Page 18 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2022 BHRC | FROM PAGE 9 variety of health problems including immunosuppression, low birthweight, liver disease and testicular and kidney cancer. “The Legislature’s move, driven by Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka, to give driver’s licenses to people in this country illegally resonated like no other issue before with the people of Massachusetts. MassFiscal set a record with the number of people who used our website to contact their legislators opposing this vote. — Paul Craney, spokesman for the Mass Fiscal Alliance. “I look forward to working with you and your team and our team as we hopefully quickly and successfully settle the differences between both of our bills. It’s the fi rst time we’ve attempted to update and modernize the cannabis laws since they were enacted by the voters in 2016 and modifi ed by us in the Legislature in 2017.” — Senate Ways and Means chair Sen. Mike Rodrigues (D-Westport) on the conference committee working on drafting a compromise version of a bill that would make changes in the cannabis laws. “We’re seeing more daylight shootings on busy streets and more guns in the hands of teenagers. The common thread, beyond shooters willing to send bullets fl ying regardless of where they are, is that the guns were likely traffi cked in from another state.” — Suff olk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden urging governors and legislators in states with “easy-access gun purchase laws” to consider the impacts their laws are having on cities like Boston. 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 dozen s of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of July 4-8, the House met for a total of seven hours and 44 minutes and the Senate met for a total of seven hours and 55 minutes. Mon. July 4 No House session No Senate session. Tues. July 5 House 11:03 a.m. to 11:14 a.m. Senate 11:18 a.m. to 12:09 p.m. Wed. July 6 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:51 a.m No Senate session. Thurs. July 7 House 11:04 a.m. to 5:48 p.m. Senate 11:19 a.m. to6:23 p.m. Fri. July 8 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. THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 15 Looking for book donations The New Friends of the Saugus Public Library are asking for donations of gently-used adult hardcover and softcover Fiction for the ongoing book sale in the Community Room. They would also appreciate donations of gently-used Children’s Books. Please limit donations at this time to ONLY Fiction and Children’s books; we do not have storage space for other genres or media. Please....clean and newer books only. No tattered pages, bad odors, stains, or dirty covers! Books may be dropped off at the Main Circulation Desk during business hours. Please DO NOT place donations in the outdoor book drops. Want to be a Knight? The Knights of Columbus is looking for new members to join. 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