Page 22 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024 Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. Call Robert at: 781-844-0472 BEACON HILL ROLL | FROM PAGE 21 Delaware (21.4 percent), Nebraska (21 percent), Texas (20.7 percent), Georgia (20 percent), Kentucky (19.7 percent) and Louisiana (19.7 percent). ---The six states with the highest rates of food insecure children. New Hampshire (6.1 percent), Minnesota (7.3 percent), Vermont (7.7 percent), Colorado (8.4 percent) and North Dakota (8.6 percent). ---The states with the lowest rates of food insecurity overall. 9.1 percent. ---Percentage of Bay State residents who lived in food insecure households between 2020 and 2022. 11.9 percent. ---Nationwide percentage of who lived in food insecure households between 2020 and 2022. 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 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 25-29, the House met for a total of 25 minutes and the Senate met for a total of 16 minutes. Mon. Dec. 25 No House session No Senate session Tues. Dec. 26 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:23 a.m. Senate 11:18 a.m. to 11:28 a.m. Wed. Dec. 27 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Dec. 28 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:06 a.m. Senate 11:11 a.m. to 11:17 a.m. Fri. Dec. 29 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019. 781 233 4446
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