So I'm reading through these new ethics proposals by house repubs and I can't help thinking that these guys are not only stupid they're phonies. Stupid? yes stupid. One proposal forbids reps from contacting state agencies regarding … [Read more...]
Archives for June 29, 2011
Please join me for a Twitter Townhall
At the beginning of June, I returned from an official congressional delegation trip to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kuwait. Our delegation also stopped in Germany to visit our wounded heroes being treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical … [Read more...]
Scott Brown Votes to Kill Jobs Bill
Scott Brown along with all of his Republican buddies voted to play politics rather than fighting for jobs and voted to filibuster a re-authorization of long standing jobs bill, one that was created in 1965. A jobs bill that has benefited … [Read more...]
The Usual Budget Mystery: What to do?? UPDATE
[Cross-posted from RealClout.org, where I sometimes channel Hecate to answer common questions from bewildered community activists...] Dear Hecate, I’m a “citizen” lobbyist, part of a statewide organization, and we have been lobbying for … [Read more...]
Memo to Senate Dems: don’t go down the “debt ceiling is unconstitutional” path
The flavor of the moment in the increasingly bitter and high-stakes gamesmanship over the debt ceiling appears to be the notion that the whole concept of a debt ceiling is unconstitutional. Here, for your reference, is the source of the … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Redistricting Olympics
Common Cause Massachusetts is hosting a Redistricting Olympics this summer. We will be taking citizen drawn Congressional, State House, and State Senate maps all summer, evaluating them, declaring a winner, giving out prizes and submitting … [Read more...]
MASSterList: Medical marijuana and Right to Repair hearings pack State House – 10-day budget signed – Brown campaign gets baseball cards
HILL ACTION: There were two big hearings yesterday on Beacon Hill: Medical marijuana (AP, Republican) and the 'Right to Repair' bill (Enterprise, WWLP) STAND-IN: And guess what? There's still no budget, except for this little bitty one. … [Read more...]