June 28, 2024
Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts
Friday, June 28, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE: How Broken Is It and Can it Be Fixed?
Despite overwhelming Democratic control of both branches and the Governor's office, why does MA make so little progress on the issues that matter most to our progressive electorate: housing, healthcare, the environment and education? Why does our legislature work in secrecy and lack accountability, transparency and professionalism, compared to every other state in the country? How are individual legislators silenced when they seek to advance progressive legislation, even measures supported by our MA Democratic Platform?
For our June virtual public policy forum, Progressive Democrats of MA (PDM) has assembled a panel with different perspectives, each deeply familiar with the workings of our legislative branch: a former legislator, an activist and a journalist who covered the State House. Moderated by the co-chair of PDM's working group on legislative reform, they will address how our legislature functions, look for answers to why it is not more effective and examine how reform might happen.
