Warren, Markey out of top 20 in home-state rankings of senators

Warren, Markey out of top 20 in home-state rankings of senators

STATE HOUSE — The Bay State's U.S. senators got reserved support from local voters this summer in a poll released Tuesday morning that ranked Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey in the middle of the pack when stacked up against a set of surveys conducted in all 50 states.

Warren came in at number 25 in Morning Consult's rankings with 57 percent of her Massachusetts constituents expressing approval. Markey made the upper half of the ranked 100 senators at number 46, with 52 percent approval in his home state.

State government on electricity: Do as I say, not as I do
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State government on electricity: Do as I say, not as I do

William J. Gillmeister

Is your electricity bill outrageous?

I just looked at my electricity bill. After the electricity itself, the third largest charge is a combined energy efficiency and renewable energy tax — oh, excuse me, energy efficiency and renewable energy "charge." This charge amounts to 7.5 percent of the bill or 20 percent of the "delivery services."

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