Thanks to Casey for gathering the highlights of the Transportation Finance Commission's recommendations, which must be adopted by the legislature and the Governor.Here's a breakdown of the recommended tax and toll hikes:- Hike the gas tax … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick unveils casino plan; half of new casino revenue to go to property tax relief
Governor Patrick Unveils Plan for Casino Gaming in MassachusettsThree destination resort casinos to spur economic development and create tens of thousands of new jobsBOSTON-Monday, September 17, 2007-Governor Deval Patrick today announced … [Read more...]
Casino roundup
Herewith a brief overview of today's talk on the casino issue. Governor Patrick will formally unveil his plan today at 1 pm at the State House.Matt Viser in the Globe gives a good big-picture overview of how things will shape up over … [Read more...]
Bush expected to name ex-Judge Michael Mukasey as Attorney General
NYT says:President Bush has decided to nominate Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York who has presided over several high-profile terrorism trials, as his next attorney general, and is expected to announce the selection … [Read more...]
“Our colored people Governor”
Offered without comment. This fellow holds elected office (North Adams city council), and is a history professor at the Mass. College of Liberal Arts, a public college in North Adams. … [Read more...]
Globe: Patrick to back casinos, while Transportation Finance Commission backs tax hikes
I'm not sure whether this qualifies as a surprise or not, but here it is.Governor Deval Patrick plans to propose as early as tomorrow that the state sell licenses for three full-scale resort casinos in Massachusetts, citing their potential … [Read more...]
General Wesley Clark endorses Hillary for president
Interesting.Today, I am proud to announce my endorsement of Senator Hillary Clinton as President of the United States.Senator Hillary Clinton has earned the support of millions of Americans in her campaign for president -- and today I am … [Read more...]
Greenspan: “The Iraq war is largely about oil”
Another nugget from Alan Greenspan's book, courtesy of Bob Woodward (HT tblade):Without elaborating, he writes, "I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil."Well, … [Read more...]
Meanwhile, people are getting shot in broad daylight
Globe says...One person was injured when shots were fired this afternoon on Langdon Street in the city's Roxbury section. Police said the victim, a male, was taken to Boston Medical Center. But no further information was immediately … [Read more...]
Niki asks Ogo to repudiate Boehner’s “small price” remark
This just in:Niki Tsongas today called on her Republican opponent Jim Ogonowski to ask the leader of his party in the U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner, to retract remarks made on CNN from Baghdad on Wednesday where he stated, "we … [Read more...]
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