The graphic above was used by Fox "News" to show the "vast" discrepancy between the March 27 Enrollment and the target for March 31st. Please note that in order for the left bar chart to represent 6 million, then each of the white … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
‘Arts for All’ Initiative Seeks Arts Education Requirement for Entry to MA State Universities
We hand delivered this report earlier today and just issued the following release: Seeking to better prepare students for academic and professional success, MASSCreative and Arts|Learning have launched Arts for All, an … [Read more...]
Another win for the 1%
Today, in the much-anticipated case of McCutcheon v. FEC, the Supreme Court threw out aggregate limits on campaign contributions. In a nutshell, what this means is that you still can only donate $2,600 to any particular candidate, but the … [Read more...]
Berwick: The Progressive Choice
For anyone out there who is still undecided for this fall's gubernatorial race, I would highly recommend this excellent piece written by Clifford Marks in The Harvard Crimson. Here's an excerpt: All this is well and good—and Berwick is … [Read more...]
Let’s change the way we view addiction
The following op-ed was co-written with Steve Tolman, President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and appeared in the Boston Globe. Catherine was a 13-year-old in a middle class family, when she used Oxycontin for the first time at a party. … [Read more...]
What are the open General Court seats this year?
There are some recent developments that have added to the number of open seats so I just wanted to start a thread for a roll call of those. Here are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Stephen Brewer - WHHM, announced … [Read more...]
A really bad day for the Mass. GOP
As you probably know by now, Jason Lewis won today's special election to replace Katherine Clark in the state Senate. He beat a solid opponent (Melrose alderman Monica Medeiros) in a seat that, for a long time, was held by Richard Tisei. … [Read more...]
Fairhaven Wind Turbines Make Kids Smarter. April Fool’s … ?
Local anti-wind turbine agitator and non-bird decapitator Louise Barteau is running for Fairhaven Board of Health against incumbent and wind turbine supporter Jeannine Lopes. An op-ed in support of Lopes by Fairhaven resident Mary Fortin in … [Read more...]
There’s still time to help elect Jason Lewis!
Fellow BMG Friends! I just wanted to hop on to Blue Mass Group to give you a quick update on the State Senate race up in Malden, Melrose, Wakefield, Stoneham, Reading and parts of Winchester. This has been a really exciting race with a … [Read more...]
Create the Vote Meeting in Boston Tonight
Over the next eight months, the race to elect a new governor of Massachusetts will provide candidates and voters the opportunity to discuss the strengths and challenges of the Commonwealth and debate our vision to strengthen the economy, … [Read more...]
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