You may recall that, in the midst of the now-largely-forgotten brouhaha over Deval Patrick's renting a Cadillac and fixing the drapes, there was a certain amount of wistful gazing over the border to New York, where Eliot Spitzer had just … [Read more...]
Tunnel vision
Two tunnel-related stories in today's Globe command our attention.Too many accidents in the O'Neill Tunnel. Kudos to diligent citizen activist Vincent Zarrilli, who put together information gained through public records requests to … [Read more...]
Read the agreement between Middleborough and the Wampanoags
BMG has obtained a copy of the final agreement between the town of Middleborough and the Mashpee Wampanoags regarding the possible construction of a casino. The town will be holding a special town meeting this Saturday to vote on … [Read more...]
Tsongas comes out swinging for the Massachusetts model of health care reform
At a "Nurses for Niki" event, 5th Congressional District candidate Niki Tsongas said the following:"I believe that we must provide guaranteed access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans, and we need it now," Tsongas … [Read more...]
Romney’s sign problem
Should we call it SignGate? Or MomaGate?In case you missed tblade's post below, poor Mitt Romney got caught doing yet another stupid thing. He happily posed in South Carolina with a woman who was holding the now-famously … [Read more...]
Globe looks to Connecticut for gambling impact
In preparation for next week's extravaganza down in Middleborough, the Globe ran an interesting article today on the impact seen in small Connecticut towns when Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun arrived, and also sampled some views in … [Read more...]
Middleborough reaches casino deal with Wampanoags; town to vote next weekend
The town of Middleborough (which, in case you were wondering, is near Taunton on Rt. 495 on the way to Cape Cod) and the Mashpee Wampanoags have reached a deal on the tribe's proposal to build a casino. Thus saith the Globe:The … [Read more...]
A&F Secretary Kirwan names new state CIO
Massachusetts has a new Chief Information Officer. From the press release:Secretary of Administration and Finance Leslie Kirwan today announced her selection of Anne Margulies as Assistant Secretary for Information Technology and … [Read more...]
Chatting up the College Republicans
HT to Laurel, who points us to Max Blumenthal's amazing tour through a recent College Republican convention. No further comment is necessary. … [Read more...]
Republican chickenhawks rise again
It's such an amazingly consistent pattern, isn't it? Republicans who talk the tough talk on war and related issues somehow never seemed to walk the walk -- the big exception of course being John McCain, who assuredly did walk the walk … [Read more...]
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