His Excellency the Governor spells it out in an email this afternoon: In 2006, I stood as the only candidate for governor who supported this project. As governor, with the help of an effective team, I have delivered. By contrast, Charlie … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Transgender, Jason Lewis, and Leadership
Speaker DeLeo announced today that he opposes the transgender bill being voted on as an amendment to the budget. The speaker and 100+ other reps co-sponsored the original bill so it is somewhat surprising that the speaker is now trying to … [Read more...]
CLIMATE CHANGE CANNOT WAIT
The petitions, rallies, e-mails and letters from around the country are sending a loud and clear message of broad support. The NRDC Action Fund has worked tirelessly to urge the Senate to stand up for a strong clean energy and climate bill. … [Read more...]
Relevance: Earning it and respecting it
First, the Green-Rainbow Party announced their "slate" of candidates this year. True to form, the "party" is eschewing the actual work of building up a party by fielding a wide slate of local candidates to carry the banner and build … [Read more...]
Time Running Out for Transgender Rights Bill – Please Act Now
As many of you may know, despite wide support, the Transgender Rights bill is stuck in Committee and time is running out to move it forward before the May 7 deadline. The following alert went out to members of the Young Democrats of … [Read more...]
Eliminate corporate power
We the people must eliminate Corporate power from within OUR government. Citizens united is FIGHTING AGAIN. http://motherjones.com/politic... I would like to see our legislators take a stand on this. Voice their opinions … [Read more...]
Equality is nothing to fear.
The bill would add Massachusetts to 13 other states that already protect the rights of transgender people by including gender identity and expression in the state's non-discrimination statutes. Recent polls show that 76 percent of … [Read more...]
BMG Media Empire alert: David on Emily Rooney today at noon
I'll be on the Emily Rooney show today at noon, on WGBH radio (89.7 FM, or live-stream at this link), to talk about the Governor's race. Garrett Quinn, formerly of RMG but now a fancy-pants Globe blogger, will be on as well. Good … [Read more...]
Big news on Cape Wind coming today at noon – UPDATED: it’s a go
UPDATE: The Globe is now reporting that Salazar will approve Cape Wind. As you have probably heard, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has made his decision on Cape Wind, and is coming to the State House to announce what it is. His … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker stands with the police unions
Patrick offered this common-sense observation: "I take a lot of heat over this . . . but 49 other states seem to be able to get by with a blend of flaggers and police details and that's all we're trying to do." Noting that Bill Weld, … [Read more...]
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