Son of vocally anti-war BU prof is killed in Iraq.That's a particularly exquisite agony: To know that train has been coming down the tracks for four years; to know the war was a mistake; to know that your son's heroism is being misused and … [Read more...]
Lehigh boots it, even in praise
Scot Lehigh caps an otherwise effusive column about Patrick's biotech plan with this clunker:One key, the green team told me, was the golden glitter of a corporate tax enticingly low by European Union standards. In that light, DiMasi may … [Read more...]
ConCon: Are we at endgame?
Mike's got a preview of the ConCon festivities set for June 14. The wheeling and dealing doubtless have already begun, though I have to doubt the stories of Patrick's administration offering jobs-for-marriage-equality. That sounds goofy, it … [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...]
Budget Process Behind Close Doors
Open debate, especially about the state budget, not only benefits the public, it benefits the legislature. If the public sees that it is an open process, they will be less suspicious of the end result. No wonder people are fed … [Read more...]
Pat Jehlen budget-show preview
Jehlen is extremely doubtful about the prospects of DiMasi's more coercive proposal to force municipal unions into the state insurance system, saving many millions of dollars for municipalities. I'm kind of surprised to hear that, but … [Read more...]
Monday quick hits
Game on: Patrick vs. legislature in various areas: Pre-K funding, more cops, and closing those loopholes. Patrick says go to the phones and hit up the legislators. Here's what I'd ask: "Legislator X, do you support A. closing the corporate … [Read more...]
“Major clean energy & economic development announcement”
From today's schedule for the Guv:12:30 p.m. - Governor Patrick participates in a major clean energy and economic development announcement.Evergreen Solar257 Cedar Hill St .MarlboroughEvergreen has been Patrick's favorite enviro … [Read more...]
100 is just a number
So everyone seems to be out with their 100-days-of-Deval evaluations, including the Guv himself. And it must be said that Frank Phillips' piece for the Globe was quite fair to the Governor, even mildly flattering, seeing as it took so much … [Read more...]
GIC: sco speaks truth to Patrick
Regarding DiMasi's more ambitious proposal to fold municipal unions' health care into the state system (GIC), sco can't see Patrick refusing:I would have to imagine that he would sign a bill that did not include the collective bargaining … [Read more...]
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