According to their latest OCPF filings: Guy A has raised $285,000 so far this year. Guy B has raised $389,000 so far this year. Guy A raised $709k last year. Guy B raised $1.05 million last year. A is the Gov; B is the Lt. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 7, 2009
Suffolk County holidays hit the NYT; Cahill hits the Globe and the Herald
Items that caught my eye in today's papers. Suffolk County holidays hit the NY Times. The little dust-up over Bunker Hill Day and St. Patrick's Evacuation Day, first noted as-it-happened right here on BMG (never mind those … [Read more...]
Dem Convention Rejects Bland
The convention was there funnelled into the more painful procedure of per-plank amendments plus resolutions. In the end, this may have worked OK or better. There was a vote to reject casino slots, after all. Of course, that could have been … [Read more...]
Beyond ethics reform
The editorial offers a few suggestions: - Put legislative redistricting in the hands of an independent commission. - Put decisions about legislators' perks - office assignments, parking spaces, etc. - in the hands of an independent … [Read more...]
Assorted Post-Convention Thoughts & Thanks
When I was gathering signatures, I encountered two members of the platform committee who refused to sign and seemed angry that I didn't think their handiwork was perfect. Not impressive. I met one who heard me out about the … [Read more...]