POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: SENATE’s shared representation — HEALEY’s transparency — MARKEY, LYNCH, WALSH unveil housing plan
SENATE’s shared representation — HEALEY’s transparency — MARKEY, LYNCH, WALSH unveil housing plan 5/07/2018 07:14 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Welcome to Monday. SHARED REPRESENTATION IN THE SENATE - A special election isn't in the cards for the western Massachusetts voters once represented by former state Senate President Stan Rosenberg - his seat will remain vacant for the rest of the term. But a new form of shared leadership will take its place. Four senators from surrounding legislative districts have pledged to band together to "collectively advocate for the regional needs and policy priorities" for the residents of the 24 cities and towns represented by Rosenberg, until his departure from the body became official at 5 p.m. on Friday. The lawmakers: Pittsfield Democrat Adam G. Hinds , Lo...