Many have speculated how a Trump victory would affect the U.S., but few have thought about the consequences of a Trump loss. After falling behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, Donald Trump has already developed a narrative for his exit: The election was rigged.
Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic legislative leaders have been holding near-daily bill signings, crowding together to tout the major laws they agreed to over the past two weeks. But the bipartisan glee over passage of five of the "big six" bills identified by Baker is not universal.
While describing energy diversification legislation calling for hydropower as "really positive" and a "solid bill," Republican Rep. Marc Lombardo of Billerica in a radio interview this week ripped the way House and Senate leaders sprung major bills on members during a late-night session July 31 that spilled over into the early morning of Aug. 1.
