POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook:Sanctuary state politics — ROSENBERG’s parade cameo — MOULTON’s generational claim
Sanctuary state politics — ROSENBERG’s parade cameo — MOULTON’s generational claim 05/29/2018 07:07 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) HAPPY TUESDAY, MASSACHUSETTS. SANCTUARY STATE POLITICS — The state Senate may have passed a measure that would designate Massachusetts as a sanctuary state last week, but Massachusetts is still far from ever becoming one. The Senate's support for sanctuary state status was never in question. The problem is House Speaker Robert DeLeo . DeLeo has held longterm opposition to the statewide designation, saying since 2017 that he'd prefer that cities and towns make their own decisions rather than the state using a blanket term. That sentiment stands even after the Senate's vote. "Not a whole lot has changed in terms of the general feelings of the members," DeLeo told reporters last week. "As of right now, there h...