Spend some time on a beautiful summer weekend with fellow Blue Mass Groupies in Maine on a "BMG Canvass Day for Tom Allen" this Saturday July 19 at 10:00 a.m. at the Allen field office at 305 Commercial St. in Portland. The ride up and back … [Read more...]
Archives for July 15, 2008
Manufacturing output increases 60% in Massachusetts
To download the whole report as a .pdf go to: URL for full report Staying Power: The Future of Manufacturing in Massachusetts http://www.tbf.org/uploadedFil... For additional discussion and … [Read more...]
Privatization and Public Structures
Alliance of Boston Neighborhoods organizer Shirley Kressel says in a Boston Globe op-ed that the group has filed a bill that would tap the state budget to the tune of $5.5 million a year to run the 10-acre park. By way of comparison, … [Read more...]
Health care polling — still looking good.
Sen. Moore: We knew that the law was a work in progress. I think by any measure, we’ve been successful on the enrollment side. Barrios: Are employers shifting their employees off to public health care? We’re finding … [Read more...]
Politicker embarrasses Mass. GOP
It's kinda like shooting fish in a barrel, but still, this is pretty great. Avid BMGers will recall nodrumlins' excellent debunking of Barney Keller's silly attempt to attack Niki Tsongas for -- shudder -- endorsing a Democrat in a … [Read more...]
Voting Issues Double Whammy
Election Day Registration:Election Day registration is already proven to be a success in Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and several other states. It guarantees eligible citizens who can provide identification and proof … [Read more...]
SJC upholds AG’s certification of dog racing ballot question
After the Attorney General certified the question for the ballot, George Carney, the owner of the Raynham-Taunton dog track, sued. Carney argued that the question concerns only local matters (because dog racing exists in only two … [Read more...]
McCain and Czechoslovakia [sic]
Two other observations on foreign affairs expert McCain's ideas about Eastern Europe:He wants to kick Russia out of the G8.He wants to rearm Europe with missilesBoy, is foreign affairs expert McCain ever qualified to be President! Coming … [Read more...]
Lori’s Memorial Service
Mayaash thoughtfully posted her tribute to Lori. It was very moving. Here's a "comment rescue" for those who might not be reading a thread from a few days ago. Message from Mayaash I hope Kate and some of the others who put … [Read more...]