STATE HOUSE/7-29-10 The Crime Bill Conference Committee met today at 3pm to discuss progress on reconciling House and Senate versions of criminal justice reform. Conferees carried an optimistic tone, and said they were confident in … [Read more...]
Archives for July 29, 2010
Stories from the Campaign Trail
HANNA On a hot summer day a few weeks ago, I canvassed a neighborhood in Brockton. I rang the doorbell at this one brick house, and a middle-aged man came to the door holding a cool glass of lemonade in his right hand. As he … [Read more...]
Why Bernstein is wrong about the state’s racetracks
David Bernstein has an unusually strongly-worded post on his blog regarding the ongoing stalemate over slots at the tracks. Beacon Hill is jammed up over the question of how to shove money into the state's four existing race tracks -- … [Read more...]
[LivableStreets] Street Talk! Wed, Aug 4, 7pm
Dear Friend, __________________________________________________ Our travels to Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands Wednesday August 4, 7-9 PM @ LivableStreets Office, 100 Sidney Street, Cambridge MA 02139 (map) One thousand people from … [Read more...]
NOAA 2010 Climate Report Reiterates: Earth is Heating Up
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association throws a big bucket of reality all over the Republican magical thinking climate denier brigade: The 2009 State of the Climate report released today draws on data for 10 key climate indicators … [Read more...]