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(BOSTON—2/17/2025) Last week, the Massachusetts Senate approved rules proposals for the 194th General Court that would increase transparency and public accessibility. The Senate’s rules proposals for the 2025-2026 session aim to create a transparent and efficient Legislature that meets our current moment. These proposals will build on the Senate’s commitment to transparency and create a … Read more

Senator Nick Collins has appointed Haley Walsh to his seat on the Chinatown Trust Fund Committee (CTFC). Established through legislation in Chapter 443 of the Acts of 1990, the Chinatown Trust Fund Committee was organized to make grants using development linkage funds to community-based organizations in and serving the community of Chinatown in Boston. As … Read more

BOSTON (2/3/2025)—Recently, the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that will close loopholes in the health care market regulatory process and increase financial transparency by gathering more information regarding hospital finances, and assist in maintaining a more stable and sustainable health care system. “It is important that we as a Commonwealth takes steps to increase oversight of … Read more

BOSTON (1/13/25)— The Massachusetts Legislature passed comprehensive reforms to lower the cost of prescription drugs at the pharmacy counter and improve oversight of the state’s pharmaceutical industry. S.3012, An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs, and transparency, requires health insurers to cover life-saving medications for diabetes, asthma, and certain heart conditions with no or limited … Read more

As a student at Boston Latin School, I learned that numbers tell a story. Our math teachers at BLS didn’t just teach us algebra, calculus and geometry. They also taught us accountability and understanding the real picture behind numbers. As a state senator representing South Boston, Dorchester, the South End, Chinatown, Bay Village, parts of … Read more