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SJC cuts signature requirements; an uncomfortable win for democracy in the absence of legislative action

April 18, 2020 By Charley on the MTA 21 Comments

Thanks to Christopher for flagging this down: The SJC has made a rather uncomfortable "emergency" decision, in halving the number of signatures needed for some offices; extended deadlines; and required Sec. of Commonwealth Galvin to accept … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: bill-galvin, COVID-19, COVID19, democracy, disenfranchisement, ed-markey, elections, john-walsh, ralph-gants, robert-deleo, sjc, speaker-deleo, vote by mail

The SJC and Bill Galvin Usher in 4th of July Week with a Blow to Voting Rights

July 4, 2018 By jcohn88 11 Comments

Although Massachusetts’s constitution--the oldest written constitution in continuous effect -- has an affirmative right to vote, we have often lagged behind other states when it comes to voting rights. Indeed, we are the only state in all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: bill-galvin, Elections 2018, Josh Zakim, secretary-of-state, voting-rights

Report from Kate’s Holiday Party

December 11, 2011 By John Tehan 3 Comments

The Greater Blackstone Valley Dems were well represented at Kate Donaghue's Holiday Party this afternoon, with myself, Lisa Mosczynski, Jay Gilchrist, Kim Hall, and Brett and Jeanette Belanger in attendance. We had a chance to talk with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, Elizabeth Warren, herb robinson, jim-mcgovern, Marisa DeFranco, martha-coakley, steve-grossman, tim-murray, Tom Conroy

The Prince of Transparency

June 9, 2010 By judy-meredith 6 Comments

And lo and behold every register lobbyist and client got an email from the Lobbyist section that announced a brand new On-Line Help page  with a lot of very useful documents, mostly in plain language, that helps paid advocates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, lobbying-reforms

SoS Debate — a game of cat-and-mouse according to AP

November 4, 2006 By falcon 2 Comments

from: http://hosted.ap.org...Secretary of state candidates debate after game of cat-and-mouseBy GLEN JOHNSONAP Political WriterBOSTON (AP) -- The candidate, a debate just moments away, kept his head down and swept past the media as his aide … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, galvin, jill-stein, secretary-of-state, stein

Help Jill Stein win office… no, seriously!

November 3, 2006 By empowerment 2 Comments

There are a huge number of factors that line up in Jill's favor here, but there has been a virtual media blackout of her campaign (go to her website, www.jillstein.org to see the really hard-hitting press releases that she's been sending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, jill-stein, secretary-of-state, secretary-of-the-commonwealth, voter-revolt

Stein Wins Secretary of State Debatelet

November 3, 2006 By Bob Neer 19 Comments

My judgment after watching the five minute Stein-Galvin debatelet is that Galvin is not fit to hold the Secretary of State's office. He doesn't appear to respect the fundamental premise of our system of government: the people are sovereign. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, jill-stein, secretary-of-state, vote-9.19.2006

Stein v. Galvin is up on CBS4

November 3, 2006 By empowerment Leave a Comment

(posted by Stein campaign staff)Thanks to the BMG editors for the endorsement today - Jill will be blogging later tonight to give her side of how things went in the mini-debate today.  For now, anyone who wants to see the two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, galvin, green-rainbow, jill-stein, secretary-of-state, stein

Watch the Stein/Galvin debate

November 3, 2006 By David 3 Comments

Jon Keller has posted the video of his debate featuring Jill Stein and Bill Galvin.  It ran about 15 minutes, considerably longer than the promised five.  It's quite interesting, and both did pretty well.  Kudos to Keller for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, galvin, jill-stein, massachusetts, secretary, secretary-of-state, stein, vote-11.7.2006

Jill Stein for Secretary of State

November 3, 2006 By the-editors 41 Comments

When we started BMG, we expected that we'd support Democrats almost all of the time.  We are, after all, Democrats, and we support much of what the Democratic party stands for.But, as we all know, some Democrats suffer from a serious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-galvin, jill-stein, massachusetts, secretary-of-state, vote-11.7.2006, vote-9.19.2006

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Honored to be guest speaker at @MarianRyanDA Opioid Task Force alongside @TheNANProject ED Jake Cavanaugh & peer mentor John Oxenford. Pleased to provide a legislative update & share efforts to support mental well-being among youth & adults. #MAPoli

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.@WSJopinion:"There’s no doubt that a racist subculture exists in America and is spread on social media. Politicians and media figures have an obligation to condemn it and such conspiratorial notions as 'white replacement theory.'" #BuffaloTerrorist

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'A racist subculture exists in America': WSJ slams politicians pushing 'white replacement theory' https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-racist-subculture-exists-in-america-wsj-slams-politicians-pushing-white-replacement-theory/ar-AAXkQQS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f828b7ce3274492db9f3a2efb1844a14 #mapoli #vtpoli #nhpolitics #mepolitics @lawrence

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“We have some commitments” from delegates, @chrisforma says on @bloombergbaybiz. “But a lot of them, you know, show up at the convention and vote how they feel.” Adds that “even today I'm calling up to the last minute.” #mapoli

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Inbox: The second round of $500 payments to essential workers from the Baker administration will roll out in June. #mapoli

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Happening now in the House gallery (but no photos allowed): 13-month-old twins squealing. #mapoli

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Massachusetts needs to harness the drive and curiosity of its students and expose them to STEM careers early, but we can’t do it unless companies are willing to hire interns, write @MassLtGov Karyn Polito and @MassEducation Sec. James Peyser. #mapoli https://trib.al/L5S4j5v

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