Here's the Governor on the town hall tour: And here's his message, which includes a rundown of some recent achievements. Friends, Over the past 18 months, our administration has built a foundation for real, lasting change. We have … [Read more...]
The dumb idea: I wouldn’t be so sure
From the State House News Service's weekly roundup: ONE PARTY, ONE BALLOT INITIATIVE, NO CHANCE: House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray joined Gov. Deval Patrick in public opposition to the proposed income tax … [Read more...]
Deval’s daughter comes out
Governor Patrick's daughter Katherine is a lesbian. That's not exactly "news," but as the Governor and his family have recognized, he's a public figure so these kinds of things will inevitably make it into the papers. As Katherine … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick Committee wants your input
Just in from the Deval Patrick Committee: Over the last few days, some of us who work both inside and outside of the Administration began to discuss what we've been able to accomplish since the Governor took office a mere 18 months ago. As … [Read more...]
A new registrar — and an open seat in Watertown!
Governor Patrick today announced the appointment of Rachel Kaprielian (D-Watertown) as the new Registrar of Motor Vehicles: Kaprielian succeeds Anne Collins as Registrar of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. Collins has … [Read more...]
Globe calls out Rep. Vallee on alleged threats in the House (but Ernie had it first)
Today's Globe brings us further developments on ... let's see, what shall we call it? ThreatGate? Drop your suggestions in the comments. Anyway, the news is that Sal DiMasi has asked the House Ethics Committee (not to be … [Read more...]
BU scary-virus lab facing lengthy review process
In November, when we last checked in on Boston University's peculiar plan to place a laboratory to study the world's most dangerous pathogens in Boston's highly-congested South End, an independent panel of the National Research Council had … [Read more...]
GOP files ethics complaint against DiMasi, while hilariously missing the point of the story
Unsurprisingly -- and, I'd add, appropriately -- the state GOP has asked the Ethics Commission to look into allegations that a friend of Speaker Sal DiMasi, one Richard Vitale, engaged in lobbying without being a registered lobbyist, and … [Read more...]
Governor’s Budget/House Budget: On-line???
Is the House budget being released today available to view on-line? Is the Governor's budget previously submitted available to view on-line? … [Read more...]
letter to my superdelegates
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY SUPERDELEGATES On this sunny morning just before spring on Cape Cod I am writing to you to ask you to consider my thoughts when you decide who to support in August in Denver. It has been nearly my entire life, since the … [Read more...]
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