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(BOSTON) - State Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) will continue to pursue a robust climate-focused legislative agenda that builds upon the environmental wins of the 192nd Legislative Session. Representative Meschino’s foremost piece of environmental legislation this term is HD.3005, An Act creating a climate bank in Massachusetts. This work builds on Representative Meschino’s signature piece of climate legislation, The 2050 Roadmap, enacted in 2021 as the cornerstone of An Act creating a next-generation roadmap for Massachusetts climate policy. A climate bank or “green” bank develops innovative financing to accelerate . . . Read More

(BOSTON) - Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) will host four in-person office hours throughout the month of March. Please contact Rep. Meschino’s Legislative Aide, Christopher Altizer, by email at christopher.altizer@mahouse.gov or by phone at 617-722-2320 in order to schedule a time slot. Monday, March 6 10:00 am - 11:00 am Linden Ponds, for Linden Ponds residents Monday, March 13 9:00 am - 11:00 am Willcutt Commons 91 Sohier St, Cohasset Monday, March 20 10:00 am - 11:00 am Hull Council on Aging 197A Samoset Avenue, Hull Monday, March 27 . . . Read More

(BOSTON) - State Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) and her colleagues in the House of Representatives received official legislative committee assignments for the 193rd General Court on Thursday afternoon. Representative Meschino is assigned to three Joint Committees and one House Committee for the new session. These subject committees continue to position the Representative as an influential voice on a key set of topics that are of importance to the Third Plymouth District and to the larger South Shore region. As a member of each Committee, Representative Meschino will hear . . . Read More

(BOSTON) - As state lawmakers prepare to receive committee assignments for the 193rd Legislative Session, State Representatives Joan Meschino (D-Hull) and James Hawkins (D-Attleboro) launched the Caucus to End and Prevent Homelessness, a bipartisan coalition of Massachusetts legislators from across the Commonwealth who will engage to learn and inform others about best practices for reducing and ending homelessness, based on evidence and lived experience. "This caucus adds a new layer to our efforts to address homelessness in the Commonwealth by bringing together elected officials who are committed to . . . Read More

(BOSTON) - Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) will host three in-person office hours throughout the month of February. Please note the difference in times due to state and federal holidays. Please contact Rep. Meschino’s Legislative Aide, Christopher Altizer, by email at christopher.altizer@mahouse.gov or by phone at 617-722-2320 in order to schedule a time slot. Monday, February 6 10:00 am - 11:00 am Linden Ponds, for Linden Ponds residents Monday, February 13 9:00 am - 11:00 am Willcutt Commons 91 Sohier St, Cohasset Monday, February 27 4:00 pm - 5:00 . . . Read More

(BOSTON) – Massachusetts lawmakers kicked off the 193rd Legislative Session with bill filing. As of Friday morning, over 6,000 bills were filed collectively by the 200 lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate. State Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) has filed legislation to advance a range of policy initiatives, including bills to drive the transition to clean energy, to secure sustainable revenue for community media centers and local programming, to bolster permanent supportive housing, and to minimize trauma on children in the foster care system, among others. . . . Read More