Where are the John O'Brien and Scott Campbell indictments? Why aren't they posted anywhere? Has the A.G. not provided copies of the indictments? Why hasn't the Boston Globe provided a link to the indictments like they did for Sal … [Read more...]
Archives for September 20, 2011
Open letter to the legislature – protect the public and one another by including Beacon Hill in Open Meeting laws
Here is the SHNS excerpt of my testimony:I shut my office and went to the State House this morning to testify in favor of having Open Meeting Laws and the Information Law Act apply to the Massachusetts Legislature. Turns out the State … [Read more...]
Join Me in Organizing for a Progressive Massachusetts
For nearly a year, a group of actvists and organizers have been working hard to create a new, statewide organization that has the potential to have a major impact on Massachusts politics. Progressive Massachusetts is the culmination of a … [Read more...]
UMass Lowell/Boston Herald: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate
I'm thinking RALLY SIGN WAR!!!! … [Read more...]
Scott Brown is worried – he said so himself
Don't you love stuff like this? TPM reports: A Hill staffer, who spoke with TPM by phone, sends this dispatch from the Senate side in the wake of today’s PPP poll showing former White House financial reform adviser Elizabeth Warren … [Read more...]
Clemency denied for Troy Davis
From nytimes.com Rejecting pleas by Mr. Davis’s lawyers that shaky witness testimony and a lack of physical evidence presented enough doubt about his guilt to spare him death, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles ruled on Tuesday … [Read more...]
DADT in Massachusetts
ACLU of Massachusetts' Online Communications Coordinator Danielle Riendeau wrote the following: After 18 years, it’s finally over. The American military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy – which threw out soldiers for … [Read more...]
Mass GOP Chairman Resigns
Just read an article on the Boston Globe website that Mass GOP Chairman Jennifer Nassour has resigned as Chairman to be effective October 28th. It seems she resigned to focus on her pregnancy and family. So now here is the question: who … [Read more...]
New poll shows Elizabeth Warren in a strong position early
The first poll taken since Elizabeth Warren officially entered the race shows her actually ahead of Scott Brown in a head-to-head matchup (46-44); the other Democratic candidates still trail far behind. Brown's popularity in the state has … [Read more...]
Martha Coakley: Bad Lawyer, Dangerous Attorney General
Yesterday Martha Coakley announced the indictments of former probation boss John O'Brien and Scott Cambell, Tim Cahill's former chief of staff. I cannot find the indictment. Anyone have a link to it? Why hasn't the Globe posted it? They … [Read more...]