Webcast is at this link. Note, by the way, that there is some protection for guardian ad litems proposed, see the Judiciary consolidated amendment Also the House Budget site is being kept current. … [Read more...]
House Budget Debate for the Uninitiated
The House Order does specify that amendments relative to enhancing or reducing revenue may only be considered prior to the third reading of said bill to be in order, and that all other amendments to the General Appropriation Bill shall only … [Read more...]
Influence how the House spends sales tax revenues?
The sales tax amendment offered by Rep Sciortino earmarks only .385 of the revenues to transportation (estimate:$250 million) out of an estimated $8 or 9 hundred million. For the next 3 or 4 days (and nights) the House will debate which of … [Read more...]
When the pie is too small – it is time to bake more pies
Link to One Massachusetts website: http://onemassachusetts.org/ I strongly recommend examining the "Virtual Rally" link Link to the House Budget site: http://www.mass.gov/legis/10bu... [I strongly recommend reading House Ways … [Read more...]
House budget went online at noon – see link
Here is the link: http://www.mass.gov/legis/10bu... I suggest reading the Executive Summary. Frankly, I am impressed. Despite having a shorter than usual time frame, Rep. Charles Murphy, the new Chairman of the Ways and … [Read more...]