Now that Deval is our Governor-Elect and his transition team is in place, has anyone heard anything about who's being considered for cabinet positions? Other appointments?Ernie Boch gave some hints, about Barrios, Festa, and Joyce, and he … [Read more...]
Fun with OCPF!
The filing deadline for State Rep and State Senate races was today, and I've been having some fun perusing the details. Latest filings here(UPDATE: Apparently the pages aren't permalinkable. I've removed all the dead links, so if you want … [Read more...]
You want to talk taxes?
John Sowyrda over at Bay Windows takes Gabrieli to task for his tax-cut comparison ad and discusses why the tax cut just isn't as important as people say it is.Speaking even as a fiscal moderate, Im adept enough to interpret the … [Read more...]
2nd Suffolk Senate: Kelleher is in! (Still don’t know why…)
Adam Reilly has a press release announcing that the elusive John Kelleher is officially in the write-in race for Dianne Wilkerson's state senate seat.Enough is Enough: John Kelleher announces he'll run as a Democratic alternative to State … [Read more...]
2nd Suffolk Mystery Candidate Revealed?
Rumors are swirling that John Kelleher will be joining the rest of the write-in bunch down in the 2nd Suffolk Senate district. A bit of googling tells me nothing about Mr. Kelleher, so I don't know what his background is. Anyone here have … [Read more...]
Reilly calls for $500mil for UMass (and pays for it how?)
``This is a significant investment to create good-paying jobs in every region of the state, while at the same time elevating research and education at UMass," a Reilly adviser said.With job and population growth stagnant in the past several … [Read more...]
Bush administration sides with… Deval?
According to this Boston Globe article the White House has come out against the Kennedy/Stevens amendment to kill Cape Wind. David Garman, UnderSecretary of Energy, said provisions in the $8.7 billion Coast Guard reauthorization bill that … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick calls for Unity
I got an email from Deval Patrick's campaign in which he included a letter that he sent to Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrielli calling for steps to ensure party unity.Dear Tom and Chris:There can be no doubt that our Party's divisive and late … [Read more...]
Role of Lt. Gov?
There's a lot of debate going on here around the Lt. Governor's race and the convention. I've been able to get a good sense of what the various candidates stand for and why they're running, and as an add-on delegate, I'm getting closer to … [Read more...]
Fundraiser for Patrick Driscoll
This Friday (4/21) Boston-based band Say Hey performs to raise money for Patrick Driscoll, a Democrat running for State Representative in Worcester's 6th district.Driscoll is a progressive Democrat from Spencer. He sees district … [Read more...]