Asked for her ideas on among the most talked about Beacon Hill happenings in a TV interview that aired Sunday, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll had a constant message: let’s wait and see.

The lieutenant governor went on a Sunday morning discuss section to pitch Gov. Maura Healey’s tax plan and first state funds, and fielded questions from WBZ-TV’s Jon Keller on rent control, Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s audit of the Legislature and more.

Driscoll instructed Keller that she and Gov. Maura Healey wish to work with cities and cities to deal with the state’s housing disaster, however largely gave a large berth to native concepts like Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s home rule petitionsearching for to cap rents regardless of the statewide lease management ban that voters authorised within the Nineties.

“Well, there’s a long way they have to go. They’ve got to go through the Legislature. I know in talking with the governor, like if something comes to our desk, we really want to look at it,” she mentioned when requested if she was wonderful with lease management initiatives in Boston and Somerville transferring ahead. “We do want to support our communities. We need to partner with them. The state doesn’t build housing, it happens locally on the ground … So if this is a tool and it works its way through, I think it’s something we’re going to take a look at for sure.”

A longtime mayor of Salem, the lieutenant governor is serving because the Healey administration’s level particular person on housing coverage not less than till the governor’s plan to carve out a brand new Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities involves fruition. She mentioned the administration’s “main focus right now” is on growing housing manufacturing.

“There’s no doubt we have a full on housing crisis in Massachusetts. There’s not enough housing to meet the current demands at all levels — not market rate, not affordable, certainly not truly affordable for our most vulnerable populations. And we really are trying to partner with communities and make sure they have the tools they need,” she mentioned. “We’re focused on production.”

Driscoll sidestepped staking out a place on the state auditor’s recently-announced audit of the Legislature, an announcement that legislative leaders final week both ignored or largely brushed apart.

“That’s certainly something that Diana DiZoglio mentioned when she was on the campaign trail in talking about wanting to make sure everyone’s held accountable,” the lieutenant governor mentioned when Keller requested if DiZoglio’s audit is a good suggestion. “You know, she’s an independent authority. So she has right to take on issues that she thinks are important for her and for the commonwealth. And, you know, I guess we need to wait and see what that consists of.”

Keller pressed Driscoll on whether or not she did or didn’t assume it’s a good suggestion for the auditor to audit the House and Senate.

“I mean, I feel like we’re all at the beginning of an administration. She’s a new auditor. This is certainly something she talked about on the campaign trail, so I don’t think anyone feels shocked by the fact that it’s moving forward,” Driscoll mentioned. “And I guess we’ll see how it shakes out.”

And the lieutenant governor was additionally circumspect in her reply when requested by Keller if she shares Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s issues that the Mass. Gaming Commission’s rules round sports activities betting commercials don’t do enough to guard customers and particularly people who find themselves underneath the authorized playing age of 21.

“I think we’re at the beginning of this new industry and I certainly feel the deluge of ads and opportunities to make sure people know you can legally sports bet here in Massachusetts. We do have a Gaming Commission, we have a new attorney general who I think the world of. So I’m hopeful that, as we get grounded in this, we can make sure we’re thinking about how this law is getting implemented and being mindful of the impacts that it could have on community members.”

Driscoll declined to say whether or not she thinks the Gaming Commission is doing a superb job, however mentioned the truth that “we knew about where there were immediate violations in some of the betting rules right from get-go from starting this new endeavor” reveals that regulators are paying consideration and that there’s accountability.

“And I’m hopeful that that will continue as you move forward to make sure you’re not only in compliance with the law, but we’re thinking about who might be being harmed,” she mentioned. “If there need to be audibles called — so to speak, to use a sports term — that we have a Gaming Commission and an AG who are willing to step in and make sure that’s happening.”