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Appellate Tax Board delivers on MPA

March 4, 2008 By Jasiu 6 Comments

The Globe is reporting that the state's Appellate Tax Board has ruled that: Verizon must pay taxes on poles and wires over public ways - a decision that could bring an estimated $78 million tax boost to cities and towns. When? "In terms of … [Read more...]

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DiMasi wants experience

January 23, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 30 Comments

Well, here's an interesting, loaded quote:"I think Massachusetts will look at it to find out what they can see in Obama with respect to what they did with their vote for Governor Patrick," DiMasi said in response to a question. "To be … [Read more...]

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Did Deval get his groove back?

January 12, 2008 By political-inaction Leave a Comment

They also conveniently left out this whopper “I am asking you again to voice that sense of urgency,” he said to the municipal leaders. “Let your representatives and senators know the cost of inaction is too high.” So … [Read more...]

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Frankly, a disappointing year

January 2, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 60 Comments

And almost immediately after taking office, the fresh new Governor disappeared behind the curtain, presumably in order to familiarize himself with the real levers of power: the budget. Leaving the noisy public square created a vacuum, soon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, grassroots, massachusetts, mpa, patrick

Budget, property taxes, and the bad vote

July 5, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 14 Comments

OK, holiday's over. It looks like we're pretty close to having a budget, and while the legislature deserves credit for encouraging the consolidation of health care and pension fund spending, their budget is going to include a lot more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, festa, loopholes, massachusetts, mpa, patrick, property-tax, taxes

Patrick, telephone poles and the woodshed

June 24, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 27 Comments

In his remarks at the Municipal Partnership Act rally at the State House on Thursday, Patrick pretty much destroyed any argument Verizon might have for hanging on to their 1915 telephone pole tax exemption. Below Boston got the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cities-and-towns, massachusetts, mpa, patrick, verizon

Keller lets Patrick pitch for partnership

May 22, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 8 Comments

Jon Keller does a full interview with Gov. Patrick on the WBZ website. They talk National Guard, gay marriage, and Mitt Romney. But the most timely and urgent part revolves around Patrick's Municipal Partnership Act, with which Keller is … [Read more...]

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Patrick takes cities-and-towns fight to the web

May 11, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 15 Comments

I don't like the practice of just pasting Patrick's press releases here ... but here you go.BOSTON -  Governor Deval Patrick today unveiled the newest addition to the www.devalpatrick.com Web site, one that directly engages his … [Read more...]

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wilnelia_rivera Wilnelia Rivera @wilnelia_rivera ·
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We always knew the court case would not be enough to defeat #BigTech now with a longer runway its time we take he biggest fight we will face @Massnotforsale anyone that tell you otherwise, follow the $ and relationships #mapoli

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memonnasim Nasim G. Memon, M.Sc. @memonnasim ·
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Why didn't the @bostonpolice or the #Massachusetts #StatePolice or the @MBTATransitPD stop these #WhiteSupremacist in their tracks on #Saturday? #MA will not become #Mississippi!
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Ruthzee Louijeune @Ruthzee

Today @MayorWu and @DARollins held a press conference on white supremacist activity.

Our Black & Brown, Asian, LGBTQ+, & Jewish communities have been experiencing increased threats & attacks.

We must stand united in solidarity with each other against white supremacy.

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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Hey - if you used MBTA to exit the big July 4 fireworks, DM me. I am curious what this big test of the "broken down" system produced. According to Globe commentary, coverage, and tweets there's no way this would have worked smoothly. Did it? #mapoli

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openletterbot Open Letters @openletterbot ·
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🖋 Sign “Women's rights - we voted, now act!” and I’ll deliver a copy to your officials: https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=835740314006511618&text=sign%20PCEDMC

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briannasunryd Brianna Sunryd @briannasunryd ·
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The @MA_Senate approved Pandemic Policy Extensions Bill today — including virtual and remote #localgov public meetings until December 15, 2023. Great news for #mapoli and crucial in preserving gains in #publicparticipation

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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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Rayla "has made attacking public schools and local libraries the focus of her campaign—even though the secretary of the commonwealth has no control over either" https://digboston.com/the-biggest-masshole-in-massachusetts-is-running-for-secretary-of-state/ #mapoli #bospoli

#Jan6Hearings Can DiSantos do Trumpism? Yes, Trump would destroy the GOP 1st.

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