Today is #TransDayofVisibility. Today and every day, we must ensure that every trans and non-binary person has the right to exist freely, safely, and equally. They are loved & valued members of our communities. I’m committed to continuing to fight to protect trans lives.

Here's a Politics New Bedford column on the lack of diversity at Massachusetts vocational high schools that some believe is leaving marginalized students with a lack of equal opportunity. Happy Easter to all. politicsnewbedford.com/p/time-to-reth…

Current work mode. When two monitors ain’t enough. Split screens.

Here is my column on the Citizens for Juvenile Justice report that concluded that New Bedford police are profiling Black and Latino youth. politicsnewbedford.com/p/the-bias-in-…

Jack Spillane: COVID-19 has left New Bedford deeply traumatized - The New Bedford Light —- my first column for The New Bedford Light is out. newbedfordlight.org/jack-spillane-…

.First Lady Melania Trump & the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton: “The two of us believe that early childhood care and education should be seen as among the defining, strategic issues of our time.” cnn.com/2021/06/12/opi…

In the wake of gentrification concerns in New Bedford, Tufts University lecturers with expertise in the area spoke to me this week about ways to address displacement of low-income communities. newbedfordlight.org/experts-cite-w…

New Bedford offshore wind industry deepwater, turbine training planned great news for New Bedford as we continue to be a leader in the future of wind energy. southcoasttoday.com/story/news/loc…

Is your student entering Kindergarten at NBPS this fall? If so, join us at the Buttonwood Zoo on 8/4 for a Day of Celebration from 10AM-12PM! Admission is FREE for registered Kindergarteners & their families! (An admittance postcard will be mailed - please bring it with you.)

Essay: The journey to equity is hard. Start by looking within. - The New Bedford Light newbedfordlight.org/why-organizati…

The city of New Bedford has reconstructed the granite blocks on the Octopus traffic island off of Route 18. Here's my New Bedford Light column on the subject. newbedfordlight.org/new-bedfords-p…

I guess that leaves just one person to vote for: Shane A. Burgo. #newbedford #mapoli

State legislators created a minority-majority House district in New Bedford for first time. But their highest goal in just-completed redistricting was once again to protect incumbents. Check out my New Bedford Light column. newbedfordlight.org/in-redistricti…

Proud and excited for my colleagues! For the second New Bedford Light x ProPublica colab: Fast-tracking Offshore wind has downplayed effects on the environment and other maritime industries… in a way that looks like the oil biz newbedfordlight.org/blown-away-off…

Love what they’re doing up north of Boston. #mapoli #liftthebanma

House Leadership is suggesting there's no point in considering rent stabilization this session. They say this is because the House voted to reject a much broader rent control amendment three years ago. But this line of thinking ignores all of the things that have happened over

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