Never a dull moment here in Minneapolis as Netroots 2011. Last night the house was filled to hear former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold speak about the influx of corporate money. He excoriated the Supreme Court and called on Netroots … [Read more...]
Archives for June 17, 2011
Judge rules against Fernald transfer
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) A state administrative judge has thrown a new hurdle in the path of the closure of the Fernald Developmental Center, ruling that moving one of the remaining 14 residents out would not be in that … [Read more...]
New York Times on Mass DMH budget cuts
Today the New York Times had a front page story on the horrible death of a Massachusetts group home worker earlier this year. You can read the article here I work for SEIU Local 509 , and we represent over 13,000 human service workers … [Read more...]
Open letter to the Budget Conference Committee
June 17, 2011RE: The FY 12 Budget, outside sections, and line item 0321-1510 Dear Senator Senator Brewer, Senator Baddour, Senator Knapik, Representative Dempsey, Representative Kulik, and Representative deMacedo: Outside sections in the … [Read more...]
Not Right Time or Right Speaker for Casino Bill
Happy Bunker Hill Day and a belated Happy Bloom's Day. (Another opportunity to show off how much I freakin know) I must tell you, this past week has been very difficult for me. They say a day is a long time in politics, well then my … [Read more...]
MASSterList: DiMasi pension could be suspended – DeLeo defends Beacon Hill – Federal disaster centers in WMass – Busy ’12 candidates
DiMASI: The DiMasi conviction fallout continues, with calls today for Sal's pension to be suspended (Globe). The current Speaker, that being Robert DeLeo, defends Beacon Hill culture (WBUR) from naysayers and his members fall in line … [Read more...]
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Reading BMG
I thought I'd quickly note some of the changes I've noticed on BMG lately and start a thread to see what others think. The two changes that I've noticed most are the font change (I can really tell the difference) and the lack of the … [Read more...]