Rosenberg sees charter debate at ‘dead stop’

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg conceded Monday something that many on Beacon Hill have assumed for weeks: the Senate's charter schools bill is as dead as a snowman on the summer solstice. "Slowdown in the Legislature? Does a dead stop equal slowdown?" Rosenberg said with a laugh when a reporter suggested the bill had run into a slowdown. "I expect this issue is going to get resolved by the people on the ballot."

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg conceded Monday something that many on Beacon Hill have assumed for weeks: the Senate's charter schools bill is as dead as a snowman on the summer solstice. "Slowdown in the Legislature? Does a dead stop equal slowdown?" Rosenberg said with a laugh when a reporter suggested the bill had run into a slowdown. "I expect this issue is going to get resolved by the people on the ballot."…