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Ben Downing Running for Governor

February 8, 2021 By jconway 2 Comments

Editors note: Please take a few moments to read this excellent profile of Downing in the Berkshire Eagle. Definitely worth your time. I added the video below to this post. - CB Ben Downing is running for Governor on a platform very … [Read more...]

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Governor’s Councilor Jubinville wants to decriminalize heroin — and that’s a great idea

August 6, 2015 By SamTracy 46 Comments

Yesterday, Governor's Councilor Robert Jubinville sent a letter to state leadership recommending we decriminalize heroin and establish state-run methadone clinics to combat the opiate overdose crisis. From the Taunton Daily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, decriminalization, drugs, governor, heroin, opiates, overdose, Portugal

How Broken is Boston?

February 17, 2015 By massmarrier 42 Comments

Let's get real. Let's drop the parochialism and chauvinism. Boston is messed up — but not beyond fixing. I've lived here over 35 years, but I'm not a lotus eater. There are big problems, but there are fixes. Some require courage and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, charlie-baker, coakley, forward-funding, governor, marty-walsh, mass-transit, mayor, mooninites, transportation

Whose side are they on?

October 27, 2014 By elizabethwarren 6 Comments

The Massachusetts governor's race comes down to one basic question: Who can you count on to fight for Massachusetts families? When things get really tough – when you work hard, play by the rules, but something terrible happens and you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coakley, governor, massachusetts

Baker, Coakley Complete Near Sweep of Gateway Cities in Primary

September 10, 2014 By MassINC Leave a Comment

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 http://www.massinc.org/INCSpot/Baker-Coakley-Complete-Near-Sweep-of-Gateway-Cities-in-Primary.aspx Mimicking much of the rest of the Commonwealth, Gateway Cities voted resoundingly to send Democrat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, governor, martha-coakley, massachusetts

First Gubernatorial Debate – Reactions, Analysis

August 20, 2014 By dbloch 27 Comments

Originally Posted at Only In Boston The three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Governor squared off in the first of five debates to be held before the primary election on September 9th. The hour-long debate, streamed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: debate, democratic-party, Donald Berwick, governor, martha-coakley, steve-grossman

Governor candidates on transportation and smart growth

August 13, 2014 By joshostroff 6 Comments

Transportation for Massachusetts and the MA Smart Growth Alliance asked the Democratic, Republican and Independent candidates for governor to respond to ten questions.  The questions were submitted in late May, and received in June/July.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: environment, governor, housing, massachusetts, smart-growth, transportation

Create the Vote Meeting in Boston Tonight

April 1, 2014 By masscreative Leave a Comment

Over the next eight months, the race to elect a new governor of Massachusetts will provide candidates and voters the opportunity to discuss the strengths and challenges of the Commonwealth and debate our vision to strengthen the economy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: art, Create the Vote, governor, MASSCreative

Let’s end child poverty

March 24, 2014 By donberwick 36 Comments

We are a wealthy state in a wealthy nation, and yet one out of every seven people in Massachusetts lives in poverty.  And even that doesn’t tell the true story.  The number is 29% among African Americans here; 40% among Latinos.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, boston, childhood poverty, children, democrats, don berwick, ending-childhood-poverty, governor, income-inequality, inequality, ma, ma-gov, massachusetts, poverty

Tea Party’s Fisher Would Be MA Gov.

March 18, 2014 By massmarrier 2 Comments

Small business owner, erstwhile unemployed guy, and self-identified MA Tea Party Republican Mark Fisher wants to be governor here. He spoke with me today about his vision of what government should and should not be about. On his campaign … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2014-election, elections, governor, health-care, income-tax, ma-gop, Mark Fisher, marriage-equality, massachusetts, sales-tax, same-sex-marriage, taxes, tea-party, turnpike

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OPINION: Despite the governor's shortcomings -- most recently, the rollout of the COVID vaccine -- none of the state's Democrats show any interest in challenging him in 2022. https://wbur.fm/3k9W2nf

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OPINION: Despite the governor's shortcomings -- most recently, the rollout of the COVID vaccine -- none of the state's Democrats show any interest in challenging him in 2022. https://wbur.fm/3k9W2nf

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