Delivering Results for Southeastern Massachusetts
In my time as a State Senator, I’ve worked to keep the cost of living as affordable as possible for the people who live in my district. By providing tax relief and capping prescription drug costs, the legislation that I have helped to draft and implement makes it possible for families who have lived in the district for generations to continue to thrive.
View the recent highlights that improve cost of living for the First Bristol and Plymouth district.
Codified Fare-Free RTA Transit: This work builds on the very successful fare-free regional transit initiative by permanently codifying fare-free service, which allows all passengers to utilize regional transit authorities for no cost.
Simplified Subscription Cancelations: The budget requires companies and sellers of subscription products to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, aligning state law with existing consumer protection regulations issued by the Office of the Attorney General. With this step, the Senate is enshrining protections for consumers who are being nickel-and-dimed by large companies who profit by making it difficult to cancel subscriptions.
Capping Prescription Drug Costs: I worked directly with Governor Healey on Massachusetts Senate Bill S.3012 An Act Relative to Pharmaceutical Access, Costs, and Transparency, and H.5159, An Act enhancing the market review process. These laws seek to lower health care costs, cap prescription drug costs at $25, improve access to primary care, and increase oversight of the health care industry to protect patients and providers.
Property Tax Relief: I worked on four different bills (Bill S.2899 An Act to Prevent Property Tax Bill Shocks, Bill S.2915 An Act Relative to Municipal Tax Relief, Bill S.2901 An Act Relative to Senior Property Tax Deferral, and Bill S.1948 An Act Relative to Veteran Property Tax Work-Off)
that combine to provide local communities with the tools to mitigate: property tax shocks, give local control to define enhanced tax relief for residents, make it easier for seniors to stay in their homes, and bolster property tax mitigation options for veterans.
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Increase: By working to increase the Earned Income Tax Credit from 30% to 40%, low-to-moderate income families will be able to keep more of the money they earned.