The Boston Herald, Suffolk University, and NECN thought they'd hold a debate among the candidates for Mayor of Boston.  But they didn't bother to pick a date until very late in the game, because they are so important that, obviously, the … [Read more...]

Just wanted to let you all know that we are in the midst of a transition on the back end.  So if you notice BMG behaving a bit oddly, don't panic - the NSA is not meddling with our servers.  (Of course, a moment like this is exactly when … [Read more...]

It's painfully easy to poke fun at Scott Brown these days.  First, he runs a truly awful campaign for reelection and gets crushed by Elizabeth Warren.  Then he puts out a bizarre sequence of late-night tweets that led many to wonder whether … [Read more...]

UPDATE: A hearty cheer for alert and tech-savvy BMGer patrick, who recommends that you log out, clear your browser's cache, and log back in.  That worked for me, and perhaps it will work for you too! Hi all.  We are aware that a number … [Read more...]

A couple of days ago, the Globe editorial page criticized the Ethics Commission's ruling that bars Dan Wolf from public office.  They argue as follows: Cape Air flies passengers; it doesn’t bid for state contracts. Instead, the ethics … [Read more...]

Commonwealth Magazine reports today that Dan Wolf is leaning against challenging in court the absurd Ethics Commission ruling that forces him to choose between divesting himself of all his Cape Air holdings or leaving public office.  Here's … [Read more...]

That's right - earlier today, we exceeded 5,000 followers on our Twitter feed.  (The current count: 5,002.) If you use Twitter but aren't following us, you are missing out!  I post most front-page BMG posts to Twitter, but that's just … [Read more...]

Progressive Change Campaign Committee has come up with an ingenious way of setting up a debate: set up an online tool letting people submit questions and vote on them, then pick the most popular and ask the candidates.  Such a simple idea … [Read more...]

Somehow I missed this, but it's been percolating over the last couple of weeks: another interesting possible gubernatorial candidate is Juliette Kayyem.  Kayyem is a lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School, and previously served as President … [Read more...]