Campaign disclosure improving But Bump lagging in reports on donors Candidates are required by law to make efforts to report identifying information for all donors who give $200 or more, as a way to alert voters to the possible influence of … [Read more...]

Boston officials determined yesterday that Suzanne M. Bump, the Democratic candidate for state auditor, was not entitled to four years of tax breaks she received by reporting her South Boston condominium as her principal residence and … [Read more...]

This from Boston.com http://www.boston.com/news/loc... Stein, who needed to submit $125,000 in qualifying donations by last Friday's deadline, fell short by just $3,000, according to Brad Balzer, deputy director of the state Office of … [Read more...]

New cable TV ad that targets how Republicans would govern if they win in November. … [Read more...]

http://www.boston.com/business... John Nocella checks the job listings at state career centers almost every day. He's sent out at least 150 resumes. But it has been more than a year of searching since he lost his sales job, and Nocella is … [Read more...]

When Arlen Spector lost the Democratic Primary all I could think was thank god the Democrat won. Now this from TPM: Wow, not a good cycle to switch parties. Didn't work out for Arlen Specter. And it's not looking good for Parker Griffith, … [Read more...]

Former Governor Patrick appointee (as Secretary of Labor & Workforce Development) Suzanne Bump told a meeting of union political directors she opposed Governor Patrick's Transportation reform legislation. Bump's statement came at a May … [Read more...]

And guess what - those public employees (always hacks in Howie's retread columns) did their jobs and protected Howie's rights (including getting him 2 backpay checks). In October, an Entercom executive sent Carr's bonus check - $8,694.87 … [Read more...]