Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, April 26, 2019 THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. Last week was April vacation week for most schools across Massachusetts. The House and Senate treat this April vacation week as their own “Spring Break” and for years, have only scheduled brief informal sessions during this week. The House met for only 12 minutes last week while the Senate met for only 20 minutes. Hey, Beacon Hill Roll Call Readers: Keep your eyes on the 2019 Legislature and the rough and tumble political scene in the Bay State with something that you will read every weekday morning. It’s MASSTERLIST! AND IT’S FREE! More than 17,000 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. Go to: www.massterlist.com/subscribe Type in your e-mail address and in 15 seconds you will be signed up for a subscription. INTEREST GROUPS RATE YOUR LEGISLATORS–This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call looks at the ratings senators and representatives received from three interest groups which measured legislators’ support or opposition to the group’s legislative agenda in the 2017 and/or 2018 session. This week’s report features the scores received from the Gun Owners’ Action League, the National Federation of Independent Business and the Environmental League of Massachusetts. GUN OWNERS' ACTION LEAGUE (GOAL) From the Massachusetts Political Almanac: GOAL is the official state firearms association of Massachusetts and believes in the basic civil right of firearm ownership for all lawful purposes. GOAL is currently the second-largest voluntary organization in the state with a dues-paying membership. GOAL lobbies to defend the civil rights of gun-owners and related interests and is an important source of information for the state’s lawful gun owners. It also sponsors many educational activities on firearm issues for youth, voters, public officials and the general public. “For over 40 years GOAL has provided a leading voice for sportsmen and womBUYER1 Gurung, Bishal Song, Sookon Fortune, Marrio Chow, Anna Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen en, gun owners and conservation efforts, on Beacon Hill and across the state,” according to GOAL’s website. Key to scorecard: A: Consistently voted to support Second Amendment rights B: Usually voted to support Second Amendment rights C: Sometimes voted to support Second Amendment rights D: Voted to restrict Second Amendment rights F: Proactively worked to restrict Second Amendment rights, via voting, supporting legislation to restrict Second Amendment, etc. NR: No Rating – Did not file or support any legislation on either side of the issue More details on the scorecard are at https://goal.org/ma-house-representative-ratings-legislature-goal/ Here are the grades given to local representatives and senators by GOAL: Rep. Joseph McGonagle D Sen. Sal DiDomenico D NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS (NFIB) From the Massachusetts The Political Almanac: NFIB is the nation’s leading small-business advocacy association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business and in supporting America’s free enterprise system through their member-only ballot process. NFIB’s mission is to promote and protect the right of its members to own, operate and grow their businesses. “We represent all types of businesses such as auto shops, retail stores, restaurants and manufacturers—all of them small and independently owned,” said Christopher Carlozzi, State Director. “We BUYER2 Gurung, Sanoj Lee, Sangbun Fortune, Jesula Mean, Brandon Dabhi, Rutu Albert, John G poll our members on issues that arise in the Legislature and we use that to determine the positions we take supporting or opposing legislation. Then we tell their stories and become their voice here on Beacon Hill, because many people, including lawmakers, don’t realize what it takes to run a small business.” Key to rating: NFIB tracks the key legislative issues identified by small business members every session and then tabulates a score for each Massachusetts legislator. The NFIB voting record provides a critically important evaluation of a legislator’s attitude toward small business based on floor votes. More details on the scorecard are at https://www.nfib.com/assets/Massachusetts2018_Voting_record.pdf Here is the percentage of time local representatives and senators voted with NFIB: Rep. Joseph McGonagle 10 percent Sen. Sal DiDomenico 36 percent ENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS (ELM) From the Massachusetts Political Almanac: The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) is the oldest environmental advocacy organization in Massachusetts. Established in 1898, ELM is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting the air, land, and water for the people of the commonwealth. ELM voices citizens’ concerns, informs the public, advocates for strong environmental laws and ensures that state laws are implemented and enforced. ELM works on a broad array of issues including energy and climate change, smart growth, transportation, recycling and toxics, among others. Key to rating: Champion: Clearly led and/or supported many of our priorities Ally: Supported several of our priorities Supporter: Voted with us and supported one or two of our priorities Straggler: Voted against one of our priority bills or sponsored a bill or amendment we opposed. Not rated: House Speaker Bob DeLeo, Senate President Karen Spilka and former Senate President Harriette Chandler did not receive a rating from ELM. Legislators in these top leadership positions rarely sponsor legislation and sometimes do not vote on roll calls. That makes it difficult for them to earn points in ELM’s rating system so they are not given a rating. More details on the scorecard are at https://www.elmaction.org/accountability/legislative-scorecard/ Here are the ratings of local representatives and senators on their support for ELM. Rep. Joseph McGonagle Ally Sen. Sal DiDomenico Ally 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 file sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible latenight 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 April 15-19, the House met for a total of 12 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 20 minutes. Mon. April 15 No House session No Senate session Tues. April 16 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:07 a.m. Wed. April 17 No House session Fri. April 19 No House session Senate 11:12 a.m. to 11:17 a.m. No Senate session Thurs. April 18 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:08 a.m. Senate 11:11 a.m. to 11:26 a.m. No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com REAL ESTATE TRANSAC TIONS SELLER1 SELLER2 Bono, Laurie B Carroll, Gerard M Rwgtrust LLC 41 Warren LLC Subedi, Dipendra Jadav, Ankur P Fuentes, Gerardo A Albert, Nicholas J Rivers Edge Properties Dauenhauer, Gregory Corbaci, Christina A Antunes, Carlos A Dauenhauer, Anne Antunes, Simone F ADDRESS 25 Bradford St 24 Parlin St 17-19 George St 39 Warren St 69 Reed Ave 210 Broadway #404 82 Walnut St 54 Freeman Ave CITY Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett Everett DATE 09.04.2019 09.04.2019 08.04.2019 05.04.2019 05.04.2019 05.04.2019 04.04.2019 04.04.2019 PRICE $470 000,00 $555 000,00 $560 000,00 $670 000,00 $490 000,00 $585 000,00 $520 000,00 $520 000,00
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