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Massachusetts House rejects rules changes backed by transparency advocates


Shortly before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Massachusetts House scheduled its long-awaited rules vote to begin at 1 p.m. the next day.
Lawmakers had until a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday to review the 115 pages of legislation — much of it was recycled from previous years — and file amendments. A day later, on Wednesday, the House rejected amendments that would have reinstated term limits for the speaker of the House, publicized committee votes and required bills to be released at least 48 hours before a vote.
Advocates have spent months calling for the House to make its legislative process easier for constituents and rank-and-file lawmakers to navigate, and they see the way the past two days unfolded as a case in point for the cause. Rules that allow for quick turnarounds between the release of a bill and a vote, they say, have denied constituents sufficient opportunity to engage with their elected officials before decisions are made on key issues, such as police reform and ....

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