Kerry Healey has posted her first TV ad on her website. Here's my do-it-yourself transcript:Woman's voice: It's the big squeeze. Taxes go up every year. Gas prices through the roof. The legislature wastes more and … [Read more...]
… and if you thought the tax rollback wasn’t a big deal before,
it is now.The fatal Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapse could trigger, in a worst-case scenario, toll increases for the Boston Harbor tunnels and the Weston-Boston stretch of the Massachusetts Turnpike, according to bond rating firms that … [Read more...]
Sorry for the technical difficulties!
For some reason that I cannot even begin to explain, the "Latest News" box that I tried to install on the left sidebar yesterday screwed up the site big time for a lot of users. I've taken it down until I can figure out what … [Read more...]
Big Dig: NTSB is in
The National Transportation Safety Board has announced that it will launch an investigation of Monday's Big Dig ceiling collapse. Reportedly, the NTSB is one of the few state or federal agencies having anything to do with … [Read more...]
Site updates
A couple of minor site changes to call to your attention, all on the left sidebar. First, the Mass. BlogWire from LeftyBlogs is back. Technical issues have been worked out and misunderstandings cleared up on all sides, and we're happy … [Read more...]
The paper trail – or what’s left of it
Two items of interest from the Herald on Big Dig-related documents.First, the Herald says it has "secret documents" showing that, as early as 2001, both Bechtel and the Turnpike knew of significant defects in the supports that were supposed … [Read more...]
Why Matt Amorello should step down as chairman
It may not have been his fault.Or it may have been - I really don't know. But with last night's vote in the legislature to transfer control of the investigation of Monday's disaster away from the Turnpike Authority, together with … [Read more...]
Romney is WHERE???
In case you were wondering, the person actually in charge of this state right now is ... Kerry Healey.That's right - Mitt Romney, shortly after holding his tough-talkin' press conference seeking Matt Amorello's resignation and announcing … [Read more...]
Amorello: world in which he loses his job is “not the world we should be part of” (with poll!)
In an interview with Chet Curtis to be broadcast tonight at 8 pm on NECN, Matt Amorello offered some of his strongest comments yet on why he will not resign his position as chairman of the Turnpike Authority. Here is an excerpt:Chet: … [Read more...]
Supreme Judicial Court kills dog racing ballot question
The Supreme Judicial Court today decided that a proposed ballot question that would have outlawed dog racing, and would also have increased criminal penalties for offenses relating to dog fighting and other forms of animal cruelty, violated … [Read more...]
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