THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 Page 7 MassFiscal responds to Speaker DeLeo’s call for more federal funding O n October 5 the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (MassFiscal) made the following statement regarding House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s comments over the weekend on the Jon Keller’s “Keller At Large” show, in which DeLeo claimed the Massachusetts state budget requires additional federal money to fi ll a $2 billion-$6 billion “shortfall.” “Last year, without the threat of a pandemic, State House leaders made Massachusetts the last state in the Union to pass an annual budget,” said MassFiscal Spokesperson/ Board Member Paul Craney. “This year, they are not letting a crisis go to waste. The Speaker is the only politician in Massachusetts that has had oversight of our budget for over ten years, yet he is unabashedly trying to shift the blame for our fi scal woes to an unpopular federal government. We may be in the middle of a pandemic, but politics are more at play than ever.” City announces dates for early in person voting I n person early voting for the November 3 General Election will be held at Everett City Hall on the following dates: • Saturday, October 17 from 2–8 p.m. • Sunday, October 18 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Monday, October 19 from 2:30–7:30 p.m. • Tuesday, October 20 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Wednesday, October 21 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Thursday, October 22 from 2:30–7:30 p.m. • Friday, October 23 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Saturday, October 24 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Sunday, October 25 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Monday, October 26 from 2:30–7:30 p.m. • Tuesday, October 27 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Wednesday, October 28 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. • Thursday, October 29 from 2:30–7:30 p.m. • Friday, October 30 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Residents are asked to use the side door on Church Street. The last day to submit an application to vote by mail is on Wednesday, October 28 by 5 p.m. “Without the assistance from Washington…which we are very much depending upon on, which hasn’t been forthcoming so far, we are very concerned,” said DeLeo. You may watch DeLeo’s entire interview by clicking here: https://boston.cbslocal. com/2020/10/04/massachusetts-budget-deficit-coronavirus-aid-house-speaker-robert-deleo-jon-keller-at-largewbz/. According to MassFiscal, DeLawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law Leo’s comments come after several months of legislative sessions in which the Speaker and the Senate President did not show any willingness to reduce state spending; spending was so out of control that rankand-fi le lawmakers used the earmark process to fund election year pet projects through several borrowing bills. Craney added, “When Massachusetts State House leadMASSFISCAL | SEE PAGE 16 ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net
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