Via Michelle Williams of MassLiveNews.com: "BREAKING: The state board of education declares Holyoke Public Schools a 'chronically underperforming' Level 5 district, under state control." As Peter Balonon-Rosen reports for WBUR, Holyoke … [Read more...]
More Coal Closures in Midwest – When Will MA Go Coal-Free?
The Sierra Club is announcing a big victory for clean air and climate action in the Midwest today: Today a coalition of citizen groups, states and U.S. EPA announced a landmark settlement agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) … [Read more...]
DemDoors: Western Massachusetts Coordinated Campaign Office Opening and Fundraiser
Saturday, August 25, goes down in the books as a banner day for Team Vega. In the morning, we celebrated the opening of the Coordinated Campaign Western Massachusetts headquarters at Open Square. More than 80 folks showed up to hear Lt. … [Read more...]
Baker’s Scooby Doo Ghost Office
Channel 3 in Springfield went on a mission to uncover the mystery of Charlie Baker’s phantom Western Mass campaign office, which his aides have tweeted about, but nobody in Western Mass has ever heard of, or seen … until … [Read more...]
The Other Progressive Pat
Herewith the latest from Cos, with which he dramatically increases our previously almost nonexistent western Mass. coverage! -DavidNorthampton is going to have several contested elections this fall, including apparently a 4-way race … [Read more...]