Page 18 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 12, 2019 Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. 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 ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 208 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 (617) 768-5800 Docket No. MI19P1747EA Estate of: Wilma E. Fulchino Date of Death: 07/30/2018 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION To all interested persons: A petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative by Stephen A. Fulchino of Everett, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Stephen A. Fulchino of Everett, MA and Gregory W. Fulchino of Everett, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 05/01/2019. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Maureen H. Monks, First Justice of this Court. Date: April 03, 2019 TARA E. DeCRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE April 12, 2019 YOUR LEGISLATORS: This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call looks at the ratings senators and representatives received from three interest groups who measured legislators’ support or opposition to the group’s legislative agenda in the 2017 and/or 2018 session. This week’s report features the grades received from The Massachusetts Public Interest Group, the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund and Citizens for Limited Taxation. CITIZENS FOR LIMITED TAXATION (CLT) CLT, founded in 1974, describes itself as the group that “defended state taxpayers against a proposed state graduated income tax, which it defeated on the 1976 statewide ballot, and again in 1994. CLT also limited property and auto excise taxes with Proposition 21/2 in 1980, repealed the surtax and created a state tax cap in 1986 and rolled back the "temporary" income tax hike on the 2000 ballot. For decades CLT has provided its annual ‘Rating of Legislators’ to provide taxpayers with easy access to the performance of their respective state representative and senator regarding tax policy.” "For 45 years CLT has been the bulwark for taxpayers against unlimited taxation in a state that has an insatiable spending problem," said Chip Ford, executive director. "Since its founding, CLT has saved Massachusetts taxpayers billions of their hard-earned dollars." Key to scorecard: CLT used ten House votes and fi ve Senate votes when calculating the 2017 ratings of the state’s legislators. Issues include the legislative pay hike, reducing the sales tax and income tax to 5 percent, imposing a graduated income tax, increasing the senior property tax deduction to $2,000 and requiring a social security number in order to get public housing. More details on the scorecard at http://cltg.org/cltg/ clt2018/2017_Ratings.htm. Here is the percentage of time local representatives and senators voted with CLT: Rep. Paul Donato 0% Rep. Steven Ultrino 0% Sen. Jason Lewis 20 percent MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP (MASSPIRG) MASSPIRG, founded in 1972, describes itself as a consumer group that “stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten our health and safety, our fi nancial security or our right to fully participate in our democratic society. Since 1972, we’ve stood up for consumers, countering the infl uence of big banks, insurers, chemical manufacturers and other powerful special interests.” “In our role as watchdog and advocate for the public interest, we monitor the voting records of Massachusetts’ state lawmakers each legislative session,” said Executive Director Janet Domenitz. "We appreciate the hard work of the entire Legislature, and particularly those that scored 100 percent." “While a number of our legislative priorities passed into law, many more did not. Disappointingly, a number of popular bills were never brought up for a vote – despite being approved by a committee and being cosponsored by a signifi cant number of lawmakers. We hope that the LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF MALDEN OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF MALDEN TEEN CENTER LEASE THE CITY OF MALDEN IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MALDEN. THE LEASE WILL PROVIDE THE CITY OF MALDEN WITH SPACE TO HOUSE A TEEN CENTER OF UP TO 5,000 USABLE SQUARE FEET. THE CITY HOPES TO SIGN A LEASE FOR SPACE WITHIN THE CITY OF MALDEN. THE CITY EXPECTS TO OCCUPY THE TEEN CENTER BEGINNING ON OR AROUND JULY 1, 2019. COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER AT 110 PLEASANT ST. AND MAY BE PICKED UP MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AND ON FRIDAY 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM, OR REQUESTED VIA EMAIL: PURCHASING@CITYOFMALDEN. ORG. SEALED AND LABELED PRICE AND SEPARATE NON-PRICE PROPOSALS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER, MALDEN CITY HALL 110 PLEASANT ST. MALDEN, MA ON OR BEFORE MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019 AT 10:00 A.M. THE CITY OF MALDEN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. CHARLES RANAGHAN, CONTROLLER April 12, 2019 2019-2020 session brings more transparency, and more wins, for the public interest,” she concluded. Key to rating: MASSPIRG’s scorecard graded state lawmakers on a variety of votes and cosponsorships of bills including ones that would protect consumers, improve voter access to the ballot, invest in public transportation, promote government transparency, increase renewable energy, protect bees and reduce solid waste Members of the Senate are scored out of twelve points (eleven votes and one bill cosponsorship). Members of the House are scored out of nine points (seven votes and two bill co-sponsorships.) More details on the scorecard are at https://masspirg.org/ sites/pirg/fi les/reports/MAP%20 Legislative%20Scorecard%20 Final%202017-18%20session. pdf. Here is the percentage of time local representatives and senators voted with MASSPIRG: Rep. Paul Donato 78% Rep. Steven Ultrino 89% Sen. Jason Lewis 100% PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY FUND The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund, founded in 1984, is the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts which was founded in 1928. It describes itself as “advocates for state policies that dismantle barriers to sexual and reproductive health care, including safe, legal abortion, improve access to comprehensive sex education and proBEACON | SEE PAGE 19
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