Ronald Mariano vows to increase diversity in Massachusetts House leadership after he becomes speaker Wednesday
Former speaker DeLeo says goodbye to the Legislature after nearly 30 years
By Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated December 29, 2020, 3:20 p.m.
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The day before he is expected to be elected speaker of the House, Ronald Mariano on Tuesday
pledged to make his leadership team more diverse than the current all-white group.
âI feel an obligation to put together a team thatâs representative of the diversity of the body,â said Mariano in one of his first interviews since emerging as the
take effect Tuesday evening.
This is the
Radio Boston rundown for Dec. 10. Tiziana Dearing is our host.
The deadline for Gov. Charlie Baker to take action on the legislature s police reform bill is Friday. We speak with two lawmakers who were influential in drafting the bill and getting it passed: Representative Liz Miranda, who represents Roxbury and Dorchester, and Representative Russell Holmes, who represents parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain.
We speak with Stonehill College dean of Arts and Sciences Peter Ubertaccio for an end-of-semester reflection and a preview of preparations for the spring semester in the pandemic.
We re joined by Susanne Althoff, former
Governor Charlie Baker is sending the landmark police reform bill back to the legislature, with amendments.
Baker says he s broadly supporting key aspects of the reform bill, like an independent commission to certify and de-certify police officers, but is asking the legislature to change some aspects of it, such which state office in charge of police training.
We speak with two state lawmakers key to drafting the bill, and getting it through the legislature: Representative Liz Miranda, who represents Roxbury and Dorchester; and Representative Russell Holmes, who represents parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plain.
This segment aired on December 10, 2020.