Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has been heralded by some as a conservative hero, a man of the grass roots if you will, who is attempting to bring order to the financial woes of the state by crushing the public employee unions. The Governor … [Read more...]
Archives for February 24, 2011
Scott Brown: Pulling up the ladder behind him
The Youth Jobs Coalition came to the State House today to ask for additional state funding for summer jobs programs. According to the Globe and Herald stories Several of the young people at the rally said getting a job helped them … [Read more...]
Two new “Coffee with Congressman Jim McGovern” events in Worcester, Attleboro
Just wanted to let all of my fellow BMGers know that I will host two "Coffee with Congressman Jim McGovern" events on Saturday, February 26, from 9:00-10:30 at Mrs. Mack's Bakery at 1393 Grafton Street in Worcester, MA and from 12:00-1:30 … [Read more...]
Mayor of Weymouth violates First Amendment
The Mayor of Weymouth, Sue Kay, is in a controversy over her removal of the Tinytown Gazette from the Whipple Senior Center. As reported in The Patriot Ledger, she banned the paper from the building after an editorial in which the … [Read more...]
We Should Watch Fox News.
Via digby, I found a very no-nonsense discussion of why Wisconsin's governor is trying to bust the unions. Thank you, Fox News, for putting it right out there. I'm having trouble embedding the video, so here's the … [Read more...]
MA Medicaid Chief: “maybe a single payer would be better”
From Sunday's Herald: "I like the market, but the more and more I stay in it, the more and more I think that maybe a single payer would be better," said Terry Dougherty, director of MassHealth - the state-run Medicaid plan that insures … [Read more...]