The Somerville News is reporting that Somerville Alderman Sean O'Donovan and Sean Fitzgerald, Sen. Shannon's chief of staff, are both in the race to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Shannon's death. The same News story reports that state … [Read more...]
Civil unions become law in Connecticut
Novak-Plame-gate reporters head to the Supremes
Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper, the reporters facing jail time for their refusal disclose confidential sources in the Valerie Plame affair, have lost their bid for en banc review in the D.C. Circuit. The Court's order, with a … [Read more...]
Sen. Kennedy reaches out to the netroots
It was pretty cool, really. There were Charley on the MTA and I, your humble Blue Mass. Groupers, on a conference call with about eight other blogger types (including real fancy ones like MyDD's Chris Bowers, Mr. Liberal Oasis, and … [Read more...]
The “no new taxes” battle is joined
The Globe is reporting that Tom Reilly has pledged that he is "not going to raise taxes" if he becomes Governor. This is in contrast to Deval Patrick's position, which is a "no needless taxes" pledge. [UPDATE: The … [Read more...]
Senator Schumer tells it like it is
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called Tony Perkins, head of the so-called Family Research Council, "un-American" for his outrageous claim that the current debate over judicial nominations should be cast as people of faith vs. … [Read more...]
First candidate for Shannon’s Senate seat enters race
State rep. Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville) has said that she is a candidate to fill the state Senate seat of the late Charlie Shannon (D-Winchester). She appears to be the first to publicly declare her candidacy. The date for the … [Read more...]
Tax cuts? Or a functioning State Police Crime Lab? You decide.
So it turns out that the guy who has been arrested for the long-unsolved murder of fashion writer and Truro resident Christa Worthington has a substantial criminal record and several restraining orders against him in domestic cases. … [Read more...]
A post about Justice Scalia that has nothing to do with sodomy
First, it's a very good article. Well worth reading despite its considerable length. A lot of journalism on legal topics, even by people who have done it for a long time, is unreliable and makes important mistakes. But I … [Read more...]
Sobering news from the State House
State House News Service's invaluable weekly roundup reports today that the House Ways & Means Committee's budget looks unusually similar to Romney's, and that neither contains much good news. Education and local aid are both well … [Read more...]
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