Lots of thank-yous.  The 8th grandchild -- "awww" from the audience.  More grandkids means more Republicans in MA -- ho ho.  Good one Mitt -- it sure works better than your campaign last election. … [Read more...]

The predictable standing O, but no hug from DiMasi!  Maybe they decided that joke had run its course.  Whoops - "state of the Commonwealth."  My bad. … [Read more...]

His Excellency's state of the state address begins at 7:30 pm, and we'll be there (well, actually we'll be in front of our TV) bringing you the play by play.  We apologize in advance for typos, grammatical errors, etc. that result from … [Read more...]

Tom Keane writes here in the Boston Herald that the Democrats shouldn't just hand the nomination for Governor to Tom Reilly.  Keane is absolutely right about that: Reilly needs to earn it.  And Keane aptly describes the problem of … [Read more...]

His Excellency the Governor will deliver his "state of the state" address tonight at 7:30 p.m.  And, in a first for the Blue Mass. Group, we'll be live-blogging throughout the speech.  Among other things, we're looking … [Read more...]

Reuters reports that New Jersey will spend $380 million to create a stem cell research institute, putting it in second place behind California's $3 billion voter-approved effort.Although New Jersey lacks Massachusetts's and California's … [Read more...]

In an apparent effort to make it more difficult for Mass. Attorney General Tom Reilly to bring his undeclared campaign for Governor to the internet, the Massachusetts Republican Party has registered several domain names that a Reilly … [Read more...]

State Senate President Robert Travaglini explains here what he plans to do in the upcoming legislative session.  The speech is predictably relatively short on specifics, but there are a few promising nuggets at which to … [Read more...]