Nuclear Commission bill re-submitted in MA

A bill to establish a citizen-led Nuclear Weapons and Climate Commission has been introduced in the Massachusetts state legislature by State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa and State Senator Jo Comerford. Similar bills have been introduced in the last two sessions of the MA state legislature, each time getting closer to the finish line. Campaigners are confident…

MA State Lobby Day

Boston, MA — Citizens from across the Commonwealth are visiting the State House July 14 to urge legislators to vote in favor of S.1555 (Senate)/H.3688 (House). This bill would create a Citizens’ Commission to investigate the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to explore what should be done about it. The bill was…

MA Nuclear Bill Makes it Out of Committee

Two identical bills calling for the establishment of a Citizens’ Commission to look into the threat posed by nuclear weapons to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (H.3688 and S.1555) were successfully voted out of committee on May 4th, after intense lobbying by peace campaigners across Massachusetts. The bills now sit with the House and Senate Ways…

Launch of MA Nuclear Weapons Dossier

April 11, 2022: The new report, Nuclear Weapons and Massachusetts: The Case for Creating a Citizens Commission, is out today. The report highlights the existential threat posed by the existence of nuclear weapons to the citizens of Massachusetts. Massachusetts is identified as a major target in the event of a nuclear war between the US and…