I, like many of you, wish Ted Kennedy could serve as our Senator pretty much in perpetuity. However, we all know that is not the case. Today, the Globe says Kennedy will miss the final stimulus vote in the senate. The Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Archives for February 13, 2009
Some good news from the final stimulus plan
No, it's not everything that some people wanted, and maybe it's not everything that it should've been. But there is nonetheless some good news in it. Perhaps the best news, at least locally, is more money than was expected for … [Read more...]
Update on Income Tax Proposal
In the fall, I posted an income tax proposal -- to increase the personal exemptions substantially while also increasing the rate substantially. As framed, it would have been revenue neutral. It would have exempted roughly half … [Read more...]
Meet Setti Warren, candidate for Mayor of Newton, on Sunday 2/22!
Dear BMG, You're invited to a house party next weekend to meet Newton's next Mayor, Setti Warren! http://www.settiwarren.com Setti is an Iraq war vet, former New England FEMA director, former Clinton and current Kerry staffer, and committed … [Read more...]
Democratic Party Platform Online Forum: Health Care
Schedule & Topics for Future Forums: Elections & Ethics Reform - 2/17 Education - 2/23 Civil Rights & Civil Liberties - 2/26 Economic Growth, Jobs, and Worker's Rights - 3/3 Economic Justice/Poverty/the Social Safety Net - … [Read more...]
2009 Democratic Platform: Seeking Your Input
Typical BMG rules of the road apply - we're hoping to generate civil, substantive discussion about these issues. For each of these categories, the overall arching questions are: As it pertains to this category, what are our core values as … [Read more...]
Resume Workshop for College Students
/ / / On Saturday, February 21, 2009 from 1pm-3pm there will be a PRE-Democratic Internship Fair student resume workshop at the Massachusetts Democratic Party Headquarters located in Charlestown, MA 56 Roland Street, Suite 203. If you need … [Read more...]
Internship Opportunities with Massachusetts Legislators
There will be a Democratic Internship Fair on Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 1pm to 3pm. This fair will take place at in the basement floor of Suffolk University's Donahue Building. This is a one-stop-shop for potential … [Read more...]
MA spending “czar” already pulling a state pension. What??
I found this to be a tad on the mind-boggling side. The real estate developer chosen by Governor Deval Patrick to distribute billions of dollars in federal stimulus money has been receiving a state pension ever since he was fired from his … [Read more...]
And This Was A Bad Idea Because…um…Why?
# 1 GOP Rule 16 - Requires the Ethics Committee to file a report with the Clerk disclosing the number of complaints received, the number of complaints determined to have merit, the number of complaints determined to be without merit, and … [Read more...]