The retirement of Senate minority leader Brian Lees (R-E. Longmeadow) seems likely to lead to quite the free-for-all in that part of the state. From the Springfield Republican:Rep. Gale D. Candaras said yesterday she will run for the … [Read more...]
Stop the presses! Mitt Romney has a good idea!
Today's Globe reports that Mitt Romney is proposing revamping the formula that governs how much education money communities receive from the state. Instead of just looking at property values, the proposal is to start considering … [Read more...]
Ameriquest, day 3
Still not going away. Today's Herald has a story proclaiming that Tom Reilly accepted campaign contributions from employees of a Beacon Hill lobbying firm, one of whose clients is Ameriquest.Color me not shocked. It seems highly … [Read more...]
Theo, Sox: “never mind”
Theo Epstein will be returning to the Red Sox as General Manager.And in other news, Lucifer will be rejoining the choir of the angels, explaining that the whole "evil" thing was just a big misunderstanding, and it's all been cleared up now. … [Read more...]
Conte will not seek reelection as Worcester DA
Our very own WorcesterDem broke the news first, and now it's official: Worcester County District Attorney John Conte will not run for reelection.The 75-year-old Conte has been Worcester's DA for 30 years. He's probably not thrilled … [Read more...]
Ameriquest, day 2
Like I said, this story is not going away. Here's Tom Reilly in another article published yesterday (emphasis mine):"It is a bad company that engaged in despicable practices in cheating people - cheating people out of the equity in … [Read more...]
Mass. GOP is freaked about Mihos
Today we read that the GOP is begging Christy Mihos to run for Governor as a Republican rather than as an independent, and is promising him the 15% of delegates he'll need at the party convention to get on the primary ballot.Wow. They … [Read more...]
Ameriquest settlement is both danger and opportunity for Deval Patrick
The Globe reports this morning that 49 states, including Massachusetts, have entered into a $325 million settlement with Ameriquest Mortgage Co. regarding Ameriquest's predatory lending practices (UPDATE: you can read the agreement … [Read more...]
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You may have noticed that the subjects on our posts - Massachusetts, National, Vote 9.16.2006, etc. - have vanished. They've been replaced by "tags," which work like tags at Daily Kos (if you're familiar with them there).The good … [Read more...]
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