President Joe Biden's administration nominated Rachael Rollin, the left-leaning district attorney of Suffolk County, to serve U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.
The question now is: who will replace her, if the U.S. Senate confirms her?
A state board designed to help victims and witnesses of crimes needs a member chosen partly on the basis of race, supporters of a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature say.
The measure calls for adding a member from what it calls an "underserved community," which refers to "a community disproportionately impacted by high rates of violence and crime and populations underserved due to racial and ethnic identity."
