Today's Boston Globe had and interesting article on steps the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association (MDAA) wants to take to cut down on wrongful convictions. Read the article here or here. The concern, according to the Globe article, … [Read more...]
Archives for September 3, 2006
Go canvassing!
With 14 precious days until the 2006 primaries-the moment we've all been waiting for-I want to remind everyone at BMG to seize the opportunity, get off your duff, and participate in the most fundamental of all political actions. No, not … [Read more...]
Channel 4 LG debate now available; interesting differences emerge
If you haven't yet seen Jon Keller's half-hour debate with the three Democratic LG candidates, it's now available on the internet at Keller's site. (No permalink available, but it's in the collection of videos in the upper right hand … [Read more...]
Herald catches Gabrieli borrowing from Clinton
Alert Herald reporter Dave Wedge noticed (perhaps with some assistance from a rival campaign?) the following in a recent Gabrieli speech:During a recent candidates forum at Dedham Town Hall, Gabrieli offered this gem: I genuinely believe … [Read more...]
Happy Labor Day! Real wages in MA sinking like a stone
The Mass. Budget and Policy Center has released a new report showing that, when it comes to the median hourly wage over the last couple of years, Massachusetts was dead last among the 50 states:the median hourly wage that is, the … [Read more...]
Galvin/Bonifaz dust-up over debates hits the Sunday Globe front page
It's below the fold, but there's a photograph. On the front page of today's Globe, readers saw the following:Running after a little respectPolitical newcomer seeks to unseat GalvinBy Yvonne Abraham, Globe StaffMEDFORD -- The ornate … [Read more...]
On Taxes and and Responsibility
There's been a lot of analysis sofar, and a lot of heat generated so far. But what is the debate over taxes really all about? Is it really about finding $243 million dollars in waste and giving that money back to the taxpayers? A Boston … [Read more...]
Lack of Experience in Local Government Blather and Andrea Silbert
I keep hearing all this blather that Andrea Silbert should not be elected Lieutenant Governor because she has never served as an elected official in local government. (Never mind the fact that for a number of years she successfully … [Read more...]