I want to fight crime by doing it the right way. We must end the damaging cycle of incarcerating people, inadequately addressing underlying mental health and substance abuse issues, and returning them to society with the misguided hope that … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2, 2014
Wonk Humor: Polling Agonistes
From Huffpollster: TODAY'S POLL SONNET, ON METHODOLOGY How do I poll thee? Let me count the ways. Sometimes I poll thee on the telephone, Though you are not answering much these days. And restless have my interviewers grown. For … [Read more...]
Mass. House delegation — with two exceptions — votes for medical marijuana
In the US House, Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon introduced a modest amendment to help veterans discuss medical marijuana with their doctors. As the Washington Post's Colby Itkowitz puts it, "The amendment would free veterans in the 21 … [Read more...]
Democratic Dispatch – Events, Forums, Fundraisers and More
Subscribe directly to the Dispatch by sending an e-mail to DDemDispatch-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Signatures are just about over and it's still more than a month until the Convention. But there is a big occasion in between, the Roosevelt … [Read more...]
You can watch the casino oral argument at the SJC via livestream on Monday morning [updated with link to video]
As you probably know by now, I'm a member of the "Repeal the Casino Deal" (RTCD) legal team. RTCD is trying to put a question on the November ballot that, basically, would make several forms of casino gambling illegal in Massachusetts. … [Read more...]