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With Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray in Washington D.C. for the National Lieutenant Governors Association meetings, <a
href=”http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/03/24/patrick_to_court_donors_in_new_york_city/?rss_id=Boston.com+–+Local+news”> Gov. Deval Patrick’s trip to New York (Globe) for another political “friend-raiser” event leaves Secretary of State Bill Galvin in charge as acting governor. Galvin, last seen correcting his flubbed release of incorrect census data earlier this week, can breathe a sign of relief in November, when, <a
href=”http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_17687024″>according to one Berkshire County lawmaker (Berk. Eagle), the redistricting process will be finished.
A hearing yesterday on Beacon Hill heard an assortment of bills aimed at altering<a
href=”http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/massachusetts/Term-limits-for-legislature-proposed”> legislative terms(WWLP), ballot initiatives (AP) and other electoral processes.
Meanwhile, <a
href=”http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_0324200_jobs_nine_schools_lost_in_830m_budget/srvc=news&position=also”> city (Herald) and <a
href=”http://www.telegram.com/article/20110323/NEWS/103230405/1160/SPECIALSECTIONS04&source=rss”> local (T&G) budgets are shaping up and not painting a pretty picture of the next fiscal year.
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