I've stayed out of the whole anti-marriage-amendment "process" brouhaha, because my feelings were deeply conflicted: I strongly support marriage equality, but I also support the Health Care Amendment. I also believe in the rule of law. So … [Read more...]
Patrick to restore all of Romney’s 9C cuts
This just in, from Patrick HQ:Governor-elect Deval Patrick today announced that he will restore $383 million in cuts made recently by Governor Romney, including significant cuts to public higher education, social service programs, public … [Read more...]
SJC rules on marriage case: a vote is constitutionally required, but there’s no way to force it
NOTICE: The slip opinions and orders posted on this Web site are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. This preliminary material will be removed from the Web site once … [Read more...]
A Harvard economist misses the point (surprised?)
From the blog of Greg Mankiw, a Harvard economist and former Bush administration official who thinks he can teach the Governor-elect some basic econ:Deval Patrick is no PigovianA reader emails me a story about the new Massachusetts … [Read more...]
All transition reports are now publicly available
The Patrick/Murray Transition Team has posted all of the final reports from their transition working groups at the Transition website. Also posted on the same page are links to all the comments to the working groups that were received … [Read more...]
Patrick names transportation secretary
Amicus posted it here on BMG before anyone else had it anywhere that I know of -- good sources there, pal! Bernard Cohen, currently directing the Federal Transit Administration's efforts to rebuild transportation facilities in lower … [Read more...]
Why the outdoor inauguration is such a good idea
Yes, it could be really cold. Yes, it could snow. Yes, streets around the State House will have to be blocked off. Yes, it's probably a logistical nightmare. And yes, the legislature is annoyed.It's all worth … [Read more...]
Civic engagement working group meeting transcripts
Now that the work of the civic engagement working group is officially over, I'm going to take down the box with links to the transcripts of the group's public meetings. If you haven't read them, I'll post the links again here -- … [Read more...]
Live-blogging the marriage amendment oral argument
The Justices have entered. Here we go.John Hanify is going first for Doyle et al.First question from Cowin: why doesn't the LIMITS case control this? Hanify has started his answer, but CJ Marshall has interrupted him … [Read more...]
The T&G’s Richard Nangle clarifies: yup, the guy shoved her
From Richard Nangle, reporter for the Telegram & Gazette and eyewitness to the events at the anti-marriage rally, who I asked to respond to statements that the "push" never really happened:It's amazing the see the denial that's out … [Read more...]
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