If the front page story in Globe today can be believed, Robert E. Travaglini and to a less extent Sal DiMasi showed the type of true blue spirit (of the kind that killed the Clean Elections Law and hasn't let IRV see the light of day) … [Read more...]
(GASP!) Rubber Stamp Meets With Legislative Leaders Again- This Time Its Republicans
Oh goodness!! Deval Patrick met with (gasp) the Republican House & Senate Leadership!! What's next? Is he going to speak to other duly elected officials across the state?Where is the outrage from the right leaning blogs, the media and … [Read more...]
The mundane work of Government
I would very seriously appreciate a discussion however, on the timing of our state's budget process and the impact upon local communities that have town meetings in the late spring. Governor Patrick will no doubt develop House 1 and … [Read more...]
Wiki the State Legislatures…
I was curious to find out the balance of state legislatures across the country, with redistricting in 2010 in the back of my mind. I was(n't?!) surprised to find that the wiki articles for state legislatures varied widely in content, … [Read more...]
Worcester 4th — The case against Claire Freda
As such, Freda's campaign has been an entirely negative one. She has yet to provide a rationale for why she should be elected. As far back as April, Freda questioned Flanagan's priorities in passing legislation to provide for more school … [Read more...]
So what’s in your legislative sausage?
You know, we talk a lot about taxes, and waste, and hacks, and pork and all that stuff. Everyone does. Let me ask one simple question: When it comes to the state's budget, does anyone have any freakin' idea what they're talking … [Read more...]
NEWS FLASH: Deval meets with legislators!!
Adam Reilly has double-dog-dared the MA lefty blogosphere to comment about Deval Patrick meeting with legislators yesterday:... If you're a devoted Patrick partisan, you can't just pan the story as B.S. That Patrick met yesterday with … [Read more...]
Anti-Incumbent: Melissa Murgo challenges John Fresolo
One campaign issue is the long-delayed connector between route 146 and the Mass Pike - the lack of which I've grumbled about many a time. According to the Telegram & Gazette, Fresolo said the Route 146/Massachusetts Turnpike … [Read more...]
Gabrieli & the truth about taxes
When did badly imitating existing state law become innovative? And when did taking a tax cut away from working families become a mark of fiscal sobriety?If you read the daily papers and watch the TV ads, you might believe that Chris … [Read more...]
The anti-Incumbents: Sean Fitzgerald takes on Joyce Spiliotis
Third in an occasional series of posts on candidates challenging Democratic incumbents in the legislature.Sean Fitzgerald has lived in Peabody for most of his life. Now, after having held an impressive variety of public service … [Read more...]
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