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All 3 MA Dems for Treasurer Have Big Plans

August 19, 2014 By massmarrier 16 Comments

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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They Would Be Governor

February 11, 2014 By massmarrier 13 Comments

I apologize half-heartedly for plugging Left Ahead shows. We'd chatted with three Dem candiates so far — Steve Grossman, Juliette Kayyem and Don Berwick. Joe Avallone has not followed up and Martha Coakley has pushed us out to April. On the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Berwick, campaign, election, election 2014, governor, grossman, Kayyem, massachusetts

Why I won’t support Steve Grossman for governor: The Lottery

January 22, 2014 By megaera 58 Comments

I was recently contacted by the Grossman campaign, asking for my support for Steve's bid for the corner office. I wrote back, telling Steve that, while I admire some of his successes as Treasurer, his handling of the Lottery — specifically, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casinos, economy, gambling, governor, grossman, lottery, treasurer

Grossman: Meter Running on Casinos

December 19, 2011 By massmarrier 1 Comment

...and by meter running, he means that with the law in place to allow three casinos and a single slots parlor in MA, the public wants action — revenue, short and long-term jobs, and other proof that large-scale commercial gambling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attorney-general, casinos, deval-patrick, governor, grossman, martha-coakley, massachusetts, site-selection, slot-parlor, treasurer

Bay State Newspapers Overwhelmingly Back Steve Grossman for Treasurer

October 29, 2010 By Steve 12 Comments

By Al Gordon, Communication and Issues Director … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: endorsements, grossman, treasurer

Plategate: Polito caught in classic sleazy hackery

October 26, 2010 By David 29 Comments

This would be hilarious, if it weren't so pathetic, and if it hadn't likely cost the Jimmy Fund thousands of dollars.  Fortunately, we can give it an awesome name: plategate. The "RS" [for Red Sox] license plates, in existence for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: grossman, ma-treas, polito

GROSSMAN CAMPAIGN DEMANDS THAT POLITO GIVE BACK LOW-NUMBER RED SOX PLATES TO AUCTION OFF FOR JIMMY

October 26, 2010 By Steve 22 Comments

GROSSMAN CAMPAIGN DEMANDS THAT POLITO GIVE BACK LOW-NUMBER RED SOX PLATES TO AUCTION OFF FOR JIMMY FUND Globe reports that two-thirds of low-number plates intended to raise funds for children's cancer charity instead were diverted to Rep. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: globe, grossman, politics, polito, red-sox, treasurer

Cambridge Ward 6 Endorsements for Sept 14 primary

September 8, 2010 By lspinti 1 Comment

The Cambridge Ward 6 Democratic Committee has announced its endorsements for the September  14, 2010 Democratic primary and the November 2 general election.  The committee's endorsement meeting held on September 2 issued unanimous … [Read more...]

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The Steves, Grossman and Murphy, Stumble on Ads

September 4, 2010 By massmarrier 11 Comments

Maybe looking askance at two sincere efforts speaks ill of me, but as The Tick famously responded to the query, "Where the is that jerk who calls himself The Tick?", "I am that jerk."Republican nominee Karyn Polito has the luxury of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ads, elections, grossman, massachusetts, murphy, polito, treasurer

With Steve Grossman as Treasurer, all your worries will melt away.

June 18, 2010 By matt-in-boston 19 Comments

Excerpt from McGrory's column: Grossman started elaborating on a lending incentive proposal until I said, "No, no. What ice cream tour?'' So he explained that wherever his campaign takes him across this great Commonwealth, he'll wrap up his … [Read more...]

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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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