Commentary · News For Subscribers Massachusetts Lawmakers Need To Stop Ignoring Election Results When Conservatives Win By Tom Joyce August 12, 2021 · 1:18 PM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:35 AM · 3 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen When the people speak, lawmakers ought to respect those decisions. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen on Beacon Hill. When the people speak, lawmakers ought to respect those decisions. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen on Beacon Hill.… Advertisement Read Next Maura Healey, Mike Minogue Clash Over Donald Trump, Taxes and State Spending in First Debate Chelsea May Eliminate Parking Minimums To Boost Housing Production Taxpayer-Funded Fall River Nonprofit Gives Out Crack Pipes And Rectal Drug Supplies Authorities Arrest Two Illegal Immigrants In Lynn Over New York Police Stabbing