Looks like the Senate has had about enough of the Governor's Council and is mulling alternatives. They don't want the job of confirming judicial nominations themselves. (Who will tell Christopher?) … [Read more...]

Four Republican House members are sponsoring a budget amendment that, in an effort to deter illegal immigration, imposes significant new burdens on Massachusetts businesses.  The amendment requires all Massachusetts employers to use … [Read more...]

BMG'ers may recall in March, when the Republicans in the State House of Representatives announced that gambling might be legal after all. This notion was based on their interpretation of a 1969 law allowing charities to conduct bazaars. You … [Read more...]

Fair Districts Mass intends to draw new districts for the U.S. Congress, where the State must reduce its House delegation from ten to nine.  Its goal is to advocate for, and go to court if necessary to obtain, a congressional district … [Read more...]

(And how often do you get to say that?) Worker in a plastics factory complains that the time clocks are not located in the area where workers put on and take off protective clothing, with the result that the workers do not get paid for … [Read more...]

The bill provides that, every year on February 2 (Ayn Rand's birthday), the Governor would issue a proclamation commemorating "her philosophy of man as a heroic being."  February 2 being also Groundhog Day, of course, possibly there … [Read more...]

In addition to providing much needed jobs for the unemployed in the Commonwealth, the Representatives believe that the state can immediately receive tax revenues that would in turn boost an already struggling economy within Massachusetts. … [Read more...]

The Youth Jobs Coalition came to the State House today to ask for additional state funding for summer jobs programs. According to the Globe and Herald stories   Several of the young people at the rally said getting a job helped them … [Read more...]

The Massachusetts House Class of 2010 The abortion debate in Massachusetts has been relatively quiet for the past decade or so. With the exception of the law expanding the clinic buffer zone in 2007, the issue has rarely arisen in State … [Read more...]

The State House of Representatives met yesterday to debate its Rules for the 2011-2012 session.   Everybody said that what they wanted was more transparency.     To that end, the Republicans proposed that committee votes be … [Read more...]