I worked for his campaign, I hoped, I checked back in! And he betrayed me and all the others who stood, teary-eyed and lump-throated, when he spoke at rallies and when he made his acceptance speech. We progressives/liberals … [Read more...]
Governor’s subsidy to Liberty Mutual: Part II
I attended Governor Patrick's campaign event at the Boston Architectural College last Monday, and again asked to meet with him, to discuss the tax break he gave to Liberty Mutual to subsidize its new office tower. He had his aide, Haven … [Read more...]
Deval: $200million more for developers
Gov. Deval Patrick is going to give away $200 million to developers this year, much of it for shopping malls and parking lots. The apparent motive is to please the construction unions. The cover is that it will not only "create jobs" … [Read more...]
So much for civic engagement
At his English High campaign kick-off, I asked Governor Patrick to meet with me to discuss the Liberty Mutual tax break. He said, "I can help you with that," and asked his aide to give me his contact information to arrange a meeting. … [Read more...]
Liberty Mutual Tax Break Approved by State
Liberty had previously assured the Boston City Council at a public hearing that the company has absolutely no intention of pulling its headquarters operation out of Boston, so that loss was never a risk. As to "job creation: I … [Read more...]
Tax break for Liberty Mutual
Just as Liberty Mutual's $50 million city/state tax break package comes up for votes at City Council (3/24) and the state Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (3/31), the Boston Globe reveals these "business incentives" as no more than … [Read more...]
Tax break for Liberty Mutual
The City Council is holding a hearing at noon on Friday, March 12, on a tax break Mayor Tom Menino and the Boston Redevelopment Authority have cooked up for insurance giant Liberty Mutual, to subsidize its construction of a tower in the … [Read more...]
Public Integrity Task Force video available
A good recording, on DVD, of the Governor's Public Integrity Task Force hearing is available, although not from the PITF. Contact Janet Aldrich, COMFLM, REGISTRY Independent Media, Catch of the Day Video News, 978-388-2457. She … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick’s “public integrity task force”
An open letter to our legislators: As you know, the ethics and integrity of our government have come under urgent scrutiny in the last few weeks. In response, Governor Patrick has formed a "public integrity task force." This is a … [Read more...]
State senate race heats up: Go Sonia!
Wilkerson, a lawmaker and a lawyer, has accumulated a record of ethical and legal transgressions too significant to ignore. Her dismissal of these violations as "accounting errors" doesn't stand up to Attorney General Martha Coakley's … [Read more...]