Good Morning! In MassterList, headlines from across the Commonwealth... WIND APPROVAL: Obama administration Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced yesterday (CCT) that the Cape Wind project had won final government approval and can begin … [Read more...]
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BUDGET BONANZA: House Ways and Means chairman Brian Dempsey's budget proposal was released yesterday. Here is a rundown of the top budget stories from the local press: DeLeo’s budget would curb labor - The Boston Globe Union … [Read more...]
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SHUTDOWN IN A BLAZE OF GLORY: Unless President Obama and GOP leaders in Congress reach an eleventh hour deal, it looks like the federal government will shut down ( Politico). Federal employees in Mass. prepare for that outcome (Globe). The … [Read more...]
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HEALTH CARE: Gov. Patrick wants his health bill to get through the legislature ( CW) and he wants it pronto. (Lowell Sun, Globe, Gov Monitor) THE FEDS: As a federal government shutdown comes closer to reality, the Lowell Sun reports how it … [Read more...]
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The Governor's Council voted to fill out the ranks of the Parole Board (Globe) with Gov. Patrick's nominees (WBUR), but not without requiring Lt. Gov. Tim Murray to call in the boss to break some ties (AP). The Republican focuses … [Read more...]
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NUKES: With Fidelity execs set to appear before a panel of lawmakers today, attention on Beacon Hill may shift from other explosive issues (Ledger,) namely, nuclear safety. Gov. Patrick is set to meet with nuclear regulators (AP) to … [Read more...]
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The Redistricting committee hauled themselves out to Springfield (on a Saturday!) to hear from lawmakers and locals (AP) about how to carve up the western portion of the state after census data showed a population drop in the the region. … [Read more...]
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Officials from Fidelity met with Gov. Patrick yesterday (Sun) to tell him, to his face, that they are still moving 1,100 jobs out of the state. The Globe's Andrea Estes brings word that former House Speaker Sal DiMasi's defence attorney for … [Read more...]
MASSterList: More Spotlight for Setti, etc.
HEADLINE: MASSterList: More Spotlight for Setti - VEEP hits Boston 'friend-er' - Census numbers due - Muni-health in Saugus - Trouble in Lawrence for poverty agency head <img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 600px; height: … [Read more...]