While a lot of the political world rotates around what happens in Boston, here on Cape Cod, we are looking to make some significant changes and holds on our State House delegation. Our first term state senator, Julian Cyr, has a tough … [Read more...]
House may vote on CORI, Education in January
Last evening, the Senate passed an amended version of the Education Reform Act. This legislation was the product of many hours of labor on the part of Chairwoman Walz and the Joint Committee on Education. I cannot express enough my deep … [Read more...]
Sciortino reports disappearance of signature papers
Well, the rumor mill had a little something to it: There has been a signature problem: Medford - Rep. Carl Sciortino, D-Medford, announced today that he has filed suit in Suffolk County Superior Court seeking ballot access … [Read more...]
Threats in the House; DeLeo on record wanting Speakership
Matt Viser picks up on the story Casey alluded to yesterday (hooray for the two-paper town!), about Rep. Jennifer Callahan being threatened by an unnamed supporter of Bob DeLeo's now-public candidacy for Speaker. It must have been … [Read more...]
Leadership roller-derby in the House
Well, this certainly does not sound pretty. Sal DiMasi's had a tough couple of months. It's definitely been a bad week, with stories coming out of unseemly (if not outright illegal) lobbying, and killing legislation in order to … [Read more...]
A UMass student in the House?
The Daily Collegian, UMass Amherst's student-run paper, reports that UMass senior political science major Matt Giancola will enter the Democratic primary for the 4th Middlesex state rep seat now held by Rep. Stephen LeDuc. "The 4th … [Read more...]
Lori wins! (8th Essex)
Just called Ryan, who was her campaign manager field director -- he tells me that enviro-blogger and CPA Lori Ehrlich took the Dem nomination in the 8th Essex House race, with 84% of Marblehead, 3 of 6 precincts in Swampscott, and both … [Read more...]
Gloribell Mota shows us around Eastie
Mota is extremely well-spoken; she has a richness of experience in the neighborhood; and evinces compassion on behalf of her neighbors. And walking around the neighborhood with her, one gets the strong impression that she knows everybody … [Read more...]