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Boston, MA — Danielle Allen issued the following statement announcing her decision to wind down her 2022 gubernatorial campaign: “Our democracy is in dire straits. It has lost the confidence and trust of many of us, and it is not securing safety, wellbeing, and happiness for many of us. The pandemic, climate crisis, inequality, and […]

Boston, MA — On Monday, Massachusetts marks the start of a two week countdown towards Gov. Baker’s target date to lift school mask mandates. Gubernatorial candidate and national pandemic response leader Danielle Allen is calling for key measures to keep students and staff safe through this transition and support safe, healthy in-person learning, including: A

Boston, MA — Today, gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen unveiled the latest in a series of in-depth policy agendas that are already driving consensus for change across our Commonwealth. Allen’s new agenda to reimagine transportation will create electric-based transportation networks across the Commonwealth; prioritize electrification of commuter rail systems and a One Commonwealth rail network; help families

  Boston, MA — Gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen issued the following statement urging FERC to block a recent decision favoring gas companies and discouraging renewable energy projects:     “Massachusetts communities are overwhelmingly united on the need to tackle the climate crisis — urgently. But community climate leadership is getting sabotaged at every turn by fossil fuel

  Boston, MA — Gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen issued the following statement on the RNC’s latest defense of the January 6 insurrection: “Today, in calling the January 6 insurrection ‘legitimate political discourse,’ the Republican National Committee showed once and for all that Republican Party leadership is committed to eroding our democracy and dismantling the system that

Boston, MA — In every single community in Massachusetts, families are struggling to help loved ones dealing with substance use. In recent years, Massachusetts’ opioid-related death rate hit more than twice the national average — with five people dying of opioid overdoses every day under the Baker-Polito administration. But across our Commonwealth, instead of help,

Boston, MA — Gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen issued the following statement announcing her January fundraising totals: “I’m excited to announce that as we close the books on January, our campaign is reporting our highest monthly fundraising numbers yet. Team Allen contributed more than $200,000 this month — nearly double our highest monthly record from 2021, and

Boston, MA — Today, with the VOTES Act up for debate in the Massachusetts House, national democracy leader and gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen is highlighting the need for same-day voter registration. Included in the Senate version of the bill, but not in the House’s, this key provision will make it easier for people across Massachusetts

Boston, MA —Gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen issued the following statement in response to this year’s State of the Commonwealth address: “It’s been an incredibly tough two years in Massachusetts — whether it’s the pandemic, the climate crisis, racial injustice, or the strains on our democracy. Tonight, Governor Baker acknowledged just how difficult it’s been. I

Boston, MA — Today, gubernatorial candidate and national pandemic response leader Danielle Allen unveiled her health agenda — a transformative set of policies to trigger a paradigm shift towards centering health equity across all policy areas, including equitable pandemic resilience. The full agenda is available here, and a summary is available here. The latest in a