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Wicked Local Bring Democracy Back to Massachusetts Did you know that the Massachusetts House of Representatives is a uniquely undemocratic body, on par with 3 other states in this country for having the worst marks for transparency?   Did you know that too often brilliant legislation, addressing climate, voting rights, education, housing, and much more, never makes it out of committee, and we don’t know why because committee votes are not public?   Did you know that a roll call vote, (which takes 3 minutes) requires 16 legislators to request it?  (This is more than any other state of ...

A note from Bob Katzen, publisher of Beacon Hill Roll Call: My guest on Jan. 24 on my WMEX 1510 AM Radio and online show will be Jordan Rich, beloved WBZ Boston radio personality, national voice-over artist, mobile disc jockey, emcee, philanthropist, all-around good guy and a mensch, to boot. He is also well-known for his support and work on behalf of many charities. Jordan will talk about his new book “ON AIR: My 50-Year Love Affair with Radio.” Jordan currently hosts a podcast at www.jordanrich.com and is co-owner with Ken Carberry of Chart Productions, an iconic Boston-based audio-vide...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, 2021 Published: 1/15/2021 3:31:42 PM Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 8. The 2019 to 2020 legislative session has ended and the 2021 to 2022 session is now underway. Climate change (S 2296) The House, 145 to 9, and the Senate, 38 to 2, 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. “This bill steps up the pace of our collective drive to contain cl...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, 2021 Modified: 1/15/2021 3:32:12 PM Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 8. The 2019 to 2020 legislative session has ended and the 2021 to 2022 session is now underway. Climate change (S 2296) The House, 145 to 9, and the Senate, 38 to 2, 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. “This bill steps up the pace of our collective drive to contain cli...

Lawmakers pass Rep. Lori Ehrlich’s sexual-misconduct bill Legislation would bring transparency to the presence of violence on college campuses Katie Lannan State House News Service College students would be anonymously surveyed about their experiences with sexual misconduct on campus and would have access to new, confidential resources in the event of sexual assault, under a bill that as of press time sat on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk after a last-minute flurry of activity in the Legislature last week. In a state rich with college campuses, versions of the bill have been filed since 2015...