Here's an interesting little conundrum.  Mark Fisher just tweeted the letter delivered by the Mass. Republican party to the Secretary of State's office that purports to put Fisher on the ballot.  The letter reads, in full: Dear Secretary … [Read more...]

Globe: Facing mounting criticism over his recent actions — including an appearance at a party at Suffolk Downs -- the chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission removed himself today from the debate over casino proposals in Greater … [Read more...]

After all the excitement of Monday's oral argument before the Supreme Judicial Court, you'd think that the casino stories would slow down for a bit.  But, to the contrary, there were several exciting developments just today!  Disclosure, as … [Read more...]

Say, did you see the Globe's front page today?  There, above the fold, there's finally an article about Charlie Baker and his vision for the future of ... oops, no, sorry - it's yet another story about Mark Fisher's lawsuit against the … [Read more...]

In light of the discussion in this post on Harvard law prof and federal appeals court nominee David Barron's role in justifying the al-Awlaki killing, and the fact that Barron is married to Democratic candidate for Governor Juliette Kayyem … [Read more...]

even stopped clocks are right twice a day (as I'm fond of saying), and Paul is right about this.  David Barron, a Harvard law professor, husband of MA-Gov candidate Juliette Kayyem, very smart guy by all accounts, and (most relevantly) … [Read more...]

As you probably know by now, I'm a member of the "Repeal the Casino Deal" (RTCD) legal team.  RTCD is trying to put a question on the November ballot that, basically, would make several forms of casino gambling illegal in Massachusetts. … [Read more...]

A significant faction within the Massachusetts Republican Party has emerged that has concluded that we here at BMG were right all along about how to deal with Mark Fisher's lawsuit. To bring you up to speed: a week ago, a Superior Court … [Read more...]

The two leading candidates for Attorney General, Warren Tolman and Maura Healey, have been kind enough to sit down with Bob and me to talk about their visions for the office.  By popular demand (and with the permission of both campaigns), … [Read more...]

Your humble editors are sitting down with Attorney General candidate Maura Healey on Monday afternoon.  As we did with Warren Tolman a couple of weeks ago, we're soliciting your questions for Healey.  What would you like to know?  We'll get … [Read more...]