https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork daily 0.75 2026-08-25 https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/mass-house-and-senate-move-toward-housing-goals monthly 0.5 2026-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/b71282ca-8dc9-44b7-9774-4f2b96716119/3569.webp My Work - Mass. House and Senate move toward housing goals - Make it stand out Construction work in progress at the Keystone site, 193–197 Union St. in New Bedford, where foundations are being built for a mixed-use housing and commercial complex, photographed on Aug. 16, 2026. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/how-productive-are-new-bedford-legislators-committees monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/47c0aaaa-6524-4371-872e-4f16becff29e/1727.webp My Work - How productive are New Bedford legislators’ committees? - Make it stand out A stained-glass window near the Great Staircase in the Massachusetts Statehouse features the Commonwealth's Great Seal. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/wheres-the-funding-to-close-ash-street-jail monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/9d40816e-c220-48a5-a9eb-94f49265947b/123-edited.webp My Work - Where’s the funding to close Ash Street Jail? - Make it stand out Ash Street Jail. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/mass-senate-wants-to-address-primary-care-doctor-shortage monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/69582459-46c0-48a1-bc91-f495983d1620/3439.webp My Work - Mass. Senate wants to address primary-care doctor shortage - Make it stand out The Hawthorn Medical Associates building on Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/new-sexual-misconduct-protection-for-students-becomes-law monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/e8758e13-872c-4566-ab3b-440c49fd665e/1232-edited.webp My Work - New sexual misconduct protection for students becomes law - Make it stand out Jacob Pothier's parents, Stacey and Jason Pothier, at a hearing at the New Bedford Superior Court in October 2024. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/mass-senate-passes-sweeping-energy-affordability-bill monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/1786630895280-6HF8F6L1MZ0NTWWF6P0P/Pipes.webp My Work - Mass. Senate passes sweeping energy affordability bill - Make it stand out According to William Hinkle of Eversource, some pipes that have been replaced under GSEP are more than a century old. Credit: Courtesy of Eversource https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/as-ballot-initiatives-multiply-critics-want-to-limit-them monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/221d3b35-8e94-4224-9469-6f7d8383b73b/716.webp My Work - As ballot initiatives multiply, critics want to limit them - Make it stand out Empty voting booths inside the Buttonwood Park polling location. 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Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/mass-senate-proposes-historic-increase-in-local-aid-is-it-enough monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/8691d7a1-f118-4e2d-ab48-704c1fbf038f/mathieu-turle-uJm-hfuCHm4-unsplash-scaled.webp My Work - Mass. Senate proposes ‘historic’ increase in local aid. Is it enough? - Make it stand out Credit: Unsplashed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/722d73c1-4cb1-44d1-bc83-c735c97bb4b5/MassBudget-Chart+Large.jpeg My Work - Mass. Senate proposes ‘historic’ increase in local aid. Is it enough? - Make it stand out A chart from MassBudget shows that lower-income municipalities tend to receive more unrestricted aid. They warn this could change under the Senate’s proposed formula. Credit: MassBudget https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/long-awaited-sexual-misconduct-protections-for-students-advance-on-beacon-hillnbsp monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/30b16715-7ca5-46b6-aca1-c923e746eba3/1230.webp My Work - Long-awaited sexual misconduct protections for students advance on Beacon Hill  - Make it stand out Jacob Pothier's father, Jason, center, at a hearing in Superior Court in October 2024. The Senate last week unanimously passed a budget amendment aimed at protecting students like Jacob from sexual misconduct. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light. https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/how-to-cut-energy-bills-mass-senate-house-disagree monthly 0.5 2026-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/542a14ff-4cc2-461a-9c9d-f5ca2f9c39d9/Pipes.webp My Work - How to cut energy bills? Mass. Senate, House disagree - Make it stand out According to William Hinkle of Eversource, some pipes that have been replaced under GSEP are more than a century old. Credit: Courtesy of Eversource https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/7db3a493-6d80-452a-a41d-1f26559ec03e/GSEP-Spending-Per-Year+Large.jpeg My Work - How to cut energy bills? Mass. Senate, House disagree - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/05215ea1-f5d9-4811-9d43-3800437f17bf/GSEP-Productivity+Large.jpeg My Work - How to cut energy bills? Mass. Senate, House disagree - Make it stand out The GSEP program’s productivity level has decreased even as more money is spent, according to an analysis by The Future of Heat Initiative. 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Jamie Perkins / The New Bedford Light https://www.jamie-perkins.com/mywork/south-coast-lawmakers-lay-out-priorities-for-fiscal-2027-state-budget monthly 0.5 2026-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69517d6e33654a39085d6a81/5cde566d-bc2e-44e0-ab45-994347c0daa0/Joint-Ways-and-Means-jpeg.webp My Work - South Coast lawmakers lay out priorities for fiscal 2027 state budget - Make it stand out The Legislature's Ways and Means Committee met on Feb. 11 to discuss Gov. Maura Healey's proposed FY27 budget. From left to right: Senate Vice Chair Joanne Comerford, Senate Chair Michael Rodrigues, and House Chair Aaron Michlewitz. 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