Senator James Eldridge introduced S. 772; Lynne Lupien was has provided the wording in her post, as her state senator Eileen Donoghue has signed on as a co-sponsor: … [Read more...]
Archives for February 17, 2012
Progressive Mass Receives Completed Questionnaires from U.S. Senate Candidates DeFranco, Cimbrelo, King and Warren!
Progressive Massachusetts, the new, statewide grassroots organization focused on issue and electoral organizing and education that launched in October sent a candidate questionnaire to the Democratic and Green/Rainbow candidates for the … [Read more...]
Thanks, Tim Wakefield, for a Great Red Sox Career!
I'd like to take a moment to pause from the politics and acknowledge the end of what I think can be fairly called a great career with the Red Sox. As you've probably heard, Tim Wakefield will announce his retirement today after 17 seasons … [Read more...]
Senate Race Campaign Funding Breakdown
The Massachusetts 2012 Senate race is shaping up to be an expensive contest, and although I think money is corrupting our political system, it plays a huge factor in our elections. Fortunately, Open Secrets (a project of the Center for … [Read more...]
Sen. Donoghue Cosponsors Resolution Against Citizen’s United
(Thought this might be of general interest for state activists. If your state legislators are not on the list of cosponsors (click here and look under "miscellaneous") contact them and ask them if they will become one, or at least if they … [Read more...]
It’s budget time — time to blame the Fernald families
(Cross-posted from the Cofar blog) The Massachusetts human service vendors are at it again -- blaming the families of Fernald Developmental Center residents for the state's budget problems. In an online email to members this week, … [Read more...]
Bishop Lori’s “kosher deli” parable shows why Scott Brown’s position does not equal Ted Kennedy’s
Don't you love it when this happens? Someone thinks he's being super-clever by coming up with an analogy designed to show just how ridiculous the other side's position is ... and what it actually shows is that his own position is … [Read more...]
Brown’s Blunt Amendment Explanation, Part Deux
Another day, another explanation by the Brown campaign. Scott Brown is still trying to figure out a way to squirm out of responsibility for co-sponsoring the Blunt Amendment which allows employers to take away health coverage from … [Read more...]
Essex County Sheriff’s Fundraising Questioned
Republican Sheriff Frank Cousins is defending his fundraising from employees, their families as well as contractors/vendors utilized by the Sheriff's Department. Cousins is quite the slippery character and top notch with how he's spinning … [Read more...]
New Suffolk poll has Scott Brown up 49-40. Hmm.
OK, so this result is obviously not as encouraging as the last couple of polls we've seen. It's so dramatically out of line with other polls that I do have to wonder whether it's an outlier, and yet Suffolk's accuracy in recent MA races … [Read more...]