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Markeyseat.com – The Definitive Guide to #MA5

July 29, 2013 By progressivemax

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

**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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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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