{Update: 9:14 PM on Tuesday evening: It’s looking like the Democratic candidate Michael Brady has defeated Republican Geoff Diehl.} [This post is a sidebar on the Brockton State Senate race. I mentioned it in a cross-post in today's … [Read more...]

Today's Cape Cod Times brings the news that State Senator Dan Wolf (D-Harwich) will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2016 and that he will be issuing a statement about his plans in the near future. Here's hoping that those plans … [Read more...]

An amendment to the supplemental budget that's up for debate in the House tomorrow would broaden a 10-year old law that allows landlords to bill tenants for their water usage under some circumstances. The current law lets landlords who … [Read more...]

As we count down the hours (48 or so) until the August sales tax holiday, when we can save $20 on the four new (tax free!) tires our cars need because of the deplorable condition of our roads, some thoughts on how this year's holiday came … [Read more...]

Looks like the Legislature will soon be taking up veto overrides and (sigh) a bill providing for another sales tax holiday weekend next month. In honor of Judy Meredith and Kelly Turley, who are advocating for an override of $5 million in … [Read more...]

The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court have ruled that the income tax proposal the Senate included in its budget is not unconstitutional, ending the legal controversy, but not the political controversy. The Senate's income tax plan … [Read more...]

The folks at Boston 2024 have released the names of their donors for the first quarter of the year. Many of these donors are very wealthy corporations that sometimes make the news. See how many Olympic corporate overlords you can match to … [Read more...]

The State Senate began debate on the annual budget today, and lo -- it came to pass that the Senators voted (29-11) to adopt an amendment that will raise additional revenues and will do so in a progressive way! The amendment freezes the … [Read more...]

The annual state budget process, now underway, has opened a new battlefront in the ongoing power struggle between the Senate and the House: what's a "money bill?" Our State Constitution (in Part II, chapter 1, section 3, article 7 for … [Read more...]