The Sterling Democratic Town Committee will host an open forum with State Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan on Monday, March 23, at 6:00 p.m. at the Butterick Municipal Building, 1 Park Street, Sterling. Senator Flanagan will speak about the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 14, 2009
Developer halts projects – shovel ready but no shovels digging in Arlington
JPI of Texas, whose local office is in Southboro, had 1000 apartments scheduled to be built in Massachusetts; a good chunk were "affordable housing." In Arlington, the Town bought the land and buildings of the former Symmes Hospital, which … [Read more...]
Replacement for Marian Walsh
Hi All: The Boston Globe stated that the known potential candidates in the special election in my state senate district are as follows: Representative John Rogers of Norwood (D) Representative Paul McMurtry of Dedham (D) … [Read more...]
Let’s bring East and West back together.
I am writing this post to gather support for expanding commuter rail and Amtrak service from Boston to Palmer MA and points West. Please consider writing to your Senator or Congressperson in support of this. Thanks so much. A happy and … [Read more...]
How Would the Pending Lobbying Reforms Affect Massachusetts Nonprofits?
From State House News Service PATRICK ETHICS BILL UP FOR A HEARING: The Joint Committee on Administration and Regulatory Oversight will hear testimony on Gov. Patrick’s ethics and lobbying law reform bill. Patrick filed the bill on … [Read more...]
Playing Politics in the Transportation Bill
So we now have a proposed resident discount program that increases fares for the communities most impacted but now includes Winthrop, which had never received a reduced toll in the past. This is troubling for three reasons. (1) … [Read more...]
Promises and Earmarks, Pros and Cons
Correction: March 11, 2009 An article on March 2 about President Obama's plan to sign a $410 billion spending bill that included thousands of lawmakers' pet projects misstated his campaign promise about projects of this type, known as … [Read more...]
Can the Party Resist the Borg?
The Boston Globe laid out the evidence last week The video slots allow players to gamble incredibly rapidly, winning or losing a game every several seconds without a break, to the point that their brains are undergoing the equivalent of an … [Read more...]