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Patronage or Gross Incompetence?

February 20, 2011 By craig-collins Leave a Comment

  Governor Deval Patrick is the man who appointed his campaign driver as Chairman of the Parole Board. Given this history, he cannot be trusted to radically tamper with the criminal justice system. That is one of the many reasons why … [Read more...]

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Chevron ordered to pay $17 billion for Ecuador pollution

February 15, 2011 By empowerment 7 Comments

Which side are you on, Governor Patrick? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chevron, deval-patrick, ecuador, environmental-justice, law-and-lawyers, lawsuit, texaco

Real Competition at the Health Connector?

February 11, 2011 By josh_pioneer 1 Comment

The Connector Board yesterday moved forward with plans to introduce "competition" into the bidding process for insurers selling to those buying coverage within Commonwealth Care (CommCare). CommCare: more than 160,000 residents - … [Read more...]

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Governor Patrick’s Budget on Health Care: Playing Around the Edges

January 28, 2011 By josh_pioneer 6 Comments

The budget grants the MA Secretary of HHS authority to change benefits and eligibility in MassHealth when possible- however her actions are restricted by the many constraints placed on the state by the federal government in the stimulus and … [Read more...]

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Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs

January 26, 2011 By kgilnack 28 Comments

Please take a moment to review the areas of the budget that impact your clients/consumers and advise us as to any other line items in jeopardy that we should be monitoring by emailing Bill Yelenak.This is the first of several … [Read more...]

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Gov Patrick’s plan to destroy private indigent defense and hire a minimum of 1500

January 26, 2011 By AmberPaw 44 Comments

But private lawyers, known as bar advocates, say they perform a valuable service at a low cost. "I'm surprised the governor would want to eliminate a successful, privatized group of very economically independent contractors,'' said Deborah … [Read more...]

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Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts

January 25, 2011 By kgilnack 9 Comments

2011-2012 Human Services Legislative AgendaPrior to the 2011-12 legislative session, the Providers' Council surveyed its statewide membership of human services providers about the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed to … [Read more...]

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Barack and Deval Redux

December 8, 2010 By smalltownguy 23 Comments

Noam Scheiber starts with a good idea in the New Republic today, and then meanders all over the map so the point becomes muddied. He starts by asserting that Deval Patrick's win is an argument for not reinventing your political identity: Of … [Read more...]

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Political contributions tell the story in human services

November 17, 2010 By dave-from-hvad 6 Comments

Family-supported nonprofits such as COFAR and its affiliated organizations have long fought to prevent the wholesale privatization of care for persons with intellectual disabilities. But in recent years, we've begun … [Read more...]

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Roderick Ireland, Associate Supreme Judicial Court Justice, nominated today for Chief Justice

November 4, 2010 By AmberPaw 23 Comments

Roderick Ireland, a former Juvenile Court Judge, former Appeals Court Judge, and senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, as well as first African-American Supreme Judicial Court Justice has been nominated by newly-re-elected … [Read more...]

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wilnelia_rivera Wilnelia Rivera @wilnelia_rivera ·
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We always knew the court case would not be enough to defeat #BigTech now with a longer runway its time we take he biggest fight we will face @Massnotforsale anyone that tell you otherwise, follow the $ and relationships #mapoli

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memonnasim Nasim G. Memon, M.Sc. @memonnasim ·
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Why didn't the @bostonpolice or the #Massachusetts #StatePolice or the @MBTATransitPD stop these #WhiteSupremacist in their tracks on #Saturday? #MA will not become #Mississippi!
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Ruthzee Louijeune @Ruthzee

Today @MayorWu and @DARollins held a press conference on white supremacist activity.

Our Black & Brown, Asian, LGBTQ+, & Jewish communities have been experiencing increased threats & attacks.

We must stand united in solidarity with each other against white supremacy.

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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Hey - if you used MBTA to exit the big July 4 fireworks, DM me. I am curious what this big test of the "broken down" system produced. According to Globe commentary, coverage, and tweets there's no way this would have worked smoothly. Did it? #mapoli

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🖋 Sign “Women's rights - we voted, now act!” and I’ll deliver a copy to your officials: https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=835740314006511618&text=sign%20PCEDMC

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The @MA_Senate approved Pandemic Policy Extensions Bill today — including virtual and remote #localgov public meetings until December 15, 2023. Great news for #mapoli and crucial in preserving gains in #publicparticipation

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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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Rayla "has made attacking public schools and local libraries the focus of her campaign—even though the secretary of the commonwealth has no control over either" https://digboston.com/the-biggest-masshole-in-massachusetts-is-running-for-secretary-of-state/ #mapoli #bospoli

#Jan6Hearings Can DiSantos do Trumpism? Yes, Trump would destroy the GOP 1st.

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