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The Strange Death of Burrell Ramsey-White

April 22, 2015 By jamaicaplainiac

Given everything we've seen in recent months about police killing black men and then lying about it, I thought I would revisit an event in Boston that caught my eye a few years ago: the killing of Burrell Ramsey-White. At the time, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, boston-police, Burrell Ramsey-White, deval-patrick, massachusetts, police

Fixing the MBTA – Diving Into Some Numbers, Talking Transportation As An Investment, Transit Around The World and Finding Cash Flow

February 16, 2015 By Patrick

With the recent performance of the MBTA during these record snowfalls, coupled with the recently announced departure of the MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott, I took it upon myself to dig more into some of the numbers that got us here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, mbta

Sexual Health Lobby Day CANCELLED

February 3, 2015 By Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund

UPDATE:  Due to weather and travel conditions, the Sexual Health Lobby Day scheduled for February 3 at the State House has been cancelled. Stay tuned for a new date! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, healey, health-care, lobby day, massachusetts, state-house

New Date – February 3 – First-Ever Sexual Health Lobby Day in Massachusetts

January 23, 2015 By Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund

This post is written by Marty Walz, President of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. Talking about sex and sexual health in the State House’s Great Hall might be awkward for some who work in the building – but it is far … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: healey, health-care, massachusetts, sex-education, state-house

Facts on the ground: the essential Patrick legacy

January 6, 2015 By Trickle up

I'm nowhere near Beacon Hill these days, so it is useful and perhaps natural for me to consider what fundamental changes will be left standing after Governor Patrick takes his walk tomorrow. I think of these as "facts on the ground," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cities-and-towns, deval-patrick, energy, environment, massachusetts, patrick, transportation

GLAD on the Kosilek Case

December 19, 2014 By massmarrier

The strange and unfortunate decision by the full Appeal Court of the First District in the Michelle Kosilek case gets not only my thoughts yesterday. The insightful legal view today came from Jennifer Levi, director of the Transgender … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: appeals-court, Eighth Amendment, glad, Kosilek, Levi, Mark Wolf, massachusetts, prison, sexual-reassignment, transgender

Why Partners Healthcare’s Market Power (and Proposed Expansion) is bad for MA

November 23, 2014 By LennyGrover

It is time for Massachusetts to lead the nation, once again, on healthcare.  An “historic” opportunity to address provider pricing power, in a period of market consolidation, should not be overlooked.  The governor-elect and attorney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, health-care, ma, massachusetts

Falchuk crows, but only a little, about the election

November 10, 2014 By massmarrier

Although the polls disagreed, Evan Falchuk was spot on when he spoke with Left Ahead in September. He stated firmly that he and running mate Angus Jennings would get 3% or more as Gov./lG candidates this month. They got 3.3% He came on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, election 2014, election 2016, elections, Falchuk, fund-raising, massachusetts, republicans, state-house, third-party, united independent party

Whose side are they on?

October 27, 2014 By elizabethwarren

The Massachusetts governor's race comes down to one basic question: Who can you count on to fight for Massachusetts families? When things get really tough – when you work hard, play by the rules, but something terrible happens and you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coakley, governor, massachusetts

GLAD’s Head Talks Marriage News

October 14, 2014 By massmarrier

It's hard to avoid the word play that GLAD is glad. Today's Left Ahead show with Gary Buseck was pretty jolly. He is the legal director and interim executive director of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. Looking at the huge, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Buseck, circuit courts, gay-marriage, ginsburg, glad, lgbt, massachusetts, same-sex-marriage, scotus, supreme-court, supreme-judicial-court, utah

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