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Retiring NE’s Coal and Oil Electric Plants

June 22, 2013 By gmoke Leave a Comment

The Restructuring Roundtable is a mostly monthly (it takes the summer months off) meeting of the energy sector in Boston that takes a morning to discuss energy issues in depth with the major players from all around NE. There is also much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, electricity, energy, ISO-NE, ma, policy, renewables, solar, zero-emissions

YDM July Update – Help Shape the Organization

July 13, 2010 By kgilnack 2 Comments

Pioneer Valley Young Democrats Member Meeting - Thursday, July 15, 7:00 PM, Paradise City Tavern, Northampton - Learn how you can get involved with PVYD and have a voice in discussions as we plan our bylaw revisions.  To RSVP or for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, diversity, glbt, lgbt, massachusetts, policy, politics, ydm, young-democrats

The Big Fool Said to Push On

December 27, 2009 By hubspoke 17 Comments

I hear echoes of Pete Seeger in admonitions and exhortations from our leaders on the issues of our time: "Sergeant, don't be a Nervous Nellie," The Captain said to him. "All we need is a little determination; Men, follow me, I'll lead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: economy, health-care, obama, policy, politics, war

How Do YOU Think We Should Fund Our State?

July 9, 2009 By Harmony Blakeway 35 Comments

We all want to live safe, healthy lives. In Massachusetts, public services that we care deeply about - education, public safety, services for the elderly and disabled, and environmental protection, to name just a few - are hurting. For … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, massachusetts, policy, priorities, revenue, tax

Donnelly is a policy oriented candidate who cares about governance

August 26, 2008 By AmberPaw 5 Comments

As some of you know, before 2003 I was not active in Massachusetts politics at all.  My time and energy was totally taken up with both earning a living and being a wife - and mother of two very demanding special needs kids.  When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 4th-middlesex, dcf, den-donnelly, dss, governance, policy, sixth-amendment, state-senate, wonk

95% management, 5% policy

September 13, 2007 By Avi Green 1 Comment

If you count in quasi-independent agencies, like the University of Massachusetts and MassPORT, there are many thousands more.Governor Romney spent the last two years of his term running for president -- abandoning his responsibilities to us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor, management, policy

Niki Tsongas, Jamie Eldridge, Michael Moore, and You

July 23, 2007 By annem Leave a Comment

Bean in the 'Burbs writes that he saw SiCKO this past weekend and really liked it. He asked a good question about why Michael Moore didn't issue a Call To Action in the film such as for passage of HR 676 (the federal Medicare for All bill), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: follow-the-money-trail, health-care, ma-05-race, policy, politics, state-and-national-budgets, who-wins-and-who-loses

www.SickoCure.org is up! SiCKO the movie is coming to a theater near you on Friday June 29

June 12, 2007 By annem Leave a Comment

We will be there to greet the audience, hand out flyers as they leave, perhaps testify to the tragedies witnessed on the front lines of America?s healthcare meltdown.  Most of all, they?ll be there to convince the moviegoers that we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: follow-the-money-trail, health-care, policy, politics, state-and-national-budget, who-wins-and-who-loses

Immigration Reform a National Security Disaster?

May 18, 2007 By david-eisenthal Leave a Comment

According to West,In short order, the system will be overwhelmed. Whatever minimal fraud detection and prevention safeguards might be erected won't last long in the face of hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of applications and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: immigration, policy, politics, security, terrorism

Mass. Promise of “Universal” Health Care Forgotten

April 14, 2007 By annem 27 Comments

Industry-sponsored projects (ie by BCBS & Partners HC) that exist primarily to influence/ control state health reform and to fund/ influence groups working on the issue are not the benevelent projects they are made out to be.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: follow-the-money-trail, health-care, policy, politics, state-and-personal-budgets, who-wins-and-who-loses

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Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

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β€œUtter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

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Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
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What conditions accounts for this?

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