House Speaker Sherman Packard stripped Merrimack Rep. Rosemary Rung of her committee assignments for commenting on the police chief of Troy’s participation in the Jan. 6 rally in D.C. Is House Speaker Packard going to reprimand Rep. Al Baldasaro for carrying on a committee meeting maskless for three hours after having traveled out of state? Baldasaro’s total lack of respect for his fellow legislators should receive the same treatment. The State House COVID screening rules call for denying entry to those who have made a trip in the last two weeks without quarantining, so why was he allowed to enter? Speaker Packard should “speak” out.
JUDITH ACKERSON
Franklin