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April 23, 2020 by Lily Barrett

State Lawmakers Urge Governor To Reduce Prison Population Faster As COVID-19 Spreads – WGBH News

Sen. Mike Barrett, a Democrat from Lexington, said he spearheaded the letter-writing effort because he is troubled that government officials have not been adhering to a directive by the Supreme Judicial Court to speed up the process. Earlier this month, the state’s top court released a ruling directing the Department of Correction and the Parole Board to “expedite” releases in a system where social distancing is almost impossible.

“I am annoyed that the spirit of the court decision is being subverted,’’ said Barrett in an interview with WGBH News.

Nobody from Baker’s team could be reached for comment about the letter. But in a press conference on Thursday, Baker said that officials from the state Department of Correction have been working with public health officials since early March to prevent the spread of the virus.

“There’s always going to be room for improvement,’’ he said.

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15 Jan 1350177040566202375

TY for having me, @Middlesex3. While I'm disappointed in Gov. Baker’s veto of the climate bill, our discussion reminded us all to look at the positive side. We are energized by the battle to get this bill into law. We're more motivated than ever. We're getting right back to work.

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15 Jan 1349876127343513604

Respectfully, we believe Governor Baker’s concerns about the impact of the bill on construction costs do not square with the facts.

https://www.mapc.org/news/mapcs-statement-on-govenors-veto-of-s-2995/

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Miriam Wasser@MiriamWasser·
14 Jan 1349865294907531265

Strong statement from @BarrettSenate who led the negotiations: "Baker is not the first politician in the world to have responded to climate change by procrastinating ... We're more motivated than ever. And we're getting right back to work."

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Massachusetts Climate Action Network@MassClimate·
14 Jan 1349864253273092098

Thank you to all the people who called, wrote, pushed for the #NextGenerationRoadmap bill -- this fight is not over -- there is too much at stake. Thank you @tomtipagolden @BarrettSenate for your leadership.
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14 Jan 1349843453912494080

Surely Gov. Baker’s people have told him that installing heat pumps instead of oil furnaces pays for itself in terms of lower monthly bills.

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Mike Barrett

State Senator | Democrat | 3rd Middlesex District MA

Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Lincoln,
Waltham, Weston, and large parts of Lexington and Sudbury

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