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MA Should Follow Boston and Maine, Divest from Fossil Fuels

November 22, 2021 By Luke Johnson

Today, Michelle Wu signed a measure into law for the first time as mayor of Boston. The measure is to divest city funds from the fossil fuel industry. This is an astronomical move for a city like Boston and will create the groundwork for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, Featured, Subscriptions, User Tagged With: charlie-baker, Fossil Fuels, governor, Mayor Wu, Michelle Wu

Ben Downing Running for Governor

February 8, 2021 By jconway

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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: 2022, Ben Downing, governor, ma-gov, mapoli

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

August 6, 2015 By SamTracy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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