All who are interested: "A Green Economy: Legislation, Regulation, and Citizen Action" Hosted by: Acton Democratic Town Committee, Senator Jamie Eldridge & State Rep. Cory Atkins Jim Snyder-Grant, Co-Founder Green Acton What a green … [Read more...]
Archives for January 28, 2009
No God in Massachusetts
Massachusetts was founded by religious zealots (burning "witches" and hanging Quakers) and we still have many "blue laws" on the books. Yet, this Gallup analysis finds that Massachusetts is one of the least religious states (reported on … [Read more...]
Come Join Us! North Shore Young Democrats
Tuesday, 3 February, at 7:00pm at Tatiana's in Lynn, Ma. This event is for people 35 and under, but really, anyone can come. Tatiana's has great food and even better drinks. There's plenty of parking. You can quite easily come by train, if … [Read more...]
Transit bumped in House stimulus
TPM's Elana Schor is reporting that transit got a bump in the stimulus bill passed by the House today -- somewhat allaying concerns that mass transit would not get a bump commensurate to highways. And they're only talking about $3 billion … [Read more...]
House One = “legislation without appropriation” – Time to establish a Legislative Budget Office
House One as filed by Governor Deval Patrick suffers from the same deficit as every other piece of legislation in this State - Legislation without appropriation. Changes are made by the outside sections, but no one knows what they will … [Read more...]
dmr vendors cry foul
If you listen to the fernald league you'd think the dmr vendors were awash in gravy. Below is a press release from the dmr vendors trade association. The ceos of the vendor companies seem to feel under attack. Are they cutting back on their … [Read more...]
Tax Blast from the Past
I wasn't too politically thoughtful in the late 1980s, but I remember the cuts that Proposition 2 1/2 brought on. Gary's comments on the push to tax legal services led me to do a LexisNexis search. I associated the tax on services … [Read more...]
The Commonwealth Wellness Fund: Paying for Prevention
And, while Massachusetts has done a good job addressing the problem of underage drinking, the Commonwealth still ranks as one of the states with the highest rates of underage drinking and adult binge drinking. Youth, in particular, … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Autism Insurance Reform Bill
Autism Insurance Reform Bill (HB 0067_001) has been submitted by Representative Barbara A. L'Italien (D-42) and Senator Frederick Berry (D-7). The bill will require private healthcare policies to provide coverage of the … [Read more...]
A solution in search of a problem
Watching CNN, here's John Boehner surrounded by the senior GOP house leadership, arguing against the stimulus package. They don't like the spending, they just want tax cuts. Interesting. Here's a list of a plethora of situations, and … [Read more...]