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Eldridge endorses L’Italien in #MA3

June 19, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

Can't say I'm totally surprised by this: progressive fave Senator Jamie Eldridge endorsed Senate colleague Barbara L'Italien. This from his press release: In thinking about the qualities I’d like to see in my next congresswoman, in the age … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: barbara-litalien, jamie-eldridge, MA3

Conversation with Jamie Eldridge at #demvention

June 2, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

Sen. Jamie Eldridge is an old friend of the blog, and a prolific progressive legislator: His fingerprints are on clean energy legislation, the Safe Communities Act, the recently passed criminal justice reform, and more. I asked him, in so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: clean-energy, criminal justice reform, jamie-eldridge, Safe Communities Act

Baker loses 20% of solar jobs; AG’s clean energy defense; the Senate’s boffo energy bill

February 12, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

Globe's Jon Chesto reports: "Massachusetts lost more than 20% of its solar jobs last year" Possible factors in Massachusetts include: uncertainty about changes in solar incentives; caps in some parts of the state on new net metering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, clean-energy, climate, DPU, energy, energy efficiency, EVs, jamie-eldridge, marc-pacheco, Maura Healey, offshore-wind, renewables, Tommy Vitolo, utilities, wind-power

From Charlie Baker’s Lips to the Globe Editorial Board’s Ears

January 1, 2018 By hesterprynne

Can the Globe's news desk sue the Globe’s editorial board for plagiarism? Here's what I'm talking about. We're at halftime in the biennial legislative session and the Governor is feeling a little vexed at the "glacial pace" with which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: boston-globe, charlie-baker, jamie-eldridge

We will not sit idly by and watch our country be dragged back into the past

November 15, 2016 By Jamie Eldridge

For many of us, last week’s election loss was about more than politics and we’re still coming to terms with the fact that millions of our fellow citizens voted for a candidate who is brazenly racist, xenophobic, and misogynistic. Since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-rights, democracy, equality, immigration, jamie-eldridge, justice, massachusetts, massachusetts-state-senate, Maura Healey, mira

Here’s why Massachusetts voters should say NNYY on November 8 ballot questions

November 2, 2016 By Jamie Eldridge

The country will decide who our next president will be on November 8th, but Massachusetts voters will also make decisions on ballot questions that will have a significant impact locally. Here's why I will vote #NNYY next Tuesday. No On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-questions, charter-schools, jamie-eldridge, marijuana legalization, massachusetts, NoOn1, NoOn2, public-education, YesOn3, YesOn4

It’s time to make Keolis pay

October 24, 2016 By Jamie Eldridge

I was outraged to hear that the Baker administration decided to forgive $839,000 in fines leveled against Keolis, the outsourced operator of the commuter rail system, behind closed doors and without any notice to the public. As co-chairs of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Carmen's Union, charlie-baker, jamie-eldridge, Linda Dorcena Forry, marty-walsh, mbta, outsourcing, public-transit, sean-garballey

Not Enough Votes for the Public Option in MA Senate

June 26, 2013 By progressivemax

Today the Massachusetts Senate debated Bill H.3452 "An Act implementing the Affordable Care Act and providing further access to affordable health care". Progressive Champion Jamie Eldridge filed an amendment to the bill to allow for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: healthcare, jamie-eldridge, progressive, public-option

Plebiscite Fixes Languish

April 22, 2012 By massmarrier

A lot of vigorous, alarming huffing and puffing comes from the bad guys on civil-right issues. In the half of the states that allow ballot referenda or initiative petitions, the wolves try to blow away the protections for groups of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-initiative, cynthia-stone-creem, denise-provost, H1830, jamie-eldridge, plebiscites, S12, signatures

Putting the Democrat Back in Democrat

August 11, 2010 By kgilnack

The following announcement went out to YDM members earlier today, outlining the candidates we've endorsed and why.  I hope you'll consider getting involved as we work to support these fantastic Democrats through … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, bill-bowles, congress, cynthia-stone-creem, democrat, governor, jamie-eldridge, jen-benson, karen-spilka, ma9, mac-dalessandro, malegis, stephen-lynch, steve-grossman, tom-sannicandro, ydm, young-democrats

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