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October 28, 2017 By hesterprynne

Bumping up the link to this thoughtful Guardian piece that Charley included in a comment in order to to test the waters -- can we resolve the left/liberal divide or is our future to be fratricide (and boredom)?   … [Read more...]

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Criminal Justice Reform in the Lege: Nine DA’s Weigh In

October 24, 2017 By hesterprynne

The Globe reports this morning that nine of the state's eleven District Attorneys have penned a six-page letter to the State Senate largely opposing the Senate's criminal justice reform bill that will be debated on Thursday. The most … [Read more...]

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Criminal Justice Reform in the Lege: Umbrage Alert

October 19, 2017 By hesterprynne

Commonwealth Magazine reports that there are some sore feelings on the part of new House Ways and Means Chair Jeffrey Sanchez about the Senate's work on criminal justice reform. Pointing to the Senate's failure to include additional … [Read more...]

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The Lege is Taking Up Criminal Justice Reform

October 14, 2017 By hesterprynne

For the next month, until formal sessions end on November 15, the Legislature is going to be working on the subject of criminal justice reform, and, as always, what they're hearing from the public is going to matter. Here's some … [Read more...]

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From the BMG Inbox: Why Jimmy Tingle is Running for Lieutenant Governor

September 30, 2017 By hesterprynne

There's more at his electoral website. "In December of 1987, after losing three friends to alcohol and drug related deaths that year, I called several detox centers and rehabs looking for help. At 32 years old, I felt like I was dying as … [Read more...]

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Charlie Pierce on the NFL Protests

September 26, 2017 By hesterprynne

Another fabulous piece by Charlie Pierce in Sports Illustrated, complete with a history of sports-related protests going back to Cleveland Indians pitcher Jim "Mudcat" Grant. "In short, if you're going to perform national anthems, you're … [Read more...]

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Some Tea Leaves on Abortion Politics in 2017?

September 13, 2017 By hesterprynne

As Politico's Laura Dezenski observes in today's Playbook, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl has promised to collect signatures for a ballot question to lower the state sales tax to five percent, a move apparently calculated to … [Read more...]

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Wishing a happy birthday to New Zealand Ambassador and former Senator Scott Brown

September 12, 2017 By hesterprynne

who once gave us a valuable lesson on the topic of delayed gratification. … [Read more...]

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Quentin Palfrey running for Lt. Gov. nomination

September 7, 2017 By hesterprynne

(In the blue@bluemassgroup.com inbox this morning) For Immediate Release Obama White House Advisor Quentin Palfrey Announces Bid for Lt. Governor Boston, September 7, 2017: former Obama Senior Advisor for Jobs & Competitiveness … [Read more...]

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Craven Capitulation – Massachusetts Edition

July 13, 2017 By hesterprynne

In light of the news in JimC's post below that House Ways and Means Chair Brian Dempsey is stepping down, I'm re-upping this post from a week ago to note the following: ML Strategies is a lobbying powerhouse on Beacon Hill. Its biggest … [Read more...]

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