When roads and bridges need funding, we call it an appropriation. When the MBTA needs state funding, we call it a bailout. House and Senate lawmakers have approved an MBTA bailout and a second bill to maintain the state's roads and … [Read more...]

Okay, okay... so, maybe the particle physicist on my team at the big Netroots Nations trivia match tonight would disagree with me, saying there's scientifically no such thing, but after going to David's Mass Elections panel tonight, it's … [Read more...]

While it's not on most people's radar, we have regional caucuses to elect delegates to the national convention coming up (they're all on the 21st, find out where your caucus is here). Most years, the competition is pretty fierce, as only … [Read more...]

Today, Mike and I interviewed State Senate candidate Mara Dolan. Yeah, that's just 24 hours after our (if I do say so myself) fantastic interview with a real leader on the marriage equality movement, so we've been a busy pair over at … [Read more...]

This is a public notice to let people know I changed my username. It was something I should have done a while ago. To be honest, I used Ryepower12 as a username before I really got the idea that a username is the same thing as a name.... … [Read more...]

Not quite sold on this quest to get Beacon Hill to stop wasting tax dollars on corporate welfare to Hollywood, when millions of lives are at stake with the MBTA? Well, how's this one? Since the Film Tax Credit legally mandates the … [Read more...]