Here is the link to the first story I saw flash by while doing electronic service on a motion. [I don't have time to follow up right now but rely on commenters to flesh this out - post a link to the decision, etc. Or I will do so later … [Read more...]
Abysmal voting percentages, the “Rushing 17” and why the ranks of the unenrolled are swelling in Massachusetts
(ed note: Added video of old Markey ad: "The bosses can tell me where to sit, but they can't tell me where to stand." - C) For a time "The 17" voted as a block and drew strength from one another, standing up to Thomas Finneran. I worked … [Read more...]
Line item for private counsel representation underfunded by $60 million for FY2018 #paythebar
By "level funding" line item 0321-1510 at $96,000,000 [same as FY 2017], where FY 2017 was "short" over $50 million, with a case load growth of about 38%, the FY 2018 is deliberately and severely underfunded. Payless months and delayed … [Read more...]
#paythebar Pot bill holding solo attorneys who do indigent defense as financial hostages in a sleight of hand game by the legislature?
Our Legislature wants us to believe “We balance the budget.” So they do a kind of carnival slight of hand where they deliberately underfund accounts, and pretend in the press and to voters to have fully funded those accounts. One of those … [Read more...]
Time to stop talking about that large tantruming child and get on with fixing the country
Seriously. Any good parent knows that giving attention - positive OR negative - to a tantruming child only guarantees more tantrums. In this case negative attention is "positive" 'cause all those who are in the audience 'cause they like … [Read more...]
Private attorneys who accept court appointments including to represent children to wait months for payment – again!
Here is the latest communique from the "semi-independent agency" that manages line items 0321-1510 [payment for private attorneys who accept court appointments] and line item 0321-1520 - vendors to such attorneys, such as copy shops and … [Read more...]
Looks like a “squeaker” to me
The voter turnout in Burlington and in Billerica was appalling. Neither candidate connected well in those towns, and the "win" in them is at default level in my view. Sean Garballey won Arlington by a good thousand votes - but lost the … [Read more...]
Arlington Joins the ranks of Trust Act Communities in a 173 to 19 vote [10 abstentions]
Today 173 Town Meeting Members voted in favor of Warrant Article 59, 19 against, and 10 abstained. For me, the heart of this non-binding resolution - for which I voted as a matter of my sacred honor - in support of liberty and humanity was … [Read more...]
Sean Garballey is my candidate of choice in the 4th Middlesex Special Election
In the coming State Senate special election in the 4th Middlesex, I am with Sean Garballey. I have seen his commitment to foster children, indigent defense, the homeless, the special needs student, the deaf and hard of hearing, and so many … [Read more...]
a candidate cannot be on the ballot for President of the United States in Massachusets if our legislature passes SD 98 unless they comply and disclose their FULL certified and complete tax return –
Who filed it? Senator Mike Barrett - way to go, Mike. Who co-sponsored it? [If your rep or senator did - call and say thank you and that you hope is passes; if they didn't, ask if they will vote for it and that you support it. If they … [Read more...]
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