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Dan Hunt Raised More Lobbyist $ in a Month Than Patrick and Grossman in a Year

March 2, 2014 By seamusromney

Dorchester State Representative candidate Dan Hunt raised more lobbyist cash for his run for State Representative in one month last year than Treasurer and Gubernatorial candidate Steve Grossman raised all year. And more than the sitting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 13th Suffolk, Dan Hunt, Dorchester State Representative, Gene Gorman, John O'Toole, Liam Curran, lobbyists, marty-walsh, PJ McCann, Quincy State Representative

Creem talking the talk AND walking the walk on Campaign Finance Reform

July 24, 2010 By masshysteria

When I lived in Newton, this was the kind of thing that made me love being represented by Senator Creem.  This April, she filed a bill that would require disclosure 6 months prior to an election and every month thereafter- keeping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance, contributions, creem, lobbyists, rudnick

Bernstein injects a little reality into Creem-Rudnick race

June 23, 2010 By masshysteria

Moreover, when David Bernstein of  the Boston Phoenix offered Rudick the opportunity to explain a single instance in the 12 years of Creem's Senate career where she had been specifically corrupted by the 'toxic culture on Beacon Hill' … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: contributions, creem, lobbyists, rudnick

Gov. Patrick’s hypocrisy exposes “ethics reforms” as meaningless

June 4, 2010 By empowerment

Much like the Global Warming Solutions Act, which does virtually nothing to solve Global Warming but stands ahead of most or all other states in the Union... these lobbying and ethics reforms were more political posturing than meaningful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: culture-of-beacon-hill, dysfunctional-democracy, lobbyists, money-in-politics

Deval hires lobbyist to raise campaign funds: What could possibly go wrong?

June 3, 2010 By shirleykressel

I worked for his campaign, I hoped, I checked back in!  And he betrayed me and all the others who stood, teary-eyed and lump-throated, when he spoke at rallies and when he made his acceptance speech.  We progressives/liberals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-financing, deval, lobbyists

A Poem for Politicians who rely on money from lobbyists

January 28, 2010 By AmberPaw

LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THE TRIBE OF DAN What sly whisperer offered you this choice that you have chosen? Was it like finding a long lost idol made of precious metal you could not resist? Now your true treasure lies unprotected   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance-reform, foia, lobbyists, open-meetings, transparency

The difference between a fiscally conservative Democrat and a Republican.

July 20, 2009 By liveandletlive

When Republicans talk about wasteful spending, they are talking about taxpayer dollars being used  for social programs such as Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, etc.  They would like to see the programs end entirely. When a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bids-for-government-contracts, corporations, lobbyists, wasteful-spending

The elephants in the house (no, not the GOP)

June 26, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

NPR has a truly magnificent bit of reporting here -- one that deserves a big fat following of me-too following from every media outlet: A panoramic shot of the lobbyists and other special-interest-shuckers in the health care hearing room -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, lobbying, lobbyists, us-congress

Busy Week for Paid Lobbyists and Volunteer Advocates

May 9, 2009 By judy-meredith

Because ONE Massachusetts believes that transparency, enabled by user friendly searchable data bases, is key to encouraging and supporting civic engagement and accountability we are encouraging ONE Mass network members to talk with their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: advocates, lobbying-reform, lobbyists, senate

Capuano, Meehan on Murtha’s lobbyist list

February 19, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Well, this doesn't look so good ...More than 100 House members secured earmarks in a major spending bill for clients of a single lobbying firm — The PMA Group — known for its close ties to John P. Murtha , the congressman … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: capuano, lobbyists, meehan, murtha, pma

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