UPDATED: State House News Reports Election Dates UPDATED Again: ...And the dates are official. Oct 8 & Nov. 5. I have to say it is rare that we out here in Western Mass get this kind of attention from anyone. However, because … [Read more...]
Archives for August 6, 2013
For Carl Sciortino in the Fifth Congressional District
This could just as well be titled, "How to pick a candidate". It deals with the two candidates for the 5th Congressional District seat (Senator Markey's former seat) who are taken most seriously in my neck of the woods -- Sudbury. To be … [Read more...]
Domino’s Pizza Trashes American Seafood
WTF, Domino's? Folks from Gloucester to New Bedford should be outraged. Via The Mudflats … [Read more...]
Massachusetts lags in criminal background checks for caregivers to disabled
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) While the Patrick administration appears to support national criminal background checks for people hired to care for the intellectually disabled, the administration has failed to apply for federal grant … [Read more...]
New Era of ‘Open Debates’ Begins In Elizabeth Warren’s Backyard
Hey BMGers! This was posted by Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Adam Green on the PCCC's blog, The Daily Change, and is cross-posted here in hopes of great participation from the Blue Mass Group community! Also posted at The … [Read more...]
New article: Knapik resignation leaves opening for Democratic Senate pickup in 2nd Hampden and Hampshire
I just did some analysis of Mike Knapik's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district in the wake of his resignation announcement and wrote the following … [Read more...]
ANNNNNND YOU’RE OUT!
Monday, August 5, 2013 the Massachusetts Gaming Commission denied Plainridge Racecourse a bid to develop a Slot Slum Parlor/Barn based upon…..well, corruption. Following the revelations that former US Senator Scott Brown’s Patron … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Hold Big Banks Accountable in Boston
In every neighborhood of Boston there are abandoned, neglected homes that become eyesores, drag down property values and attract crime. Last week, I went to one of these disgraces in Hyde Park where piles of trashed ringed the perimeter, … [Read more...]
An Interview with the Mass. Secretary of Education
On June 14, "pablo" and "sabutai" sat down with Massachusetts's Secretary* of Education, Matt Malone to conduct an hourlong interview arranged through the editors of BMG and the Secretary's* Office. Matt, who before taking his current as … [Read more...]
Slow Recovery: What and Why
Recent U.S. economic news has been disappointing. GDP may be growing but it is growing very slowly. Job creation is even more sluggish. The civilian labor force participation rate, i.e., the percentage of civilian population employed used … [Read more...]