A State Representative has three main areas of focus: Crafting the annual and supplemental state budgets Preparing and/or advocating for passage of legislation to improve our lives – everyone’s life – in the Commonwealth Constituent services While budget and legislative work benefit millions of residents, constituent work aids specific families, individuals and small businesses. It […]

Together with Representative Aaron Vega (D) of Holyoke, I presented H630, An Act relative to home care. This bipartisan bill with 62 co-sponsors would raise the modest hourly wages of home care workers who enable many seniors and younger people with disabilities to remain at home rather than having to move to a rest home […]

Passing a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution The United States Supreme Court, in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, opened floodgates of spending by juridical (non-human) entities and billionaires in our state, federal and local elections and ballot questions. Throughout the country, bi-partisan groups of citizens have risen up to prepare and pass a […]

Is Glyphosate the new DDT? I am leading the effort to substantially curtail and eventually eliminate the use of this poisonous substance in Massachusetts. I filed H792, an Act relative to the prohibition of the transfer or use of glyphosate in the Commonwealth. If passed, legislation will establish a penalty for the transfer or use […]

We must pass legislation this year to move Massachusetts toward our goal of a greenhouse gas free green energy future by 2050. One of the bills I co-sponsored is H3983, an Act to create a 2050 roadmap to a clean and thriving Commonwealth. This act, presented by Representative Joan Meschino of Hull, lays out a […]

My top two funding priorities every year are Chapter 70 state aid to cities and towns for K-12 education and unrestricted local aid. Education is the best investment we can make for our children and Chapter 70 financial aid is the foundation of state commitment to an educated society and productive workforce. In addition to […]

Together with state legislators nationwide, Carmine is fighting to allow women to obtain reproductive health care. Carmine and 372 state legislators signed a statement denouncing the abortion ban crisis: “The 2019 state attacks on the legal right to abortion are a crisis. As state legislators from around the country and members of the Reproductive Freedom […]