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Taxing Hospitals in MA. Pigs are flying.

April 14, 2016 By ryepower12 7 Comments

Before I post some big news from today, I want to discuss Partner's business practices for a minute. The Partners Network makes vast profits almost every year. I'm sure if you lined up all the businesses based in MA that mostly deal with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: baker, beacon-hill, charlie-baker, health-care, house leadership, legislature, speaker-deleo

Governor Patrick’s legacy: bold ideas, strong partnerships, inclusive politics

January 5, 2015 By Jamie Eldridge 8 Comments

As someone who has served as a state legislator with Deval Patrick during his entire tenure as Governor (and four years under Governor Romney!), like many engaged Massachusetts progressives I have been thinking a lot about his legacy. So it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, legacy, legislature

Update on the “ATMs in Casinos” amendment from the State House

December 29, 2014 By Jamie Eldridge 29 Comments

After being alerted by the Stop Predatory Gambling organization yesterday about an amendment added to H.4110, the Bank Modernization Act ( https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H4110 ) on December 24th, a few legislators including … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ATMs, casinos, casinos. gambling, gambling, house, legislature, predatory-lending, senate, transparency

Globenesia on redistricting

October 21, 2013 By Avi Green 3 Comments

During the heat of the federal shutdown, the Globe’s editorial writers recently suggested that a non-partisan redistricting commission, here in Massachusetts, could help end the hyper-partisanship gripping Washington. To see if that’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: legislature, massachusetts-politics, Mike Moran, politics, redistricting, stan-rosenberg, washington-dc

Juicing Up the MA GOP

August 22, 2013 By massmarrier 14 Comments

One of my rants holds that the brightest future for the Republican party here is in turning DINO voters and pols. I'll paste a post here I just made on Marry in Massachusetts. I'd love to get BMG community comments.  We haven't even been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: baker, brown, campaign, democrats, governor, Hughes, legislature, massachusetts, Nassour, one-party, republicans, unenrolled

We Need Bold Solutions for Transportation and Education

April 7, 2013 By carl-sciortino 1 Comment

**Massachusetts legislators will be debating and voting on an inadequate transportation finance bill TODAY, I encourage you to speak out and let your legislators know that we must do better.  Join me and sign my petition for real investment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, education, governor, legislature, ma-05, massachusetts, patrick, public-transportation, sciortino, state-house, state-legislature, state-senate, transportation, transportation-funding

MA Senate Calls for Constitutional Amendment Reversing Citizens United

July 27, 2012 By creightt 12 Comments

After months of delay, the Massachusetts Senate, in overwhelming bipartisan vote of 35-1, for an amendment to restore democracy by overturning the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. Attention now turns to the House as the end of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizens-united, constitutional-amendment, legislature, massachusetts-legislature, state-senate, supreme-court-citizens-united

Two unrelated things that really are related

February 7, 2012 By Trickle up 2 Comments

At the end of last week Charlie posted a column about our relatively high tax inequity in relation to that of other states. At the same time progressivemax posted notice of the first general meeting of Massachusetts Democrats for Reform … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: legislature, massachusetts, progressive-taxation, reform, taxation, taxes

Foiled! Letters Blogatory Turned Away At The Statehouse [updated]

July 6, 2011 By tedf 14 Comments

Cross-posted from Letters Blogatory. There was a hearing today before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary of the Massachusetts legislature regarding the Uniform Foreign Court Money Judgment Act, which Massachusetts may adopt. The bill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: legislature, massachusetts-public-records-law, public-records

MA Progressive Derides Monarchy

April 5, 2011 By massmarrier Leave a Comment

Small's UMN has successfully attacked some of the most daunting issues for communities of color here. That includes high unemployment,CORI reform, prisons, and education in poor communities. Listen in as he talks about successes...and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: african-american, cori, horace-small, latino, legislature, massachusetts, prison, reform, umn, unions

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The climate leaders that have updated their emission pledges (NDCs) are on track to reduce GHG emissions 0.5% from 2010 to 2030.

According to SR15, 1.5°C requires a 45% drop in CO₂ emissions over that period (25% for <2°C).

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Blowing a year-long chance to think bigger and smarter about transportation policy was in Phase I.

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