Casey scoops again: Sal trumps Patrick on containing health care costs for municipalities?House Speaker Sal DiMasi has floated the idea of allowing communities to join the state's health insurance plan without first negotiating with unions … [Read more...]
Dead law walking: 1913
Decrying its "smelly origins", Gov. Patrick says he'd repeal the 1913 law forbidding marriages to be performed for out-of-staters whose marriages wouldn't be legal in their home state. IOW, marriage is marriage.Sal DiMasi says yep.Terry … [Read more...]
Globe Ed page: We agree with Patrick
Wow, it's like all the email-sending crazies of BMG et al. got into the Globe's systems last night and made them pump out crazy Deval-loving moonbattery like this!DiMasi spoke Tuesday to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, whose members … [Read more...]
Optimism!
Ok, so we're taking on DiMasi today, and we're looking at new Senate Prez Terry Murray with something of a jaundiced eye ... but progressives have good reason to be quite optimistic about several things. As the Globe points out again today, … [Read more...]
The Budget Process viewed like a ball game
Remember, it is not over, until it is over. Also, no one knows yet whether Governor Patrick has the votes to block veto over rides, or whether he can garner sufficient voting blocks to protect any veto he does do.House One does set … [Read more...]
Waiting for arithmetic
Must read: DiMasi says no to closing tax loopholes:While DiMasi has previously expressed reservations about Patrick's corporate tax changes, his comments yesterday were his strongest to date. Speaking to the chamber, DiMasi drew applause … [Read more...]
DiMasi Indicates He’ll Fight Closing Tax Loopholes
Since I haven't seen this elsewhere, I'd like to make sure people know that DiMasi is preparing to torpedo the core and heart of the Patrick budget, siding with 4% of really big businesses over the people of the Commonwealth.In an effort to … [Read more...]
Quid pro quo? How can you know?
So, the Globe's Frank Phillips reports that Gov. Patrick is thinking of trading legislative pay for control of rogue state agencies like Massport and the 'Pike. Mark Bail has held forth already, as has Dan Dunn. I'll add some … [Read more...]
Patrick shows The Nice
Well, that was an interesting little eruption between Travaglini and Patrick, wasn't it? And practically over before it started. I was most struck by the sweetness of Patrick's tone in appearing with Trav on Friday (my emphasis):Yesterday, … [Read more...]
Travaglini and DiMasi show True Blue Spirit
If the front page story in Globe today can be believed, Robert E. Travaglini and to a less extent Sal DiMasi showed the type of true blue spirit (of the kind that killed the Clean Elections Law and hasn't let IRV see the light of day) … [Read more...]
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