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All 3 MA Dems for Treasurer Have Big Plans

August 19, 2014 By massmarrier

The MA Treasurer/Receiver General race has glories and worries. On the Dem side, three solid candidates want to replace Steve Grossman as he stepped aside to run for Governor.  All  three spoke with Left Ahead on the past three successive … [Read more...]

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A chat with Chairman Barry Finegold

November 23, 2009 By David

After my conversation with EOEEA Secretary Ian Bowles, Rep. Barry Finegold, the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, reached out to chat about the wind siting bill, as well as other issues before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, finegold, wind

MA-05 candidates clash on experience

August 28, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Dick Howe's got a rundown of the final debate between the MA-05 candidates. Eileen Donoghue is making a run at Niki Tsongas' experience -- portraying herself as a seasoned public servant and Tsongas as, well, a political wife who didn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, eldridge, finegold, ma-05, miceli, ogonowski, tsongas

Fuel Cells: Does Finegold Really Get It?

August 1, 2007 By lynne

That's been the first huge limiting factor in renewable energy production - how do you store it for the rainy day? In particular, solar. The sun only shines some of the time, so when it's not shining, how do you get electricity, if you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: energy, finegold, fuel-cells, global-warming, ma-05

MA-05 Candidates spar on energy: Eldridge takes offensive

July 31, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Well, it's a good strategy if you don't think you're getting the attention you want: Pick a fight. Dick Howe tells us that Jamie Eldridge directly challenged Barry Finegold's supposed former support of ethanol and coal-to-liquid. (I'd love … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coal-to-liquid, eldridge, energy, environment, finegold, ma-05

Barry Finegold’s TV ad

July 25, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Running against Congress as a whole. What do you think? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: finegold, ma-05

Note to media on MA-05: Just cover the race.

July 17, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Dick Howe sorry, Marie also notes the coverage of MA-05 as being defined as coverage of the Tsongas campaign. So we're not alone in noticing that the others have gotten short shrift from certainly the Globe, and as we noticed, the AP, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ap, donoghue, eldridge, finegold, globe, ma-05, massachusetts, miceli, oganowski, tsongas, woodlief

Hello, AP?

July 16, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Well, this is just hard to explain, isn't it?Here's an article on MA-05 fundraising; and as we might expect, Niki Tsongas is in the lead. Somewhat less expected is Barry Finegold's strong showing. And as we've seen on BMG, in terms of 2nd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ap, donoghue, eldridge, finegold, ma-05, massachusetts, oganowski, tsongas

The choice kerfuffle in MA-05

June 26, 2007 By David

Curiouser and curiouser.  As you probably know if you're following the MA-05 race, at a recent debate Jamie Eldridge questioned Barry Finegold about Finegold's co-sponsorship of a bill that would have required a 24-hour waiting period … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: eldridge, finegold, ma-05, tsongas

MA-05 Health Care forum post-mortem

June 4, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Well, I came out of the health care forum on Saturday pretty happy with our slate of candidates. The candidates were all essentially well-prepared, clear and forthcoming with their thoughts on health care. They did not avoid questions, they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: donoghue, eldridge, finegold, health-care, ma-05, miceli, tsongas

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Though the group has met just once, Jim Rooney, president and CEO of the @bostonchamber, said its top priority is clear: making Massachusetts more competitive in attracting and retaining a talented workforce. #mapoli @SSChamber @crrchamber https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/22/massachusetts-chambers-band-together-in-new-policy-network/

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Looking forward to this forum tonight at 7 pm & appreciate the opportunity. I’m a progressive that can win this seat & candidate who shows up everywhere in this district. Excited to chat with my JP neighbors! Livestream at https://www.facebook.com/JPProgressives?mibextid=LQQJ4d #mapoli #bospoli #brookline

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Lobby days are a lot of fun. It's great to see the sense of energy back in the State House with them. #mapoli

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