[Speaker DiMasi recently addressed the Associated Industries of Massachusetts Executive Forum, a group of more than 300 executives from key industries around the state. Reports from that speech tended to focus on casinos, which he addressed … [Read more...]
Kerry @ Faneuil Hall: You and what army?
I don't know if this is the kind of message that will resonate in the general 2008 Presidential campaign, but at the very least it seems to be part of the Zeitgeist, in a way that didn't seem to be the case in 2000 or even 2004, … [Read more...]
March to Re-Energize New Hampshire – Success!
Success! Today, over a thousand miles away from each other, marchers in Iowa and New Hampshire converged on the capitols of each state. Here in New Hampshire, there was a great turnout. But more than the numbers, it was the spirit: hopeful … [Read more...]
March to Re-Energize NH – 2 days to go: growing the green economy
Liana Eastman and her husband, Eero Ruutila, welcomed us last evening to their organic farm, tucked between Nesenkeag Brook and the Merrimack. This morning we awoke to sweetbreads and strawberries from the farm stand down the road, and … [Read more...]
March to Re-Energize New Hampshire – 3 Days to Go: Momentum Builds
On the steps of City Hall yesterday, addressing the marchers were Bernie Streeter, the Republican Mayor of Nashua; Martha Fuller-Clark, a Democratic State Senator; and both Rev. Fred Small and Rev. Margaret Bullit-Jonas, two co-organizers … [Read more...]
Immigrant impact on the US housing market
One of the many things missing from the right's discussion of immigration is the tremendous, quiet presence of immigrants (legal and not) in the American economy. Particularly in the current housing downturn, it's telling to see the … [Read more...]
March to ReEnergizeNH – 5 Days to Go: the Power of Walking
We?ve devoted the last two months of our lives to organizing the March to Re-Energize New Hampshire. Wednesday morning, dozens of marchers will leave Nashua?s City Hall, bound for Concord to issue one of the loudest calls yet for real … [Read more...]
March to ReEnergizeNH – 6 Days Left: Farming for the Future
You should see our office: coffee donations stacked high, green flags and green shirts, maps and laptops, the lavender walls barely showingbeneath lists of our endorsers and newspaper clippings. It's not that we're messy … [Read more...]
Living the Romney economy
I don't know ... I should have loved this column, which pretty much trashes what can currently be made of the "Romney economic record" -- in other words, how the Massachusetts economy performed from 2003-2006: Lost jobs, jobs and people … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Community Preservation Act: A New Study
Funds raised under CPA have often been used to leverage borrowing to acquire open space, promote historic preservation, or create affordable housing. For example, a community that raises $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds annually … [Read more...]