-- long holiday weekend edition. Happy 4th, everyone! … [Read more...]
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He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be … [Read more...]
Legislature passes FY 2007 budget
The budget recommended by the Conference Committee provides significant increases in local aid, including funding for education. This budget also funds the first year of the health reform law, and makes modest progress in restoring funding … [Read more...]
And the hackery never stops!
And now for today's installment of "why Kerry Healey just might win by running against the legislature": in an effort to prevent Governor Romney's loyalists from taking control of the Turnpike Authority, the legislature passed a special … [Read more...]
Ruane pension brouhaha continues
As you'll recall, the legislature recently passed a bill entitling the widow of the late Rep. Michael Ruane to a state pension that she otherwise would not have received. Mr. Ruane was not eligible to participate in the state pension … [Read more...]
Chris Lydon looks for the “New England Common”
As many of you know, the Media Giraffe Project conference is happening this weekend at UMass-Amherst. I went out there today for the blogger meet-up and for Chris Lydon's session in which he asks, "Does New England need a virtual … [Read more...]
Atkins skewers Romney
Here's the most excellent thing I've seen on the Herald's website in quite some time - from Kim Atkins, of course.You can't choose your familyBut you can forget they were a part of American society. In urging the legislature to put a ballot … [Read more...]
Supreme Court reins in presidential powers in “war on terror”; says some Geneva Conventions apply
The Supreme Court decided the Hamdan case today, and it's a doozy. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, and I probably won't for a few days (family obligations, etc.). But here is a brief summary from Marty Lederman at … [Read more...]
More fractured fairy tales from the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court "decided" the Tom DeLay Texas gerrymander case today. There was no opinion for the Court on most of the big issues. Here is the lineup - figure it out, if you can.Kennedy, J., announced the judgment of the … [Read more...]
Anonymity: a cautionary tale
Those of you that closely follow the goings-on at Daily Kos have probably known about this for some time, but I just learned of it today. For a long time DKos's leading commentator on legal issues, especially those relating to the … [Read more...]
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