On Greater Boston tonight, former Speaker of the MA House and now lobbyist for the Massachusetts Biotech Council Tom Finneran said he sees lobbying as an "honorable profession", providing "information" for elected officials who really want … [Read more...]
Joe Trippi endorses John Bonifaz
Joe Trippi, who managed Howard Dean's campaign and became a netroots celebrity in the process, posted this afternoon on Daily Kos endorsing John Bonifaz for Secretary of State of Massachusetts:I wanted to take a second to point out a really … [Read more...]
Open Document, Insert Foot: Explosive interview with former MA CIO Peter Quinn
We've been following with interest the story of former MA Chief Information Officer Peter Quinn, who was the point man behind the Commonwealth's attempt to liberate itself from Microsoft's monopoly by implementing "open" standards on … [Read more...]
Shake-up in light of Lees’ retirement
The retirement of Senate minority leader Brian Lees (R-E. Longmeadow) seems likely to lead to quite the free-for-all in that part of the state. From the Springfield Republican:Rep. Gale D. Candaras said yesterday she will run for the … [Read more...]
Stop the presses! Mitt Romney has a good idea!
Today's Globe reports that Mitt Romney is proposing revamping the formula that governs how much education money communities receive from the state. Instead of just looking at property values, the proposal is to start considering … [Read more...]
Ameriquest, day 3
Still not going away. Today's Herald has a story proclaiming that Tom Reilly accepted campaign contributions from employees of a Beacon Hill lobbying firm, one of whose clients is Ameriquest.Color me not shocked. It seems highly … [Read more...]
Theo, Sox: “never mind”
Theo Epstein will be returning to the Red Sox as General Manager.And in other news, Lucifer will be rejoining the choir of the angels, explaining that the whole "evil" thing was just a big misunderstanding, and it's all been cleared up now. … [Read more...]
Deb Goldberg Comes on Strong
Our discussion touched on the following specific issues:Jobs. Goldberg pointed to education as critical to the long-term economic competitiveness of Massachusetts. "The key to jobs in Massachusetts is education. I know that we need to … [Read more...]
Conte will not seek reelection as Worcester DA
Our very own WorcesterDem broke the news first, and now it's official: Worcester County District Attorney John Conte will not run for reelection.The 75-year-old Conte has been Worcester's DA for 30 years. He's probably not thrilled … [Read more...]
Ameriquest, day 2
Like I said, this story is not going away. Here's Tom Reilly in another article published yesterday (emphasis mine):"It is a bad company that engaged in despicable practices in cheating people - cheating people out of the equity in … [Read more...]
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