Page 18 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) 720-1562. MASSterlist will be e-mailed to 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 infl uence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications selected by widely acclaimed and highly experienced writers Chris Van Buskirk and Keith Regan who introduce each article in their own clever and never-boring, inimitable way. 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: www.massterlist.com/subscribe THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local representatives voted with their party’s leadership in the 2021 session. No more roll calls are planned in the House until January 2022. The votes of the 2021 membership of 28 Republicans were compared with those of GOP House Minority Leader Brad Jones (RNorth Reading). 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Contact Court on or before the date listed below to obtain the necessary forms. ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Salem (10:00 AM) ON: 01/10/2022 WITNESS, Jennifer M R Ulwick, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 27, 2021 PAMELA CASEY O’BRIEN REGISTER OF PROBATE December 3, 2021 Decmber 10, 2021 December 17, 2021 ocrats were compared to House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy). Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 90 votes from the 2021 House session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not quorum calls or votes on local issues. THE DEMOCRATS: A total of 100 (78.1 percent) of the 128 Democrats voted with Mariano 100 percent of the time. That means that nearly four-fi fths of the Democrats always voted with Mariano. Another 14 Democrats (10.9 percent) voted against Mariano only once. Only four Democrats (3.1 percent) voted with Mariano less than 90 percent of the time. The Democratic representative who voted the lowest percentage of times with Mariano is Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven (D-Somerville) who voted with Mariano only 84.2 percent of the time. She is followed by Reps. Mike Connolly (D-Cambridge) 85.5 percent; Rep. Colleen Garry (D-Dracut) 87.6 percent; Tami Gouveia (D-Acton) 89.7 percent; and Nika Elugardo (D-Jamaica Plain) 92.2 percent THE REPUBLICANS: None of the 28 GOP members voted with Jones 100 percent of the time. Twenty Republicans (71.4 percent) voted with Jones at least 90 perWATER | SEE Page 18 Zambuto. “That’s my position on this; I know it’s not a popular position, but for 22 years, I didn’t hold popular positions up here, and I don’t intend to start on my last night.” Councillor-at-Large George Rotondo said that rather than the ordinance that was presented, he believes the city should move to a tiered system for water rates. “Moreover, there are ways to evade the process in which people who do not actually live in the property and live elsewhere and rent out the property can also get the benefi t,” said Rotondo. “Meanwhile, renters within thousands of various properties in the city are DONATES | FROM Page 17 PNCC Cemetery Sarasota National Cemetery South Florida National Cemetery Titusville Brevard County Veterans Cemetery Valhalla Memory Garden Valley Forge National Historic Park Wood National Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery Woodlawn Memorial Park Woodlawn National Cemetery “The veterans we honor comcent of the time. Eight Republicans (28.5 percent) voted with Jones less than 90 percent of the time. The Republican representative who voted the lowest percentage of times with Jones was Rep. Joseph McKenna (R-Webster) who voted with Jones only 85.5 percent of the time. He is followed by Reps. Peter Durant (R-Spencer) 86.6 percent; Nick Boldyga (R-Southwick) 87.6 percent; Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington) 87.6 percent; and Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) 87.7 percent. REPRESENTATIVES’ SUPPORT OF THEIR PARTY’S LEADERSHIP IN 2021 The percentage next to the representative’s name represents the percentage of times the representative supported his or her party’s leadership in 2021. The number in parentheses represents the number of times the representative opposed his or her party’s leadership. Some representatives voted on all 90 roll call votes. Others missed one or more roll calls. The percentage for each representative 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. Rep. Jessica Giannino 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 having to pay a commercial rate because they rent.” Ward 6 Councillor Richard Serino agreed with Zambuto that the issue deserves further discussion. “We have a whole new council session coming up; we should take some time and make sure we know what we are voting on and what the criteria is and why we are choosing that criteria,” said Serino. Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, speaking as a tenant and resident, said the City Council should act quicker to take care of the owner-occupied homeowners, and that the delays could hurt renters due to increased water bills. “There are about 40 homeowners in the city who are aff ected by this, and mitted themselves unselfi shly at the most critical moments in our nation’s history,” said Karen Worcester, WAA’s executive director. “The generous support of Lockheed Martin, ensures that we will be able to fulfi ll our mission in remembrance of these brave men and women.” Wreaths Across America is the non-profit organization best known for placing wreaths on veteran’s headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. However, in 2020, the organization placed more than 1.7 million 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 fi led. 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 6-10, the House met for a total of nine minutes while the Senate met for a total of 26 minutes. Mon. Dec. 6 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:04 a.m. Senate 11:34 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Tues. Dec. 7 No House session No Senate session Wed. Dec. 8 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Dec. 9 House 11:08 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Senate 11:06 a.m. to 11:26 a.m. Fri. Dec. 10 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com I think it would be up to the administration to set the rules and the guidelines of who would be or who wouldn’t be eligible for this,” said Novoselsky. “So I am disappointed that you won’t be bringing it up this year.” Novoselsky said he doesn’t agree with some of the discussions around creating a tiered system, or including eight-unit owner-occupied buildings in the ordinance, adding that he believes four- to six-unit owner-occupied buildings would be appropriate. “All I know is that my rent is going to go up, and I feel bad for those people who really can’t afford it and those tenants who are going to have to pay the price,” Novoselsky said. sponsored veterans’ wreaths at 2,557 participating locations nationwide. Throughout the calendar year you can tune in to Wreaths Across America Internet Radio, 24/7, to learn more about the mission and those who support it across the country, as well as the hundreds of local charitable eff orts nationwide that are funded through wreath sponsorships. To volunteer or support go to wwww.wreathsacrossamerica. org, fi nd the locations page and type in your town and/or state.
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