We need to answer urgent housing needs, create jobs and opportunities for workers to afford to remain in our state, reduce carbon emissions and increase alternative energy resources to protect people from the effects of climate change and address the needs of new immigrants.

Valentine’s Day isn’t some “Mad Men” type day when a beleaguered husband grabs last-minute flowers and candy for a stay-at-home wife! Even the concept of a “couple” has changed. As a 62-year-old divorced straight able male heterosexual, I’m an expert.

The committee works to engage voters with the democratic process and sets rules for how the party operates and supports local town and ward committees as they engage voters all over the commonwealth.

Many families are still struggling and unable to meet the most basic needs. Inflation, housing costs and day-to-day challenges continue to take their toll.

If you ask business owners, many are concerned about the installation of bike lanes and claim they affect revenue. Objective measures show no meaningful economic differences between streets with and without recently built bike lanes.

Covid’s social distancing accelerated trends toward remote everything. Many corporate employees are rarely at the office. Health risks pushed a stable group of regular volunteers – retirees – to quit, en masse. Other people lost touch with nonprofits when programming paused.

A more progressive and energetic Democratic State Committee could begin to change the political climate so that our state party pays more attention to what working people need and less attention to what corporate lobbyists and millionaire donors want.

Over the past few years, more businesses have asked Cambridge Local First for help with finding employees, and the organization has pursued a range of interventions. But the staffing shortages remain, and will continue to.

“One person, one vote” is our core mission as Democrats, and the party must remain a “big tent” embracing diversity if we are to defeat Maga Republicans.

Some see changes at the Graham & Parks School as a threat and have been vocal in trying to divert the conversation onto other topics, some parents say.