Beacon Hill Roll Call Bob Katzen, Telegram & Gazette
Beacon Hill Roll Call
THE HOUSE AND SENATE
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on a roll call from the week of Jan. 25-29. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.
CLIMATE CHANGE (S 9)
House 144-14, Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a 57-page climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050.
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mike Barrett (D-Cambridge) and Rep. Thomas Golden (D-Lowell) who led the successful charge for legislative approval of the legislation for several months in 2020. An identical measure had passed the House 145-9 and the Senate 38-2 in 2020 - margins that were large enough for the Legislature to easily override any gubernatorial veto. But it was too late for that. The 2020 Legislature ended on January 5 and under legislative rules, any vetoe
In a statement, State Police spokesman David Procopio (pictured in November) said, âAccusations of cheating are utterly baseless and we reject them categorically.âMatthew J. Lee/Globe staff/file
Three Massachusetts State Police lieutenants are suing the department claiming a recent promotional exam was rolled out improperly, and their attorney alleged in court there is âvery serious evidence of potential cheatingâ within the top ranks of the department.
The lieutenants and their attorney told a Suffolk Superior Court judge earlier this month the alleged wrongdoing is the latest in a pattern of discriminatory practices resulting in women and people of color being repeatedly bypassed for leadership roles within the stateâs largest police force.
January 29, 2021
After graduating from the ILR School in 1962, Marcia Greenbaum had an influential impact on arbitration and mediation practices across the nation and in Eastern Europe.
Known also for her wisdom, warmth, sense of humor, wit and
joie de vivre, Marcia died Jan. 19.
She is described in her obituary as “A true believer in mediation and arbitration techniques as a means of solving societal problems, and an advocate for using dispute resolution to prevent violence in schools as well as the workplace.”
“Marcia helped create dispute resolution systems for newly emerging countries in Eastern Europe, served on a panel focused on the contentious 1993 dispute between Continental Airlines and the Airline Pilots Association, and played an integral role in the path-breaking Arbitrator Development Program for Women,” according to her obituary.
A fourth term of the contract, the School Committee has the right to send Malone to undergo an independent medical examination to determine if he is capable of performing the functions of his job “should a question of fitness arise in the future.
Earlier this month in a majority vote, School Committee members voted on the amendments to Malone’s contract in closed session.
In November, in another closed-door meeting, committee members vote retain Malone to run the Fall River School District which has over 10,000 students and 2,000 staff.
In both votes, sources indicated that there was a 4-to-2 vote, with School Committee members Kevin Aguiar and Paul Hart voting to fire Malone instead of amending his contract.
Two selectmen resign from Wenham board after discrimination complaint
Leigh Blander / Correspondent
In a surprising twist to a discrimination complaint against the town, two of Wenham’s three selectmen resigned on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Selectmen John Clemenzi and Jack Wilhelm both stepped down.
That leaves the town with one selectman Chairman Gary Cheeseman.
The resignations come after months of controversy and Clemenzi’s repeated refusals to step down.
“I truly love our town of Wenham and our community,” Clemenzi read from a statement at the Board of Selectmen meeting. “In order to allow these women and the community to move forward, I have decided to offer my resignation. It has been my great honor to serve this community. I hope the town can move forward at this point.”