The S.211 legislation I blogged about on Friday is not the only attempt to give additional local aid funding to the wealthiest towns. There was also an attempt to do this in the initial FY14 budget proposal, released by Governor Patrick on … [Read more...]
Katherine Clark S.211 School Funding Bill: Opening up Huge Chapter 70 loophole?
Thursday, just two days after the 5th CD election, the Joint Committee on Education is hearing a bill sponsored by State Sen. Katherine Clark that could result in shifting more education funding to the wealthiest communities -- "those that … [Read more...]
Faith and Freedom Coalition Flyer: a graphic response
My response to a viral Facebook post with 5 falsehoods about the Obama economic record: The original graphic was by the Faith and Freedom Coalition (FFC), a religious-Right organization with a budget well over $10 million and a plan … [Read more...]
Ralph Reed group using conference calls, social media, to try to manufacture “a last minute Romney surge”
Presidential polling numbers from swing states are getting wall-to-wall coverage on FOX news. These claims deserve some scrutiny, and a response. Is the race really close enough so that under-the-radar efforts by Christian Right groups … [Read more...]
Obama “2016” Author Dinesh D’Souza Forced to Resign
Long time conservative author Dinesh D'Souza, who just became president of an evangelical college in 2010, announced his resignation today as president of King's College. D'Souza was a member of the conservative Dartmouth Review staff … [Read more...]
New, more accurate Romney yard sign…
Sick of all the "believe in America, vote Romney" signs? … [Read more...]
‘Obamaphone’ attack ads flood Facebook
Since October 10, 2012, a viral anti-Obama facebook post has been going around. It reads: Woman Admits to Having 30 Free Obamaphones Paid By the Taxpayers http://www.reagancoalition.com She carries six of them in her … [Read more...]
Warren’s Missing Message
Here in Dracut, we get a lot of political mail. Most of it from the Brown campaign. The fact that Brown took Dracut by a 3-1 margin in 2010 means that he feels he owns Dracut. Many communities in this area (including Methuen, North Andover, … [Read more...]