From this article ... Sen. Robert O'Leary, D-Barnstable: supportive of the proposal but wants more specifics.Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth: backed the change as part of Senate transportation reforms.Rep. Demetrius … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2, 2008
7th Congressional District Obama Delegate Caucus
" I have been honored to work with Kathleen Manning Hall on the New England Finance and Steering Committee for Barack Obama for over a year. She has raised money, slogged through the snow in New Hampshire and has devoted every minute … [Read more...]
Salvia Bill in the House: Whats it really about
I would like to bring to people's attention a bill that should not be passed. Its House bill 4344 introduced by Rep. DeMacedo and Webster. The bill is looking to make two natural plants, Salvia and Kratom illegal in Massachussetts. Even … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s agenda – official and personal
Governor Patrick has spoken at length and made a priority of casinos, as a means to raise revenue for the Commonwealth. I believe gambling is a regressive form of taxation. Generally, the people who are least able to afford to … [Read more...]
Democratic Women Leaders: Every Vote Counts Project
Democratic Women Leaders EVERY VOTE COUNTS PROJECT Dear Super-delegate: Last week, conversations began among women elected leaders and our supporters. We wondered out loud how, in this of all years, our Democratic Party could try to … [Read more...]
Traffic and Public Transit
Traffic Lights Were you ever under the impression that Massachusetts traffic lights are coordinated to force you to stop? I can't speak for the entire state, but several years back I made a 6 week experiment, and made sure while … [Read more...]
Dan Kennedy and EB3 Bring Dispute to BMG – With Poll
Wedge spoke with District Attorney Walsh and Gerald FitzGerald, his chief trial counsel. They both told Wedge that Judge Murphy made certain statements in front of others, including the "tell her to get over it" statement. Wedge testified … [Read more...]
Enough! 4 reasons to stop blaming and start working
1. Close media scrutiny forces public policymakers to either stop engaging in improper activities, or at least to be discreet about it. It's a good thing for public policymakers to think about how voters would perceive their private … [Read more...]
Too Many Children Left Behind.
Why this story is not getting more play is difficult to understand but a report out Monday from America's Promise Alliance, Chaired by Collin Powel released this study yesterday. Big city high school dropout rates near 50 percent "When more … [Read more...]
Deval’s NY trip: two weeks early
The Governor should be travelling to New York this thursday to support the state university's basketball team as it plays for the NIT championship at Madison Square Garden. Last night, UMass beat two time NCAA defending champion Florida in … [Read more...]