Well, it would seem that the Massachusetts House's vote to move municipal workers into the Group Insurance Commission has captured the attention of some national commentators. OK, so let's have a primer for our out-of-state friends (or … [Read more...]
Archives for April 29, 2011
Detroit’s Corporate Manager Issues Lay-Off Notices To All Detroit Teachers
Governor Rick Snyder's new corporate martial law is in effect and it didn't take long to see the effect of it's implementation. In a report issued today by Reuters, The emergency manager appointed to put Detroit's troubled public school … [Read more...]
They heard us!
In the last three months, ONE Massachusetts and other organizations across the state organized meetings with legislators urging them to support an An Act to Invest in Our Communities, a revenue reform bill that would raise $1.3 billion and … [Read more...]
Profiles In Pro-Migrant Courage: MA State Rep. Michael Moran (D-Brighton)
Kyle de Beausset (@kyledeb) is a pro-migrant blogger at Citizen Orange. This post was originally written for Crooks and Liars. If Obama wants any chance of a pro-migrant voter advantage going into 2012, he better start taking lessons … [Read more...]
Crossville, TN happily accepts socialist fascist health care
Great news! People in Tennessee are getting a new community health center! People in underserved communities will get to see doctors! Isn't it great? County receives $4.5 million grant for new health department » Area News » Crossville … [Read more...]
Today’s MASSter list
Good Morning! In MassterList, headlines from across the Commonwealth... The House passed a $30.5 billion budget (MassLive) yesterday, including funding for immigrant care (AP). (MORE: WBUR, T&G, Sun, Herald, Globe) Yes, there are … [Read more...]
Redrawing the Massachusetts State Senate
A couple of weeks ago, MerrimackMan (MM) over at RMG posted some ideas for the redistricting committee to consider when redrawing the State Senate lines this year. I had already been hard at work on drawing my own maps, and since they … [Read more...]
PhRMA gravy train rides again!
Hey, did anyone notice how easily and completely our House of Representatives bent over for the pharmaceutical industry? The House voted 128-22 to repeal the gift ban, which banned pharma companies giving gifts to … [Read more...]
Obama’s Spending Is Smaller Than You Think
Nobel-Prize winning economist Paul Krugman has hit the nail on the head again and taken the wind out of the sails of regressives. Hopefully people are listening. Krugman points out that while our deficit has increased dramatically in … [Read more...]
Scott Brown, Protect People Not Polluters
The League of Women Voters is launching ads on TV today and a website called peoplenotpolluters.org which highlights votes by Scott Brown amongst others to block air pollution standards. Brown voted to block the EPA's ability to set … [Read more...]