Ron Mariano

Of course, we ultimately don't know what a court, particularly the US Supreme Court if it ends up before those justices, will decide, but I remember when the abortion shield law expansion passed in Massachusetts, uh, last year.

The Speaker of the House, Ron Mariano, compared it to a game of chess or checkers and said that as other states and other, you know, abortion opponents adjust their tactics, Massachusetts will do the same.

So I think this may not be the end of the road here.

We could see Massachusetts find other ways to try to shore up its reproductive rights regardless of what happens in this case.

Meantime, highly anticipated energy affordability legislation has been lodged in private conference committee talks for months.

House Speaker Ron Mariano has said his branch is not using Election Day as a goalpost for finalizing negotiations on major bills.

In her letter, Healy told the utility she wants information by October 27th, including a clear accounting of the expected refunds attributable to Massachusetts customers.

They schedule for returning those refunds and the process for issuing the refunds.

It'll be lefty and far lefty who'll be elected and it, it, uh, will be the, uh, front-runners.

It's so bad that even the House Speaker, Ron Mariano, has said it's ridiculous.

But, you know, again, the libs will be out.

They'll have all the, uh, they'll have all the dark money, the Soros money, the Mass Teachers Association money.

bringing more energy into the region.

A spokesperson for Speaker Ron Mariano says a conference committee is still working hard on energy legislation.

No response from the Senate.

Governor Healey filed her proposal last year and lawmakers have still not passed or enacted a plan.

Long-term care is something that the legislature has been focused on in recent years, but clearly the laws they've passed haven't addressed all of the problems and all of the concerns.

Uh, this is something that House Speaker Ron Mariano especially has, uh, championed, so I wouldn't be surprised to see another long-term care bill next session, and I think things from this report will probably inform that legislation.

Colin Young is a reporter with the State House News Service in Boston.

Colin, thank you.

At the end of the day, Judge Robert Gordon said the charge of racism was built on a house of cards and reinstated O'Brien.

But in the meantime, when Ron Mariano is saying that the Cannabis Control Commission's a train wreck-

The, the speaker

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With October right around the corner, is there any real chance that budget-focused lawmakers and Speaker of the House Ron Mariano move this Healey gas tax pause

forward? I mean, legislative approval is required for this to happen.

And Mariano last week called suspending the gas tax fiscally irresponsible and that the move would constrain transportation funding and do little to reduce costs.

When Mark Montagny's putting out a statement, you know, heralding this and, you know, celebrating this, that makes me feel pretty good that the legislature's going to approve it.

You think so, Karen Spilka and Ron Mariano? Yes.

You think they're going to put the seal of approval on this?

Yep, I do.

And she needs approval from state lawmakers.

House Speaker Ron Mariano already has said he's not a fan, calling suspending the gas tax fiscally irresponsible.

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And that shocks people.

The most powerful office in the state is the house speaker, Ron Mariano.

He's elected by people in Quincy.

The VAT 99% of the state does not vote for the most powerful officer in the state.