 26, 2015
The Curse Of The Massachusetts Attorney General’s OfficeWhy is it that a Massachusetts attorney general seeking higher office hasn't won in nearly half a century?Nov 13, 2014
The Mysterious Case Of The Vanishing Statehouse ReportersWhat do we lose when the local press isn't covering Beacon Hill?Jul 18, 2014
Gabriel Gomez Loses: Why Scott Brown May Be Partly To BlameThat, and 5 other key takeaways from the U.S. Special Senate Election.Jun 26, 2013
Gabriel Gomez: Vote For Me Because I’m An Independent ThinkerI’m running for Senate because Washington badly needs change, and I’m the only candidate in this race who can bring it.Jun 21, 2013
Edward Markey: Vote For Me Because I’ll Work To Preserve The American DreamThis election is about who will best address the most pressing issues we face here in the Commonwealth and in our country.Jun 21, 2013
Gomez, Markey Debate ‘Painful To Watch’The first U.S. Senate debate between Gabriel Gomez and Ed Markey was largely lacking in zingers and, well, in unscripted passion.Jun 6, 2013
State Of The Senate Race: Measuring The Odds For GomezRepublican Gabriel Gomez is waging a steep uphill battle against veteran Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey. However, many voters consider Gomez's newcomer status a “a breath of fresh air” in a...May 9, 2013
Why You Really Have No Excuse Not To Vote In The Special Senate PrimaryTurnout in Tuesday’s special senate primary will probably be low — almost no one is used to voting in April. But by rights this election should be a door-buster.Apr 29, 2013