Page 14 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) 720-1562 GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and influence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications selected by widely acclaimed and highly experienced writers Keith Regan and Matt Murphy who introduce each article in their own clever and inimitable way. MASSterlist will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: https://lp.constantcontactpages. com/su/aPTLucK THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local senators voted with their party’s leadership in the 2022 session. Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 102 votes from the 2022 Senate session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not on local issues. The votes of the 34 Democrats were compared to Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem (DNewton), 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. None of the senators voted with Creem 100 percent of the time in 2022. Last year, in 2021, 11 senators voted with Creem 100 percent of the time. The senator who voted with WASTE REMOVAL & BUILDING MAINTENANCE • Landscaping, Lawn Care, Mulching • Yard Waste & Rubbish Removal • Interior & Exterior Demolition (Old Decks, Fences, Pools, Sheds, etc.) • Appliance and Metal Pick-up • Construction and Estate Cleanouts • Pick-up Truck Load of Trash starting at $169 • Carpentry LICENSED & INSURED Call for FREE ESTIMATES! KITCHEN CABINETS To Look Like New 508-840-0501 FURNITURE STRIP & FINISH Creem the least percentage of times is Sen. Marc Pacheco (DTaunton) who voted with her only 79 times (77.4 percent). Rounding out the top four who voted with Creem the least percentage of times are Sens. Walter Timilty (D-Milton) who voted with her 80 times (78.4 percent); and Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) and John Velis (D-Westfi eld) who both voted with her 85 times (83.3 percent). Overall, 29 of the 34 Democrats (82.8 percent) voted with Creem 90 percent or more of the time. The votes of the two Republican senators were compared with those of GOP Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester). None of the two 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 92 times (92 percent). Sen. Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) voted with Tarr 97 times (95.0 percent). SENATORS’ SUPPORT OF THEIR PARTY’S LEADERSHIP IN 2022 The percentage next to the senator’s name represents the percentage of times the senator supported his or her party’s leadership in 2022. The number in parentheses represents the number of times the senator opposed his or her party’s leadership. Some senators voted on all 102 roll call votes. Others missed one or more roll calls. The percentage for each senator is calculated based on the number of roll calls on which he or she voted. Sen. Lydia Edwards 97.0 percent (3) ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL A CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY TO REPEAL THE NEW LAW ALLOWING DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR UNDOCUMENTED/ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (H 4805) – It looks like the new law that would allow, starting July 1, 2023, undocumented/illegal immigrants to apply for a Massachusetts standard driver’s license is going to be on the November ballot for voters to decide whether to repeal it or leave it intact. The law would require an applicant for a driver’s license “without legal presence” in the United States to provide the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) with a foreign passport and at least one of fi ve other documents: a driver’s license from another state, a foreign driver’s license, a birth certifi cate, a foreign national identifi cation card or a marriage certificate or divorce decree from any U.S. state. The bill became law when the House and Senate on June 9 overrode Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of the bill. Leaders of the repeal campaign, dubbed “Fair and Secure Massachusetts,” say they collected and fi led more than 100,000 signatures with local city and town clerks by the August 14 deadline. Only 40,120 signatures are needed for the ballot question to appear on the November ballot. The next and fi nal step to appear on the ballot is to fi le the certifi ed signatures with the secretary of state’s offi ce by September 7. Maureen Maloney, whose son Matthew Denice was killed by a drunk driver who did not have legal status in the United States, is the chair of the campaign. She that said that Massachusetts roads “will be much more unsafe” if the law takes eff ect. “Voters lined up to sign our petition, they voiced to us their reasons for opposing the law,” Maloney said Maloney also noted that she witnessed fi rsthand harassment by supporters of the law to prevent volunteers from collecting signatures. “They intimidated voters, and often they caused enough of a disruption to prompt police to shut down our signature drives,” Maloney said. “These actions show how desperate Democrats are to keep voters from having their voices heard, and it was only through the dedication and eff orts by all our volunteers that we will get this on the ballot in November.” “The [law] keeps people safer by ensuring that all drivers, regardless of immigration status, know and follow the rules of the road, take the same driver’s test and have insurance when they need it,” said Elizabeth Sweet, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) which supports the law. “If this issue makes it to the fall ballot, our united coalition—which includes polic t mot mon sense the books 1. On Sept. 2, 1912, the Boy Scouts of America awarded the fi rst of what type of award? 2. What Mexican food’s name means “Little Donkey”? 3. How are Monsters of the Midway, The Bronx Bombers and The No-Name Defense similar? 4. What two U.S. states produce coff ee? 5. On Sept. 3, 1856, Louis Sullivan, a pioneer in skyscraper design, was born in what city nicknamed The Hub? 6. According to Judges 16:19 in the Bible, how many braids did Samson’s hair have? 7. What month’s birthstone is not a mineral? 8. On Sept. 4, 1888, George Eastman received a U.S. patent for a box camera and registered what trademark name? 9. September 5 is Labor Day; what Founding Father said, in Poor Richard’s Almanack, “No man e’er was glorious, who was not laborious”? 10. What is the world’s largest fruit? 11. On September 5 in what Answers ough the identin docue not generally ac, both . . I year was the fi rst Labor Day parade (in NYC): 1882, 1906 or 1930? 12. The world’s largest fi ddle, which is 60’ tall, including the bow, and in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, is made of what: driftwood, steel or teak? 13. What sports event in Zaire was called “The Rumble in the Jungle”? 14. On Sept. 6, 1916, in Memphis, Tenn., the fi rst Piggly Wiggly opened, which was what business fi rst? 15. What are the names of the two Muppets named after hotels? 16. Who wrote and set a novel at Orchard House? 17. September 7 is National Beer Lovers Day; in what decade were beer cans not allowed in the USA? 18. What is the fastest dog breed? 19. In 1980 what singersongwriter released an album called “One-Trick Pony”? 20. On Sept. 8, 1961, JAMA reported statistics linking heavy smoking with heart disease; what does JAMA stand for? ty for voters to decide if this law is right for Massachusetts,” said Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) who voted against the bill in the Senate. “As one of the ten original signers of this [repeal] petition, I collected several thousand signatures to bring this law before the people so they can consider the ramifi cations of this license law. It opens the door to non-citizen voting and creates public safety and secubelieve and trust that the voters will make the correct call in November.” “Although we are disappointed that this unnecessary and divisive repeal question appears to be moving forward, we are also more determined than ever to defend the expansion of permission to apply for a driver’s licenses to all qualifi ed state resiBEACON | SEE Page 16 1. Eagle Scout 2. Burrito 3. They are names of sports teams’ lineups (Chicago Bears, New York Yankees and Miami Dolphins, respectively) 4. California and Hawaii 5. Boston 6. Seven 7. June (pearl) 8. Kodak 9. Benjamin Franklin 10. The Atlantic giant pumpkin 11. 1882 12. Solid steel 13. The championship boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali (Oct. 30, 1974) 14. Self-service grocery 15. Statler and Waldorf 16. Louisa May Alcott (“Little Women”) 17. 1942-1947 due to the war 18. Greyhound 19. Paul Simon 20. Journal of the American Medical Association
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