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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

We Need Bold Solutions for Transportation and Education

April 7, 2013 By carl-sciortino

**Massachusetts legislators will be debating and voting on an inadequate transportation finance bill TODAY, I encourage you to speak out and let your legislators know that we must do better.  Join me and sign my petition for real investment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, education, governor, legislature, ma-05, massachusetts, patrick, public-transportation, sciortino, state-house, state-legislature, state-senate, transportation, transportation-funding

Patrick’s Good Move

January 22, 2013 By Avi Green

The future of Massachusetts depends on the decisions we make today. From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, Massachusetts cut taxes dramatically, leading to devastating cuts in transportation, human services, local aid for cities and towns, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: economy, education, patrick, taxes, transportation

They were singing, “bye, bye Miss American Pie”

September 25, 2011 By HeartlandDem

When the Watergate scandal broke, I was just old enough to grasp that something really bad, shocking in fact had happened.  That was before "shocking" became just another mot du jour and scandals were not reality shows. I was raised by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cynicism, massachusetts, monopolies, obama, outsourcing, patrick, politics

Is Medicaid (MassHealth) Preventing the Poor from Breaking out of Addiction?

May 26, 2011 By joshatpioneer

Lawrence Harmon of The Boston Globe had a very interesting article that highlights the intersection of medicine and public policy. The issue was the debate whether MassHealth, our state’s Medicaid program, should move to pay for Suboxone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care-reform, healthcare, masshealth, patrick

Spoiling the wingnut narrative: Fidelity’s job action had nothing to do with MA’s business climate

March 24, 2011 By David

If you listen to our friends on the other side of the aisle, you'd think that (a) Massachusetts is a terrible place to do business, and (b) Fidelity's decision to move 1,100 jobs from Marlborough to Rhode Island is because of (a). We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma, patrick

Deval: Setti Warren and Alan Khazei “in for sure” for MA-Sen in 2012 [updated 2x]

February 28, 2011 By David

A fascinating nugget in the National Journal (HT Bernstein - emphasis mine): Though Patrick said he had not been actively recruiting challengers for Brown, he told [National Journal] he has spoken with four potential candidates - City Year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012, brown, ma, patrick

What would you call Deval’s PAC?

February 18, 2011 By David

For the curious, here is the release announcing the PAC's formation. The director of Governor Deval Patrick's Massachusetts political committee today announced the Governor's plans to open a federal political action committee to help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: patrick

Patrick files legislation to control health care costs

February 17, 2011 By David

"Massachusetts led the nation on health care reform and is poised to lead again on health care cost containment," said Governor Patrick. "With 98 percent of the Commonwealth's residents insured, we have shown how government, consumers, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, patrick

Bloomberg: film tax credits a waste, a race to the bottom

February 16, 2011 By shirleykressel

So Deval's hero, Michael Bloomberg, said the film and TV industry subsidy is a "race to the bottom" and "a waste."  Will Deval emulate the politician he said during his campaign that he most would want to be?  Or will he continue … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: film-tax-credits, patrick

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ronaldvining Ron Vining @ronaldvining ·
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🇺🇸🐘📢Announced I'm running for http://MAGOPChair.com on Dec 12th! Want to know why I entered race? Here's a look back, as I seek to drive our Party, forward.☕️Grab coffee, 5-8min read...
#MApoli #MAgop #MASSgop #MAgopChair #Massachusetts #Republican https://www.magopchair.com/ronvining-re-entry-into-politics/

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ronaldvining Ron Vining @ronaldvining ·
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🇺🇸🐘📢Announced I'm running for http://MAGOPChair.com on Dec 12th? Want to know why I entered race? Here's a look back, as I seek to drive our Party, forward.☕️Grab a coffee, 5-8min read...
#MApoli #MAgop #MASSgop #MAgopChair #Massachusetts #Republican https://www.magopchair.com/ronvining-re-entry-into-politics/

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ronaldvining Ron Vining @ronaldvining ·
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🇺🇸🐘📢Announced I'm running for http://MAGOPChair.com on Dec 12th? Want to know why I entered race? Here's a look back, as I seek to drive our Party, forward.☕️Grab a coffee, 5-8min read...
#MApoli #MAgop #MASSgop #MAgopChair #Massachusetts #Republican https://www.magopchair.com/ronvining-re-entry-into-politics

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mapolinet mapoli.net @mapolinet ·
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"a rabid pro-life conservative"

Frank Phillips is slyly trying to get Lyons reelected so he continue to write about stuff. It's obvious. #mapoli

Frank Phillips @GlobeFPhillips

2)Watch for a raucous State Committee meeting as Lyons, a rabid pro-life conservative,tries to quash move to block his reelection.He wields a wild gavel,blows through rules,could even defy a court order to sit one member.Still hasn't explained hidden party debts.#mapoli

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notoriousvog Notorious VOG @notoriousvog ·
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Folks like to blame @GOP for lack of meaningful #PoliceReform. Truth IS; it's bipartisan and both parties present barriers to #PoliceReform. @massdems hide behind support of collective bargaining which has NO place in public safety POLICY! #UrbanAgenda #BOSpoli #MApoli

Notorious VOG @NotoriousVOG

Also UNIONS shouldn’t have influence over #PublicSafety. Any meaningful #PoliceReform MUST include set of CORE responsibilities & requirement which AREN’T subject so-called COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Cops AREN’T cleaning ladies, they hold life & death in their hands. #BOSpoli #MApoli https://twitter.com/NotoriousVOG/status/1619730104476930050

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globefphillips Frank Phillips @globefphillips ·
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1)Whether Mass. will ever get a two party system again to be decided Tues. when GOP leaders meet to decide fate of chair Jim Lyons, who has run amok bankrupting the party, losing elections - and faces probes from the AG +camp. finance regulators. #mapoli

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