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Good to hear this!

March 30, 2011 By damnthetorpedos

Nice to see the Commonwealth get a pat on the head from S & P and others for improving its credit rating.  In spite of detractors, its clear Gov. Patrick and his administration ARE trying.   Good and bad: We are predicted to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: commonwealth, credit-rating, gov.-patrick

How I wish the Governor “turned to bar advocates for cost cutting solutions”

February 27, 2011 By AmberPaw

Today on "This Week" Governor Patrick said that in Massachusetts we solve our budget problems by "turning to" each other not "turning on" each other.  At the Roundtable Governor Patrick made his comment about turning to each other not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chapter-54-of-the-acts-of-2005, gov.-patrick, indigent-defense, massachusetts-district-attorney-association, regionalization

Thank you Boston Herald and Lowell Sun!

February 8, 2011 By AmberPaw

Governor Patrick's proposal to dismantle the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) and move the constitutionally mandated defense of indigent Massachusetts residents into the executive branch is poorly thought out.  This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, boston-herald, committee-for-public-counsel-serviuces, compassion, cpcs, gov.-patrick, indigent-defense, lowell-sun

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

January 26, 2011 By AmberPaw

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bar-advocarte, child-welfare, deval-patrick, district-attorney, gov.-patrick, indigent-defense, sam-sutter, samuel-sutter

Youtube link to Gov. Patrick’s strong speech at the Hyne’s Center yesterday

October 17, 2010 By AmberPaw

The link to the speech has both superior audio and video.  It was good to see a vibrant Diane Patrick; and the wear and tear of hard campaigning and passion in Gov. Patrick's voice came across clearly. Anyone who says Gov. Patrick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, gov.-patrick, hynes-center

Join Gov. Patrick or Lt. Gov. Murray Sunday!

August 13, 2010 By AmberPaw

First, for all this weekends events go here Governor Patrick is scheduled to attend the Boston Dominican Parade Sunday He is also scheduled to attend the China Town August Moon festival at 2:30 with a staging point in the link if you click … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-dominican-parade, chinatown-august-moon-festival, gov.-patrick, lt-gov-murray

BREAKING NEWS – Governor Patrick’s web site lists all new 9C cuts

October 29, 2009 By AmberPaw

Link to Press Release issued on October 29, 2009 with embedded links to detail on today's round of 9C cuts  see Press relase at:   http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=go... See detail spread sheet with agency links at: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget-cut-speech, gov.-patrick, live-on-10/29/09

Gov. Patrick’s Town Hall Meeting in Arlington – first person report

June 22, 2009 By AmberPaw

Tonight Gov Patrick came to Arlington's Town Hall, as the weather was too difficult for the originally-scheduled outdoor meeting using the natural outdoor amphitheater of Robbins Farm Park. More then 100 men all wearing blue and holding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arlington, cori, gov.-patrick, shared-parenting, special-education, town-hall

Gov. Patrick announces Town Hall Meeting schedule at State Convention

June 8, 2009 By AmberPaw

At the State Democratic Convention a flyer listing the dates and locations of Gov. Patrick's "Summer Town Hall Meeting Tour" was distributed. According to this flyer: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:390 PM in Needham Location:  Town Hall … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: access-to-governor, deval-patrick, gov.-patrick, town-hall-meeting, transparency

Hello, Doug, are you still listening?

March 22, 2009 By AmberPaw

I am not going to jump up and down, call names, and snark like JQ Adams did, but I do think the impact of the cuts on the Judiciary's budget, and their decision to eliminate GAL funding is a very bad development for vulnerable kids - if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bluemassgroup, chapter-54-of-the-acts-of-2005, doug-rubin, gal, gov.-patrick, guardian-ad-litem

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