The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority heard from North Shore commuters what they thought of the toll increase. Needless to say, they didn't like the idea. To a person the hearing in Lynn on Monday evening, December 15, provided … [Read more...]
Archives for December 16, 2008
State House Republican bloggers — who knew?
Did you know that the state Senate Republicans have a blog? It's called Scaling the Hill, and it's apparently been around since September. First I heard of it was this article reporting that the House Republicans are planning to … [Read more...]
Blue Mass Group and Blogger Ethics
I thought these attacks were simply a tactic used by the Ed O'Reilly campaign, except they are still popping up like today. So now I throw up my hands and figure I will throw the question to the community. And to be clear, being … [Read more...]
OpenCongress Launches Battle Royale
The new feature collects all the data about Congress generated by users of "My OpenCongress" since January 2008. David Moore, OpenCongress' director, describes it as a "Billboard Chart" for legislation or a "Digg" for Congress. The … [Read more...]
Your problem is NOT with Caroline Kennedy…
There are plenty of admirable things about Caroline Kennedy and not a lot of dishonorable thing (if any) and heaven knows, after burying a father and an uncle (RFK) who died because they were in politics, she's not in it for the … [Read more...]
Savings Could be at least $750 million to $1.5 billiuon+ Alone In The State Budget
Massachusetts Non Profits, Not For Profits, and Foundations Must Now Clean UP Their Own Management Greed As WHat Was Exposed In The Banking And Insurance Industry. Government,Foundations, and Citizens all struggling in our nation's failed … [Read more...]
Obama elected president; Supreme Court again rejects kooky challenge
In a series of no-drama votes yesterday, the nation's 538 electors were expected to cast their ballots precisely as expected: 365 for Barack Obama, 173 for John McCain (the results will not be officially tallied until January, but I have … [Read more...]
David, Charley on the MTA, KBusch and Peter
The Gov is considering Aloisi to head Transportation (again) This is how you felt a few years ago... any changes? … [Read more...]
Closure Announcement – Week before Christmas
Everyone who has an opinion on the proposed closure of the Fernald Developmental Center by June 2010 and three other developmental centers should remember these points: 1. The decision by Governor Patrick which was probable made by the … [Read more...]