From State House News FRIEDMAN POISED TO TAKE OPEN SENATE SEAT IN JULY By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE JUNE 27, 2017.....Cindy Friedman, who served for nine years as chief of staff to the late Sen. Ken Donnelly, is … [Read more...]
Save the ACA by Being Selfish
You can help save the ACA (aka Obamacare) in the Senate by helping to foil the Republican efforts to smuggle the bill through the Senate unseen. The Indivisible folks have a website that lets you file an amendment to exempt yourself from … [Read more...]
Tomorrow: The Legislature’s Second Vote on the Fair Share Tax
The Legislature will vote again tomorrow on an amendment to the state constitution to impose an additional four percent tax on the income of persons that exceeds $1 million annually. This will be the second of two legislative votes the … [Read more...]
Deval 2020?
Former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett predicts that the next Democratic Presidential nominee will be Deval Patrick. I haven't been able to find any elaboration on this prophecy, which Jarrett offered at a conference last month sponsored … [Read more...]
Will Massachusetts Join the Call for a Convention of the States?
The Koch brothers and their allies think it would be a swell idea if the states got together to have a convention for the purpose of adopting amendments to the Constitution. And they're working at getting the state legislatures in 34 … [Read more...]
The Governor’s Power to Cut State Funding: You Haven’t Heard the Half of It
With the recent unwelcome news that state tax revenues are continuing to fall short of projections, Governor Baker is "reviewing all options" to balance the budget. One of the most familiar of those options is for the Governor to cut … [Read more...]
Site Maintenance Very Soon
Dear BMG Folk: The site is about to undergo some maintenance and upgrades. We'll be down for a bit. Please stay tuned to the BMG Twitter account (@bluemassgroup) for updates. Thanks for your support and see you on the other side! … [Read more...]
Gambling vs. Marijuana: A Tale of Two “Vices”
It's been nearly six months since the voters approved Question 4 to legalize and tax recreational marijuana. But we're still at the starting line, because in December the Legislature pushed back by six months all the timelines that the … [Read more...]
Senator Donnelly’s Chief of Staff Will Enter Race to Succeed Him
State House News is reporting that Cindy Friedman, chief of staff to the late Senator Ken Donnelly, will announce on Monday that she's going to enter the race to succeed him, setting up a June 27 primary contest with Representative Sean … [Read more...]
Internet Privacy: A Chance for Massachusetts to Confound the National GOP
Last year, President Obama's Federal Communications Commission ruled that broadband providers may not sell information about their customers' internet browsing habits without permission. But last Monday, the President scrapped that rule, … [Read more...]
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