In Massachusetts, the foreclosure rate is up 76 percent in the past year, with 1,000 foreclosures in Boston in the past six months. The wave of foreclosures is not expected to crest until 2008, when many variable-rate mortgages … [Read more...]
ACTION: Call House Ways & Means: Tell Them to Close Tax Loopholes
[Now THIS needs cross-posting and total blog dissemination! We need to put pressure on our legislators - who are they more afraid of, us, or Sal DiMasi? Let's make it US.]According to this Boston Globe report, DiMasi, self-styled King of … [Read more...]
Third Hampden Rep Race
There are several rep races that could have a major impact on the direction of the House. One is in the Third Hampden district (Agawam, Granville, Russell, and Southwick). We have a really dynamic, progressive candidate in that … [Read more...]