“Mass. House criticized for lacking transparency amid debate on rules” — Matt Stout, Boston Globe (1/29/2019)
The process, however, stands in stark contrast to how the House’s counterparts in the Senate have approached their own debate. The upper chamber released its initial rules package on Thursday, a week ahead of its scheduled debate, and set its amendment deadline for Monday, giving senators three days to consider them.
That difference is “really striking,” said Jonathan Cohn, chair of the issues committee for Progressive Massachusetts, an advocacy group that criticized the Legislature for a lack of transparency.
“I would love to see the House embrace reform. But I would be lying if I said I had any confidence that they would,” Cohn said.
