The Dorchester Reporter has announced that Senator Jack Hart will be stepping down. I was born in Dorchester and lived there briefly as a child, but I don't know the political scene well enough to speculate on who might run. State Sen. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 28, 2013
Weekly Joke Revue: Good guy with a gun stops bad guy with a gun
Or, er, tri-weekly joke revue. But, we're back! Admittedly, from last week, but too good not to include. From the White House's We the People response to a petition for the US to build a death star: This Isn't the Petition Response … [Read more...]
Markey To All Potential Candidates: Agree to People’s Pledge
Now that John Kerry is expected to resign from the Senate tomorrow upon being confirmed as the next Secretary of State, and Bill Galvin confirming an April 30th primary and June 25th Senate Special Election, it seems like the primary season … [Read more...]
The amazing invisible grassroots campaign
Did you know that, right now, the biggest grassroots operation in Massachusetts history - bigger than Deval Patrick, bigger than Elizabeth Warren - is kicking into gear? Me neither. But I read it on the interwebs, so it must be true. … [Read more...]
Questions surround the governor’s budget plan for DDS
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) In a conference call with advocates last week, Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Elin Howe put what seems to be a highly optimistic spin on the governor’s FY 14 budget plan for her … [Read more...]
Analysis of new MassINC poll: Most voters still unfamiliar with likely Democratic Senate candidates
I just posted this new blog article looking at the numbers from the MassINC Senate poll released on Friday. http://massnumbers.blogspot.com/2013/01/poll-analysis-most-voters-still.html The press release for last week's MassINC poll of … [Read more...]