No, it's not everything that some people wanted, and maybe it's not everything that it should've been. But there is nonetheless some good news in it. Perhaps the best news, at least locally, is more money than was expected for … [Read more...]
MA spending “czar” already pulling a state pension. What??
I found this to be a tad on the mind-boggling side. The real estate developer chosen by Governor Deval Patrick to distribute billions of dollars in federal stimulus money has been receiving a state pension ever since he was fired from his … [Read more...]
New Speaker shakes up the House; Bosley out as Economic Development chair
Speaker Bob DeLeo has named his leadership team and committee chairs. John Rogers and his supporters are notably absent (Rogers is out as Majority Leader and has no chairmanships). Surprise! The full list is available here. … [Read more...]
A spending czar. Really?
Herald reports: Gov. Deval Patrick has tapped real estate executive Jeffrey Simon as the state's spending czar to oversee doling out the Bay State's portion of the $790 billion federal stimulus. Simon, who will earn $150,000 and report to … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Stump!
Stump is the unassuming name of the Sussex Spaniel who just won Best In Show at the Westminster Dog Show. How can you not love that face? :-) Stump has a nice story. He almost died in 2004 of a strange ailment, and he had … [Read more...]
Today’s Republican idiocy: Michael Steele on “jobs”
You can't make this stuff up. New RNC chair Michael Steele went on Stephanopoulos this weekend and made a complete ass of himself. Apparently, in his world, private sector jobs never disappear, they just hibernate for a while … [Read more...]
Fairey use battle heats up
Shepard Fairey has launched a first strike in the battle over the "fair use" of Mannie Garcia's 2006 photograph of Barack Obama. Fairey has sued the Associated Press seeking a declaration that the fair use doctrine gives him the right … [Read more...]
Does allowing comments improve the Globe’s web site?
Blue Mass. Group without comments would be unthinkable. What makes this site interesting (at least to me) is the animated, passionate, and sometimes startlingly well-informed discussions that the posts engender. I've learned far … [Read more...]
Paul Hodes is in for Senate in 2010
It's on in New Hampshire. Judd Gregg hasn't even resigned his Senate seat yet (and maybe this was coming regardless of Gregg's plans), but Paul Hodes has announced that he's running for Gregg's (soon to be Bonnie Newman's) Senate … [Read more...]
Rhode Island considering a bailout of its racino
Here's a good reason not to wander down the racino path. But the legions of new gamblers that were supposed to flock to the glitzy slot parlor, rebranded as Twin River and purchased and renovated at a cost of nearly $700 million, never … [Read more...]
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