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by afampov · April 12, 2021
JYNAI MCDONALD: IS ON THE JOB
In the March issue of Point of View, I wrote a front page article on Ward 4 city council candidate Jynai McDonald that included her plans to revive the dormant tennis court on Acorn Street which is so overgrown with brush that it can no longer be seen. Apparently she decided not to wait until she wins the election. Jynai has already petitioned the Community Preservation Act Commission for funding to redevelop the court, which has been approved pending a Park Commission vote (which may have already happened by the time you read this) and has made substantial progress toward obtaining all other necessary approvals including consulting with the Bay Area Neighborhood Council whose President, Gwendolyn Smith, has written a letter of approval as have many other community and political leaders including a letter of support from our new State Senator Adam Gomez as well as a letter of support from th
On Tuesday, February 23, a press conference hosted by the Driving Families Forward coalition showed how the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow immigrants without status to qualify for a Massachusetts Standard Drivers’ License, is now positioned to pass and finally become law, not despite Covid, but in part, because of it.
“The Work and Family Mobility Act,” the bill advanced further in the State House last year than ever before. Unfortunately, after it passed the Transportation Committee for the first time, Covid put the brakes on the legislation, along with just about everything else. Now, the recently reintroduced bill has already garnered over 60 cosponsors, and the coalition behind it, Driving Families Forward, has grown to include almost 250 civic leaders and organizations.
On February 23, a press conference hosted by the Driving Families Forward coalition showed how the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow immigrants without status to qualify for a Massachusetts Standard Drivers’ License, is now positioned to pass and finally become law, not despite Covid, but in part, because of it.
Entitled “The Work and Family Mobility Act,” the bill advanced further in the State House last year than ever before. Unfortunately, after it passed the Transportation Committee for the first time, Covid put the brakes on the legislation, along with just about everything else. Now, the recently reintroduced bill has already garnered over 60 cosponsors, and the coalition behind it, Driving Families Forward, has grown to include almost 250 civic leaders and organizations.
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On the eve of the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the Springfield Democratic City Committee hosted a virtual gathering to preview legislative priorities for 2021.
The forum was a platform for members of the city’s all-Democratic Beacon Hill delegation to speak on their legislative priorities. But, the program began with a nod toward the changes in Washington from U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, the Springfield Democrat, who is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
This is an exciting time, said Neal. Some of us, myself included, we ve waited a long time for a Democratic president, Democratic Senate and Democratic House. I intend to meet this moment.