A note from Bob Katzen, publisher of Beacon Hill Roll Call:
Join me this Sunday night and every Sunday night between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. for my talk show “The Bob Katzen Baby Boomer and Gen X Show.” Jump in my time capsule and come back to the simpler days of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
My guest on Feb. 21 on my WMEX 1510 AM Radio and online show will be two icons of Boston television Bob Lobel and Susan Wornick. Bob is synonymous with Boston sports and Susan is synonymous with Boston news and consumer reporting. Don’t miss it!
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 25 to Jan. 29, 2021
Published: 2/5/2021 2:53:05 PM
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on a roll call from the week of Jan. 25 to Jan. 29. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.
Climate change (S 9) The House, 144 to 14, and the Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a 57-page climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mike Barrett, D-Cambridge, and Rep. Thomas Golden, D-Lowell, who led the successful charge for legislative approval of the legislation for several months in 2020. An identical measure had passed in the House by 145 to 9 and in the Senate by 38 to 2 in 2020 margins that were large enough for the Legislature to easily override any gubernatorial veto. But it was too late. The 2020 Legislature ended on Jan. 5 and under legislative rules, any vetoes made, or
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 18 to Jan. 22, 2021
Published: 1/29/2021 3:10:27 PM
There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. Instead, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local representatives voted with their party’s leadership in the 2020 legislative session.
Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 259 votes from the 2020 House session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not on local issues. The votes of the 125 Democrats were compared to former House Speaker Bob DeLeo until he resigned in December. After that, they were compared to current Speaker Ron Mariano. The votes of the 30 Republicans were compared with House Minority Leader Rep. Brad Jones, R-North Reading.
A note from Bob Katzen, publisher of Beacon Hill Roll Call:
My guest on Jan. 24 on my WMEX 1510 AM Radio and online show will be Jordan Rich, beloved WBZ Boston radio personality, national voice-over artist, mobile disc jockey, emcee, philanthropist, all-around good guy and a mensch, to boot. He is also well-known for his support and work on behalf of many charities. Jordan will talk about his new book “ON AIR: My 50-Year Love Affair with Radio.”
Jordan currently hosts a podcast at www.jordanrich.com and is co-owner with Ken Carberry of Chart Productions, an iconic Boston-based audio-video production company. His book is available on Amazon. All proceeds from the sales of the book benefit Boston Children’s Hospital one of Jordan’s favorite charities.
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, 2021
Published: 1/15/2021 3:31:42 PM
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 8. The 2019 to 2020 legislative session has ended and the 2021 to 2022 session is now underway.
Climate change (S 2296)
The House, 145 to 9, and the Senate, 38 to 2, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a 57-page climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050.
“This bill steps up the pace of our collective drive to contain climate change,” said Sen. Mike Barrett, D-Lexington, Senate Chair of the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. “It’s the strongest effort of its kind in the country. With the tools the Legislature assembles here, we’re constructing the response we need and providing a blueprint to other states.”