I don't have any real favorites coming into the race for Speaker. I view them both as somewhat of a step back from the progressive stewardship of Sal DiMasi - the person who got us near-universal health care, marriage equality and … [Read more...]
Where are the Women in the House? No Time to Hide.
The women of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Speaker Wannabee Issue (only): They are now 40 in number heading into the new session. That's 25% of the House. Forty is enough to keep anyone from being Speaker of the … [Read more...]
DeLeo wobbly on pharma gift ban
On banning gifts from pharma companies to doctors, Ways and Means Chair Bob DeLeo may hurt himself with all that head scratching and hand-wringing:“I’ve heard from a lot of folks on that,” he said. “That would be by … [Read more...]
Threats in the House; DeLeo on record wanting Speakership
Matt Viser picks up on the story Casey alluded to yesterday (hooray for the two-paper town!), about Rep. Jennifer Callahan being threatened by an unnamed supporter of Bob DeLeo's now-public candidacy for Speaker. It must have been … [Read more...]
Leadership roller-derby in the House
Well, this certainly does not sound pretty. Sal DiMasi's had a tough couple of months. It's definitely been a bad week, with stories coming out of unseemly (if not outright illegal) lobbying, and killing legislation in order to … [Read more...]
House Passes Supplemental Budget
[More news from the House of Representatives, posted by David Guarino, communications director for Speaker DiMasi]The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed a $278.7 million supplemental budget that closes the books on Fiscal … [Read more...]
Burning questions
The House just approved $170 million more in spending than the Governor, using Tom DeLay-like tactics in forcing members to vote on spending amendments in bulk, without enough time to review. State House News Service quotes one rep as … [Read more...]