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Ongoing Web Cast of the House Budget process at 10:06 PM

April 29, 2010 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

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...]

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House Budget Debate for the Uninitiated

April 19, 2010 By judy-meredith 3 Comments

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...]

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Influence how the House spends sales tax revenues?

April 28, 2009 By judy-meredith 6 Comments

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...]

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When the pie is too small – it is time to bake more pies

April 21, 2009 By AmberPaw 5 Comments

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...]

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House budget went online at noon – see link

April 15, 2009 By AmberPaw 37 Comments

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...]

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