“Our current situation is different, and yet in some respects it’s the same,” said Barrett. “What we’re doing in Massachusetts becomes all the more important as the odds go longer around significant national action.” While in Glasgow, Barrett said that in addition to speaking ...
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Barrett details plans for UN climate change conference in Scotland – Lexington Minuteman
Barrett said he plans to address a couple of key topics while in Scotland. The electrification of transportation and heating are both at the forefront of his mind, he said. Barrett is pushing for increased state subsidies that would allow individuals to purchase more ...
These lawmakers wrote the climate bill. They’re worried the state won’t achieve it. – The Boston Globe
“You can’t have utilities in charge of an all-out push to electrify,” said Senator Mike Barrett, a Lexington Democrat who was the lead author of the state’s 2050 climate law. “Mass Save is probably not going to be the quarterback to bring us to the emissions reductions Super Bowl ...
Twenty-five years ago, a key moment in gay rights fight – The Boston Globe
“This was all about politics, not about a wholesale conversion to fairness,” said Senator Michael Barrett, the bill’s primary sponsor.
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Crushing debt part of cycle of poverty, according to report by Crittenton Women’s Union – State House News
“Barrett said there is no evidence that a person’s credit score indicates what type of employee they will make, and he wants to outlaw the practice of employers checking scores. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has filed similar legislation at the federal level.” Read more…