• RENT STABILIZATION: 

Nick would co-sponsor this bill to ensure that renters have the stability to stay in their units. Most of us do not get 25% pay raises in a single year, so why should our rents go up that much without capital improvements or reasonable expenses incurred by property owners? 

• PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS:

Some seniors are close to being forced out of their homes due to property taxes. Nick will propose expanding the existing senior property tax exemption program to provide a full local property tax exemption for homeowners over 75 whose household income is below $50,000 annually. While also preventing anyone over 75 from paying over 20% of their income to property taxes. Funded through a combination of state reimbursement programs and revenue generated from regulating short-term rentals and closing corporate tax loopholes. 

• REGULATE PRIVATE EQUITY : 

Private equity and investment funds are backing big-time developers who are taking renters and new homeowners for a ride. It is projected that 40% of the housing supply in the US will be owned by corporate landlords by 2030.  WE MUST STOP THIS by reining in corporate greed and restoring the American Dream. 

• REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ALL TAX BILLS: 

It is always easy for the state to raise your taxes while stifling your voice. Every new tax must have a public hearing to allow public comment and feedback. 

• IMPROVE HEALTHCARE CONNECTOR: 

The Mass Healthcare connector for self-employed and small business owners is failing Main Street. As a small business owner, Nick has experienced firsthand how the Health Connector fails Massachusetts small businesses. While the individual marketplace works well, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) offers limited plan options at rates that are often 15-30% higher than what large employers pay for comparable coverage. Nick will support establishing a true Small Business Public Option.  This would mean creating a state-administered plan that leverages Massachusetts' purchasing power to negotiate directly with providers.  Nick will also support an amendment to allow for quarterly enrollment instead of annual enrollment to allow greater flexibility for small businesses to adjust their plans and contributions. Washington State has delivered this with its small business public option (Cascade Care), which has reduced premiums by an average of 10% in participating counties

• SMALL BUSINESS EMERGENCY CAPITAL: 

Small businesses are struggling to stay open. I believe that our state must be a leader in supporting small & family businesses. To do this, every business should be ENTITLED to $10,000 of emergency loan funding at an appropriate fixed rate to use for emergencies, payroll gaps or slumping sales due to tariffs. 

• REGULATING AI: 

AI is out of control. It is taking away entry-level jobs, hurting small businesses, and is causing harm to our children. Nick will fight to put forward common sense regulations such as: Age gating, fighting AI revenge Porn, Intellectual property copyright infringement policy, and ecological solutions to prevent harm to our neighborhoods. 

• FUND OUR DEPARTMENTS

Our police officers work hard to keep our communities safe, and they deserve the resources to maintain high standards. That means reliable funding for new technology, ongoing firearms training, and community engagement initiatives. Supporting our officers is supporting public safety.

FUNDING FOR SOCIAL WORKERS

Our officers have been given an impossible task. Currently, they are on the frontlines of homelessness crises, mental health crises, and drug overdose emergencies. Expanding departments to include licensed clinical social workers will be crucial to supporting the work our law enforcement partners do to keep our communities safe. 

• STRENGTHEN Melissa's Law: 

We need to ELIMINATE the 3 strikes and you're out rule for victims of rape. Nick believes 1 strike and you're out. Women should not have to fear men with previous convictions being out on the streets. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. 

• FIGHT ADDICTION: 

Nick will fight to ban and regulate dangerous substances such as Kratom Products, also known as "Gas Station Heroin". These products are already banned in several states, and Massachusetts has zero age-gating or regulation on either manufacturers or retailers. Nick will fight to protect kids from falling into a path of addiction. 

• RE-CLASSIFY SQUATTING AS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE

Local landlords and small business property owners should not spend their valuable time in court fighting squatters. This offense should be changed from Civil to Criminal Trespassing. Denying the property rights of an owner is an infringement of the owner's rights, and squatters should be criminally charged. As it stands in MA with squatting, the property owners cannot simply call the police to remove perpetrators from the premises. Thus, disputes that require legal proceedings through the court system can be time-consuming, costly, and emotionally draining for property owners.