The committee working to resolve the differences between the House and Senate on election legislation reported out a compromise bill last week. We approved the report unanimously in the Senate. The bill will come back for final enactment next week. Here are the main elements of what was reported out: A new mechanism to allow …
Author Archives: Will Brownsberger
Drugs and addictions overview
In response to popular demand, I’ve created this conversation category on drugs and addictions. This overview collects some older posts and summarizes my current thinking. I have been thinking about these issues for over 20 years and my thinking has evolved considerably over time. Here is an overview of my thinking on drugs and addictions: …
Divest from Fossil Fuels?
I want to start a conversation on this site about a matter before the Senate that has been troubling me. I’d like to hear how my constituents feel about Senate 1225 which would require the state’s pension fund to sell all stocks in oil, coal and gas companies (fossil fuel companies). My initial reaction to …
The Green Line Maintenance Yard
I had a fascinating visit a couple of weeks ago to the Green Line Maintenance Yard in Newton. They roll cars in on a track extension and inspect them and perform routine maintenance from an underground trench. If the cars need heavier maintenance, they can roll them onto a special track and lift up the …
Clean Energy
I’ve recently received a number of form emails as reprinted below. I am a strong advocate for energy conservation and for investment in the development of new clean energy technologies. Please see generally this thread for more on my legislative and personal work in this area. === I am writing today to ask you to …
Volunteer in Watertown, May 10
Our Charles River clean up on Earth Day was cold and wet but not miserable. Hopefully, the volunteers will have better weather on May 10 for the Watertown Clean up sponsored by the by Watertown Community Foundation — click for details from their website. See also their upcoming forum on May 7th about health aging.