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Markeyseat.com – The Definitive Guide to #MA5

July 29, 2013 By progressivemax 5 Comments

Hello Fellow BMG'rs I've been working on a pet project to collect all the information about the race to fill Ed Markey's seat in congress in one convenient,  easy to use location. You can find information on the candidates, links to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Addivinola, brownsberger, carl-sciortino, ed-markey, Frank Addivinola, karen-spilka, katherine-clark, koutoujian, ma05, ma5, markey, Mike Stopa, Peter Koutoujian, sciortino, seat, spilka, Stopa, will-brownsberger

We Need Bold Solutions for Transportation and Education

April 7, 2013 By carl-sciortino 1 Comment

**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

It is time for transparency in the State Legislature

February 1, 2010 By carmen 8 Comments

As residents of this state we need to continue participating in the decisions our elected officials make on our behalf. Our elected officials as our representatives are accountable to our communities. We are the ones electing them to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: brownsberger, cambridge-chronicle, common-cause, government-reform, sciortino, state-legislature, transparency

Casino Hearing’s Video Diary

October 31, 2009 By Ryan 1 Comment

The Morning Press Conference The day started off with a Press Conference from United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts. The Speakers: Senator Tucker; Representative Sciortino; StopPredatoryGambling's Les Bernal; BMG's Bmass, Bob Massie; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, bob-massie, casino, casino-free-mass, casinos, hearing, les-bernal, massachusetts, oleary, ryepower12, sciortino, state-house, tucker, uss-slots

Tonight in Somerville -Sciortino event with Deval

July 22, 2008 By keepin-it-cool 28 Comments

Carl Sciortino has been my State Rep for four years now. I can go on and on about what a wonderful representative he is - but I will try to be brief. I find  Carl to be  extremely intelligent and personable. He is quick to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval, fundraiser, massachusetts, medford, patrick, sciortino, somerville

Sciortino Follow-up – Judge denies initial relief

May 24, 2008 By striker57 19 Comments

This is an unfortunate situation. http://www.boston.com/news/loc... State Representative Carl M. Sciortino Jr. says his nomination papers were sitting on his State House desk in late April. But by early May, they were gone - stolen, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 34th-middlesex, sciortino

Sciortino reports disappearance of signature papers

May 22, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 33 Comments

Well, the rumor mill had a little something to it: There has been a signature problem: Medford - Rep. Carl Sciortino, D-Medford, announced today that he has filed suit in Suffolk County Superior Court seeking ballot access … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma-house, massachusetts, sciortino

Sometimes doctors make mistakes. Then what?

January 10, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 9 Comments

I just went to a hearing at the State House on health care quality. Featured were three patients who have endured massive pain and suffering -- and incurred massive expense -- because of utterly preventable, lack-of-common-sense medical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fargo, health-care, hospitals, jehlen, koutoujian, medical-error, moore, sciortino

Sciortino (and Patrick?) to soften MCAS

June 5, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 24 Comments

(Via Casey.) Back in the campaign, Kerry Healey warned that Patrick would back off of MCAS as a graduation requirement. Patrick said no, he supported it as a requirement, but he supported "teaching the whole child." I took this to mean … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, massachusetts, mcas, patrick, sciortino

My ideal MCAS

March 16, 2007 By sabutai 40 Comments

First, for giggles, let's remember what the acronym MCAS stands for -- Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System.  That's right.  A two-hour exam administered in March or May is supposedly "Comprehensive" -- accurately summing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, mcas, sciortino

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Ride home tonight via an inland route, with a stop @sweetgreen. The improvements to cycling infrastructure on Tremont and around the Boston Common and Public Garden vs. what was there a year ago are incredible. Bravo to @BostonBTD + groups like @bostonbikeunion! (1 of 2) #bospoli

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"Downing sees evidence of inequities every time he drops his son off at daycare -I know that (he) will get more opportunities than many kids in his classroom b/c ... of different racial background, different ethnic background ... That's wrong" https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/03/04/ben-downing-gubernatorial-race-candicacy-baker #mapoli

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When Scott Brown won in January 2010, Alan Khazei told us, “you can’t read too much into it. It’s a special election!”

Bad result but good to keep in mind.

Stephanie Murray@stephanie_murr

Looks like JEFF TURCO wins the race to replace former House Speaker Robert DeLeo in the 19th Suffolk District. JUAN PABLO JARAMILLO comes in second by just under 300 votes.

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3 Mar

Yikes.

Adam Bass@AdamBassWCCS

The idea of a Pro Life Trump supporter winning Suffolk 19 is not out of the ordinary. Winthrop is particular is much more right leaning that Revere. And Revere got severely out voted. When Capobianco had his story, that left you with two progressives. #mapoli

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Jo_ComerfordJo Comerford@Jo_Comerford·
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.@CDCgov dir. @RWalensky, once part of MA's #COVID19 advsy board, said

"Now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of COVID-19 ... not when we are so close."

But @MassGovernor pushes to reopen.

Who is advising Gov. Baker now?

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