The Enterprise
State lawmakers representing Southeastern Massachusetts are calling for more local COVID-19 vaccination sites saying not enough were included among the more than 100 that are slated to be open statewide by the end of the week. Brockton has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and we had one of the highest rates of COVID-19 cases in the state. We are still struggling with a high rate of cases in the city, state Rep. Claire Cronin, a Democrat whose district includes Easton and Brockton, said in a statement. It is critical that there be vaccination sites in Brockton that are accessible to members of our community, specifically our most vulnerable populations, she said.
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 18 to Jan. 22, 2021
Published: 1/29/2021 3:10:27 PM
There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. Instead, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local representatives voted with their party’s leadership in the 2020 legislative session.
Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 259 votes from the 2020 House session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not on local issues. The votes of the 125 Democrats were compared to former House Speaker Bob DeLeo until he resigned in December. After that, they were compared to current Speaker Ron Mariano. The votes of the 30 Republicans were compared with House Minority Leader Rep. Brad Jones, R-North Reading.
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Dec. 14 to Dec. 18, 2020
Published: 12/25/2020 5:00:22 PM
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Dec. 14 to Dec. 18.
Governor’s abortion amendments (H 5179) The House, 49 to 107, and the Senate, 8 to 32, rejected Gov. Charlie Baker’s amendments to a section of the state budget approved by the House and Senate that changes some of the abortion laws in the state. The section lowers the age from the current 18 to 16 at which a minor can choose to have an abortion without parental or judicial consent. Baker’s amendment would bring the age back to 18.