In the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the Speaker decides which bills live, which ones die, and who gets punished for speaking out. Debate is staged. Outcomes are decided in advance. And the bills YOU voted for (the ones your Representative campaigned on) are buried in silence.

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Shadows on the Hill is a documentary about the real reason common-sense laws don’t pass, even when they’re backed by voters, policy experts, and a supermajority of lawmakers.​

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Democrats control every lever of state government, and the party platform champions bold, popular reforms, like single-payer healthcare and universal pre-K. ​​​And yet, year after year, the Statehouse blocks even the most broadly supported bills...