State Sen. Mike Barrett, D-Lexington, was appointed Senate Chair of the Legislature's Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. Barrett, the state's leading proponent of carbon pricing, was tapped for the job by Senate President Stan Rosenberg."The committee's jurisdiction covers everything from cell phones to alternative energy to public utility reform to carbon pricing," Barrett said. "Being Senate Chair doesn't give me access to any more of my colleague's votes. I'm [...]
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