STATE HOUSE — The debate over whether Massachusetts should stick with the centuries-old Electoral College system of chosing a president or continue to support a bid to pick the leader of the free world by popular vote again reared its head Monday.
In 2010, the Legislature entered into an agreement to join other states in electing the president by national popular vote. But Rep. Bradley Jones, the House minority leader, has filed a bill (H 568) to remove Massachusetts from that agreement.
STATE HOUSE — The Legislature's top two Democrats expressed reservations on Monday about one of the main provisions of Gov. Charlie Baker's opioid abuse prevention plan that would allow doctors to commit patients with substance abuse issues for up to 72 hours without a court order.
Baker met with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg for over 90 minutes on Monday afternoon during which time the three leaders "talked a lot about opioids," according to the governor, along with energy and the impending closure of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.
