Political Notebook: A notable absence in the 'Nature for Massachusetts' coalition
ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon UNCOMPETITIVE: The historic level of competition on ballot questions does not extend to the Legislature – roughly 60 percent of House and Senate races this cycle will have only a single candidate on the ballot. Chris Lisinski has more. Senate President Karen Spilka (left) has not faced a challenger since 2010, and House Speaker Ron Mariano (right) last had an opponent in 2020. (Chris Lisinski/CommonWealth Beacon) excerpt: MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS ARE on track to have a record-smashing, likely overwhelming number of choices to make this fall that could reshape the state. They’ll need to decide whether to walk back a landmark gun control law, slash taxes over the objections of Beacon Hill, reverse a 1994 electorate decision to ban rent control, and much more. When it comes to the elected officials responsible for writing the laws in the first place, though, most Bay Staters will once again have no opti...