Well, since I was a little kid I wanted to live in Massachusetts. And a few years ago my dream came true. This state feels like home, and always has. But I can't expect everyone to feel like that; many other folks are taking off, and … [Read more...]

If you want to be eligible to be a delegate at the Democratic convention in June, you MUST be registered as a Democrat in your city or town by the end of December.  It's really easy - you just trot down to your city or town hall and … [Read more...]

If you'll remember, MA Chief Technology Officer Peter Quinn was the <a href="http://bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=945">driving force behind moving Massachusetts to an Open Document format standard, in which the documents … [Read more...]

The Quittster is making the rounds at the local papers, giving both the Globe and the Herald interviews (that both described as "wide-ranging").  At the Herald, he moaned that he never should have run for Governor of Massachusetts - … [Read more...]

Gosh, it's just too much to expect that our Perpetual Candidate would actually do something because it's the right thing. WBUR's Martha Bebinger had a great report this morning on Governor Romney's shamless two-faced behavior in trashing … [Read more...]

REP. (thanks PatrickA) Emile Goguen (D-Fitchburg), a leading opponent of gay marriage, is "leaning toward retirement". "Susan Koeck, who ran unsuccessfully against Goguen in 2004 is looking to run for this 3rd Worcester seat again in 2006 … [Read more...]

Wednesday Dec. 21, 10am and 6pm. Andy's got the scoop, and he's added the hearing to the calendar. … [Read more...]

We're pleased to inaugurate the only (as far as we know) one-stop shopping spot for all seriously contested Massachusetts races in 2006.  And it's a wiki!  Here's the link:bluemassgroup.wikispaces.comThe idea is to create a single … [Read more...]

James W. Rappaport, the wealthy former chair of the state Republican party who ran against Kerry Healey for the honor of being Mitt Romney's 2002 running mate, has been ordered to pay a record $60,000 fine for campaign finance … [Read more...]