Massachusetts legislature

Rachael Rollins among top 40 Roxbury Community College earners

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Rachael Rollins, forced to resign from her U.S. Attorney post in Boston, cracks the top 40 highest paid workers at Roxbury Community College. Her annual rate is $96,000 for a part-time gig — making her the highest paid half-time employee on the books, according to state payroll records. A call seeking more to the college … Read more

Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s ballot initiative fueled by $360,000 to paid signature companies

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State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s ballot push to audit the Legislature – which she portrays as a groundswell of grassroots support by Massachusetts voters – is actually fueled by her own political account, out of state corporations and hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to professional signature companies. DiZoglio’s Committee for Transparent Democracy — run … Read more

Mass. Auditor says Legislature has lost that loving feeling amid funding shortfall

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The state auditor is not feeling the love from the Legislature or the Healey administration these days. According to Auditor Diana DiZoglio, while there are many ways to demonstrate affection, the “love language” on Beacon Hill is money and her budget is facing some fairly telling funding shortfalls. “I’m going to compare this, on the … Read more

Mass. Senate’s Marc Pacheco, not running for re-election

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The Massachusetts Senate’s longest serving member, Marc Pacheco, known for his work on climate change and the service privatization law named after him, said Tuesday he does not plan to seek re-election. The decision continues a trend this legislative session of veteran lawmakers deciding against another term for retirement or to run for other elected … Read more

Legislature forms yet another joint committee, this one to tackle voter petitions

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With an unusually high number of initiative petitions to consider this year, leaders in the Legislature have announced they will tackle the long list of potential ballot questions through the creation of a new special joint committee. The offices of House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka issued a joint statement on Monday, … Read more

Massachusetts top political stories from 2023 run the gamut

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Gov. Maura Healey knew coming into office at the start of 2023 that Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system was already experiencing issues as more people sought refuge in state-funded temporary housing. But an influx of migrants fleeing unstable home conditions and rising housing costs hurting vulnerable residents already here pushed the shelter network to the brink, … Read more