Mike Rodrigues

Senator Mike Rodrigues of Westport questioned the Baker-Polito Administration's legal authority to authorize the 62F refund to come in the form of cash.

The Massachusetts Legislature should not budge from Beacon Hill until a budget is in place. Period.

With less than two weeks before the Massachusetts Legislature recesses until January, there is a lot of work to get done.

The Massachusetts Senate has endorsed an amendment to the FY19 budget that, for all intents and purposes, would make Massachusetts a sanctuary state. The measure is so off the wall that six Democrats ran for cover and joined their Republican colleagues in voting against it, including Westport's Mike Rodrigues and Taunton's Marc Pacheco...

Fall River's legislative delegation is noted for its photo op moments. These folks missed their calling--they should have been models. Perhaps if they had, they might not have been a party to the job-killing policies they continue to support that are driving jobs out of Fall River and Massachusetts...