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Massachusetts lawmakers are paid to be full-time legislators. So why do so many have second jobs and side hustles?

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A key Trump ally on immigration explains how mass deportations could work

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“Let’s not call this a full-time Legislature if it isn’t,” said Jeanne Kempthorne who is now part of a coalition calling for more transparency in the Legislature. “We the public have the right to expect full-time effort, full-time energy devoted to the job,”
Jeanne Kempthorne, a former state ethics commissioner
Kempthorne and other Beacon Hill watchdogs noted that state lawmakers routinely miss major deadlines, rush critical legislation through in the final hours of formal sessions, and concentrate power in the hands of only a few Democratic leaders.

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