BOSTON (WWLP) - The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women held their biannual State House Advocacy Day to promote their legislative priorities and bring women advocates across the state together to create change. These priorities are split into groups, including bills promoting healthca re, childcare and caregiving, government access and transparency, and a few technical bills dealing with the commission's organization and funding. Reminders from local experts ahead of tax deadline While speakers at the event did promote state priorities, they soon turned to concern about the policy objectives of the federal administration. The attorney general emphasized the necessity of coming together, like groups of women have had to advocate for their rights for centuries, to oppose what she sees as harmful federal actions. "When it feels like you're on the brink of letting that happen, or that to get into your heart, your mind, your spirit, your soul, for me it means pray a little bit harder, but most importantly, evaluate that history in the process," said Attorney General Andrea Campbell. The Chairwoman of the Commission, a Navy veteran, got into specifics, admonishing the Trump administration for removing photos of women and people of color veterans online. "We have served and fought for this country and we're being disrespected by our commander in chief," said Commission Chairwoman Mary-Dith Tuitt. "We can't support that." Tuitt said the best way to combat these federal decisions is to come together on the local level, such as calling your state legislators to urge them to support commission priorities. The commission's priorities will be eligible to pass into law until the end of the legislative session in late 2026. Local News Headlines New brewery set to open this week in Bernardston Northampton police seeking help finding missing 70-year-old Lawmakers, advocates push for remote public meetings Figure skaters to honor those lost in DC plane crash at World Championships in Boston WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less