Everett Celebrates Hanukah with Menorah Lighting THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, January 3, 2020 WHAT IS MASSTERLIST? Page 17 Mayor Carlo DeMaria was pleased to partake in the Menorah Lighting at Everett City Hall More than 15,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, start their morning with a FREE COPY of MASSterList! MASSterList is a daily ensemble of news and commentary about the Legislature, Politics, Media and Judiciary of Massachusetts drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications selected by widely acclaimed and highly experienced editor Jay Fitzgerald. Jay introduces each article in his own clever and never-boring inimitable way. 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This week, Beacon Hill Roll Mayor Carlo DeMaria joined Rabbi Sruli Baron in lighting the Menorah TIME FLIES | FROM PAGE 13 he had been impressed with Tahiliani since her first interview with the Search Committee. “The night Priya Tahiliani came in to interview at the Madeline English School, it was as if someone had already handed her the questions,” he said. “It blew me away; we’ve got a rising star in education who is coming to Everett.” Abruzzese also maintained that the 10-month search was conducted properly. “There’s been people taking shots at this process all along, but they had no idea what it was like,” he said. “It’s been an incredible process and a historic year.” Ward 5 School Committee Member Marcony Almeida-Barros said Tahiliani’s skill set extends beyond her dedication to English Language Learning. “She’s not just about that, she’s more than that,” he said. Ward 1 School Committee Member Alan Panarese spoke about how Tahiliani set herself apart from the other finalists. “It wasn’t just an interview for her; she was telling us her life story,” he said. During her question and answer session on December 4, Tahiliani said her priorities would include addressing the district’s attendance problem as well as continuing to bolster the science curriculum. She also emphasized the importance of how curriculum is presented to students. “I can put together an amazing plan on paper that’s going to fall flat in the classroom,” she said. Speaking about job security, Tahiliani said she recently experienced a significant change in Boston when Brenda Cassellius was chosen to lead that district in May of this year. “I understand the fear, but I’ve always valued commitment, that is a treasure,” she said, adding that she would not make any “sweeping changes” to the School Department. In a follow-up interview, TaTIME FLIES | SEE PAGE 19 Call reports the percentage of times local senators voted with their party's leadership in 2019. Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 144 votes from the 2019 Senate session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not on local issues. The votes of the 2019 membership of 32 Democrats were compared to House Majority Leader Cynthia Creem (D-Newton), second-in-command in the Senate. We could not compare the Democrats’ votes to those of Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) because by tradition, the Senate president rarely votes. Fourteen (or 43 percent) of the 32 Democratic senators voted with Creem 100 percent of the time. The Democratic senators who voted the lowest percentage of times with Creem were Sens. Michael Moore (D-Millbury) and Michael Brady (D-Brockton), who both voted with Creem only 88.1 percent of the time. The votes of the 2019 membership of five Republicans were compared with those of GOP Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester). None of the five GOP senators voted with Tarr 100 percent of the time. The Republican senator who voted the lowest percentage of times with Tarr was Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) who voted with Tarr only 90.9 percent of the time. PERCENTAGE OF TIMES SENATORS VOTED WITH THEIR PARTY’S LEADERSHIP IN 2019 The percentage next to the senator’s name represents the percentage of times the senator supported his or her party’s leadership. The number in parentheses represents the number of times the senator opposed his or her party’s leadership. Some senators voted on all 144 roll call votes. Others missed one or more roll call. The percentage for each senator is calculated based on the number of roll calls on which he or she voted and does not count the roll calls for which he or she was absent. Sen. Sal DiDomenico 100 percent (0) HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK'S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature's job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of December 23-27, the House met for a total of 28 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 40 minutes. Mon. December 23 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:07 a.m. Senate 11:08 a.m. to 11:39 a.m. Tues. December 24 No House session No Senate session Wed. December 25 No House session No Senate session Thurs. December 26 House 11:00 a.m. to 11:22 a.m. Senate 11:17 a.m. to 11:26 a.m. No Senate session Fri. December 27 No House session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com
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