Read and listen to Tara’s interview with Josh Landes of WAMC News about the most recent pardon requests submitted by Governor Healey and approved by the Governor’s Council:...
Link to Berkshire Eagle article: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/state/tara-jacobs-of-north-adams-calls-on-gov-maura-healey-to-fill-superior-court-vacancies-during-governors-council-meeting/article_ca7b29b4-3fdd-11ef-b6f8-aba60ce0e310.html Video of Tara’s...
After traveling across all of the Eighth District, obtaining the requisite 1000 signatures and talking about my experience on the Governor’s Council, I am proud to announce that the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office has confirmed that I have been...
Listen to the interview and read the transcript here: https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-03-20/as-healeys-blanket-pardon-plan-for-marijuana-possession-moves-to-governors-council-western-mass-rep-jacobs-says-shes-in-favor
The core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are very important to me, as belief, and in practice, and in execution. But the Governor’s nomination of Judge Gabrielle Wolohojian fell short on those values. It lacked diversity of opinion, coming as it did...
On Monday, Massachusetts Governor’s Council member Tara Jacobs will hold a hearing on a state judicial nomination in Northampton for Probate Court nominee Bernadette Stark. Read and listen to the details here:...
Tara Jacobs: I’m listening to those affected by our judicial system It has been a busy spring and I would like to take an opportunity to provide an update on all the work I have been doing across Western Massachusetts, as well as in Boston. Read the full article here:...
I am proud to serve western Massachusetts on the Governor’s Council and hope to continue to provide updates on the work I am doing in this role. I was sworn in on Jan. 5 during the governor’s inaugural ceremony at the State House. With a new administration taking the...
Link to original article and video: https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2022/11/09/north-adams-resident-tara-jacobs-wins-the-governor-s-council-district-8-seat BY DAN REIDY NORTH ADAMS PUBLISHED 6:00 PM ET NOV. 09, 2022 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Governor’s...
The Republican endorses Tara Jacobs for Governor’s Council District 8 seat (Editorial) By The Republican Editorials Choosing who will represent Western Massachusetts on the Governor’s Council starts with understanding the role of a body about which most voters know...
To the Editor: I watched the recent District 8 Governor’s Council debate held by NEPM and other Western Massachusetts media outlets. The dialogue between Democrat Tara Jacobs and her Republican opponent laid out stark contrasts, and a difference in vision beyond...
On October 24th, NEPM cosponsored and broadcast a debate between the two candidates for the District 8 seat on the Governor’s Council. Read article and watch video of debate here:...
Our Opinion: Tara Jacobs for Governor’s Council When Berkshire voters fill out their ballots, they’ll have an electoral option they typically don’t: putting a county resident on the Governor’s Council. Tara Jacobs, of North Adams, is the Democratic candidate for...
Feature story on Tara in Springfield’s Af-Am Point of View print and online monthly. Read the whole issue–there’s a lot of interesting info in there–but the article is on page 13. Open the online October issue at...
Tara speaks with Michael, Sue, and John of Civil Politics Radio, on 103.3FM from Northampton, about her win in the Democratic primary, the role of the Council, and her plans for serving on it once elected. Good information here and these hosts ask some great...
Tara discusses her primary experience and her plans for both the general election and for serving on the Council. Audio and transcription: https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-09-12/jacobs-wins-primary-in-bid-to-become-first-berkshire-resident-on-governors-council
Tara Jacobs defies conventional political wisdom, stuns pundits with Governor’s Council primary win By Stephanie Barry | sbarry@repub.com NORTH ADAMS — No one saw it coming. Not her opponents. Not the pundits. Perhaps, not even Tara Jacobs herself. The North Adams...
Tara Jacobs of North Adams wins Governor’s Council primary in stunning upset over Springfield City Councilor Michael Fenton Published: Sep. 07, 2022, 12:32 p.m. By Stephanie Barry | sbarry@repub.com North Adams School Committee member Tara Jacobs pulled off a...
