BOSTON – Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, a no-show at the launch of a campaign to defeat a proposed ballot measure to make marijuana retail sales legal, said Tuesday he still supports a third option that would make it more politically palatable for lawmakers to play a role in legalization if approved by voters.
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, both Democrats, teamed up last week to announce the formation of the the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts to fight legalizing pot sales to adults. Rosenberg, an Amherst Democrat, said that while he hasn't joined that group, that doesn't mean he supports the proposed ballot measure.
STATE HOUSE — In an otherwise quiet session, the House gave initial approval to bills reforming the state's alimony law, putting property owners on the hook for problem properties and enhancing notification by those seeking liquor licenses.
The alimony reform bill would prohibit courts from excluding chronic illness, age and tax considerations from their calculation of income for alimony orders, according to a bill summary. Alimony proceedings, which are conducted as part of a divorce, were altered in 2011.
