(How's that for a mixed metaphor?) Charlie Baker is best understood as a conservative -- that is, someone who is risk averse; suspicious of innovation; reluctant to move too quickly. After losing as a Tea Party-esque Angry Conservative … [Read more...]
DA Rollins: Substance abuse, homeless “cannot be swept away”
As I said, substance abuse is really hard for a city to confront. But abusive police vandalism is definitely not the answer, and DA Rollins strikes exactly the right note in response to the city's "Operation Clean Sweep": Public safety … [Read more...]
Boston’s “Operation Clean Sweep” – trashing people’s belongings and crushing wheelchairs
I had thought that the Walsh administration had come along since the precipitous closure of the Long Island facility left homeless people -- especially those with substance problems -- in grave danger. The city now seems to be engaged in a … [Read more...]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on folly
I came across a book of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters from prison recently. A major figure of resistance to the Nazis, Bonhoeffer was imprisoned in 1943, and executed in 1945, mere weeks before the fall of Berlin. This passage I've quoted … [Read more...]
Dem Debate #2 Open Thread
Jay Inslee said he was going to talk about climate "come hell or high water." Welp, that's very on the nose, and very on-brand for him. He's the only ~1% support candidate that I'm interested in; but I think last night showed the potential … [Read more...]
Gov’s transportation bond bill lands with a mild thud
Gov. Baker's $18B transportation bond bill sounded pretty pretty good coming out of the gate: The plan includes almost $5.7 billion for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which would pay for a major overhaul of the T’s bus … [Read more...]
100% Renewable Energy gets a good hearing
Tuesday was hearing day in room B-1 at the State House for a whole passel of clean energy/climate bills, including and especially H.2836, "An Act re-powering Massachusetts with 100 percent renewable energy". Presenting the bill were Reps … [Read more...]
Rep. Katherine Clark (MA-5) on impeachment
I had sent my member of Congress -- also Democratic Caucus vice-chair -- a comment and made a phone call, supporting impeachment. Her response is below. tl;dr: "We're doing lots of investigation." The widely-held impression is that … [Read more...]
Things Gov. Baker has time for, that aren’t riding the T
“I’m too busy with Really Important Stuff to ride the #mbta; but I am sending a high-level delegation of orange cones” -- Gov. Baker, probably. Y’all. You’ve got to be kidding me. @MBTA @universalhub @FixTheMBTAnow @wutrain #QuincyCenter … [Read more...]
Sounds like Richard Neal will have a challenger in MA-1
We've been calling for it. And we seem to be getting it. We've said that Rep. Neal needs a primary challenger, and Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke seems to be stepping up. Springfield Republican's Jim Kinney reports: “I’ve been meeting with … [Read more...]
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