“This effort to get a municipality to opt in is going to invigorate grass-roots politics in 2023 like you’ve never seen before,” said Senator Michael Barrett, coauthor of the 2021 climate bill that required the creation of the new, optional building code.Read more... ...
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‘Bowels of hell’: Commission to probe history of Mass. state institutions – MassLive
State Sen. Mike Barrett, who also spearheaded the legislation for the special commission, recalled his college years in the 1960s, when a mentorship program brought him to Fernald to play with a 6-year-old boy. Barrett struggled to understand why the boy, who appeared to have no ...
Beyond Mass Save: Legislators and advocates say it’s time for a change – Boston Globe
Senator Michael Barrett, one of the lead authors of Massachusetts’ 2021 and 2022 climate laws, is among a handful of legislators who has proposed alternatives to the current Mass Save structure. A bill he introduced last session proposes that Mass Save have new leadership ...
Barrett to Chair Oversight Committee — The Barrett Report, Jan. 2015
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Towards a new legislative session — The Barrett Report, Nov./Dec. 2014
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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…