There now is a Massachusetts Senate committee tasked with figuring out how to do that.
State Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, chairs the Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts: Post-Pandemic Resiliency, which met publicly for the first time Tuesday to discuss housing, internet access and affordability, and regional issues facing Southeastern Massachusetts.
Rather than issue a report after a set period of time, Hinds sees the committeeâs role as to study issues facing a post-pandemic Massachusetts and to investigate proposed solutions, recommending or supporting legislative actions as necessary.
The âreimagining committeeâ includes the chairs of committees on education, housing, racial equity, and labor and workforce development.
Addressing gaps in digital access will be among the early focus areas for a new Senate panel tasked with envisioning what Massachusetts might look like on the other side of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Senate s Special Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts: Post Pandemic Resiliency, chaired by Pittsfield Sen. Adam Hinds, plans to hold its first listening session Tuesday afternoon, with testimony covering issues of housing, the digital divide, workforce inequities and topics relating to Southeastern Massachusetts.
Modeled after working groups like the one Senate President Karen Spilka convened last session to shape the body s early pandemic response, the new committee is chaired by Hinds and includes the Senate chairs of joint committees on housing, racial equity, education, and labor and workforce development.
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