I had hoped, maybe somewhere in the denial/bargaining stage of processing the coronavirus testing debacle, that at least our state officials were on top of the situation, and at least giving us reliable information. The evidence before … [Read more...]
Weymouth compressor: MassDEP’s Chewbacca Kafka Humpty-Dumpty Up-Is-Down Catch-22
Added: Nice story and interview by CBS-4 with Alice Arena of FRRACS, one of the compressor station resistance leaders: They're down to this: Physical blockades of the gas compressor construction site in Weymouth. Nine folks from … [Read more...]
Baker spins on helicopters
Charlie Baker has now rescinded his offer of a couple of helicopters to assist in Donald Trump’s/Stephen Miller’s torment of immigrants and asylum seekers. The Boston Globe refers to his “change of heart” after hearing of the tearing away … [Read more...]
ICE has *lost* 1,475 children; Baker threatens veto of Safe Communities Act amendment
This is, bar none, the worst scandal of the Trump administration: That is what happened to 1,475 minors swept up at the border and taken into custody by the federal government. Gone. The Office of Refugee Resettlement reported at the … [Read more...]
Prediction: Scott Lively Will Win the MA GOP Gubernatorial Primary
Don’t you dare assume it can’t happen. I could not believe that Frank Phillips of the Boston Globe dismissed the viciously antigay Scott Lively’s chances of an upset victory in the September 4 Massachusetts GOP gubernatorial primary by … [Read more...]
Baker’s MBTA derailed, battered by on-the-nose metaphors
[with apologies to the Onion] As we round into the election season, we get to appraise the success of Governor Baker's reforms at the MBTA. Are things better, three years after inheriting a weather-exacerbated crisis in early 2015? We … [Read more...]
Baker loses 20% of solar jobs; AG’s clean energy defense; the Senate’s boffo energy bill
Globe's Jon Chesto reports: "Massachusetts lost more than 20% of its solar jobs last year" Possible factors in Massachusetts include: uncertainty about changes in solar incentives; caps in some parts of the state on new net metering … [Read more...]
On Tuesday, Charlie Baker Won’t Be Able to “Target Trump Without Saying His Name”
The wind beneath Charlie Baker's wings blew again in his State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday evening, which the assembled members of the Legislature received with standing ovations too numerous to mention. The Governor's poll … [Read more...]
Oh, That’s What He Meant
Arising this morning to find half the commuter rail stuck in its tracks again and the GM's thoughts off in Siberia, we are reminded that our Governor promised us "a state government that gets out of the way." … [Read more...]
Predictions for 2018 for #mapoli
Happy New Year and Bombogenesis Day, everyone. No time like the present to try to divine the future; with every new Trump blowup, it's easy to neglect that we've actually got two major races this November -- Governor and Senator -- and … [Read more...]
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