Yesterday, 146 US House Democrats---141 representatives and 5 non-voting delegates—called on President Obama to suspend Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) home raids targeting Central American families and children. In the letter, … [Read more...]
Baker Condemned Trump’s Latest Comments. Great. But Would He Still Endorse Him?
I tend to get irritated when the state Democratic Party cannot seem to muster any substantive criticisms of Baker's record (as I've explained before, there's plenty to criticize) and instead resort to trying him to the national GOP in the … [Read more...]
Stephen Lynch and Bill Keating Join Craven Republican Effort to Demonize Refugees
A few hours ago, the House passed the Republicans’ bill that would halt any acceptance of refugees from Syria and create additional layers of bureaucratic hoops for refugees to pass through, effectively making it impossible for them. The … [Read more...]
What I Learned about MA’s Public Records Laws from the Olympics
The saying goes that sunlight is the best disinfectant. And we saw this clearly with Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympics. When decision-making is happening behind closed doors, public records requests offer citizens a way to pry open the … [Read more...]
Bob DeLeo, Charlie Baker’s Right-Hand Man
Yesterday, the Globe ran a piece about Charlie Baker's attempt to weaken state ethics law so that his revenue commissioner would still be able to make $300,000 by serving on two corporate boards: Governor Charlie Baker has sought a change … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren Says Keep it in the Ground
Although Elizabeth Warren landed a spot on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee earlier this year, you don't often hear her mentioned in the context of energy policy. So I was happy this week to see her co-sponsor an excellent bill … [Read more...]
Capuano, Clark, Kennedy, and McGovern Vote Against FY16 NDAA
Two weeks ago, Obama vetoed the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act. His Statement of Administrative Policy, which details his criticisms of the bill, emphasized a desire to address defense and non-defense spending jointly when undoing … [Read more...]
Warren and Markey to ExxonMobil: Are You Still Funding Climate Denial?
Last month, investigative journalists uncovered documents showing that ExxonMobil knew about the link between carbon pollution and climate change as far back as the 1970, with its scientists making fairly accurate predictions about the … [Read more...]
Warren and Markey Stand Up for Civil Liberties, Oppose CISA
Today, the Senate voted to pass the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) 74 to 21. CISA is a surveillance bill masquerading as a cybersecurity bill. Here's the Center for Democracy & Technology on why the bill is dangerous … [Read more...]
The Elephant in the Room at the Convention
"As Democrats Target GOP, Baker Escapes Criticism" -- Boston Globe "At State Convention: Mass. Dems Focus National, Tread Lightly on Baker's Beacon Hill" -- WGBH ********************************** During most of the speeches at the … [Read more...]