Boston's problem may be exported
Some officials south of Boston are worried that court-ordered redistricting of House districts in Boston will affect suburban districts, too.
"I'm sure we'll be affected, but what the effect will be we just don't know," said James G. Mullen Jr., Milton's town clerk and chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
James F. Burgess Jr., a Randolph selectman, said the Legislature might try to carve up Randolph more than it already is to solve its problems in Boston.
"I believe you are going to see the Legislature still try to protect the incumbents," said Burgess, who sued the state after the current district lines were established in 2001. "When that happens, it doesn't bode well for the citizens of the Commonwealth." -- Officials wary of fallout from Boston's redistricting woes (Boston Globe)