As we've discussed at some length here, the primary to succeed retiring Senate Prez Travaglini is going on today in the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district (parts of Boston, Revere, Chelsea Winthrop, and Cambridge). It pits Revere City … [Read more...]
Barrios leaving the Senate? His office says no.
The Beacon Hill rumor mill has kicked into overdrive on whisperings that Senator Jarrett Barrios may be leaving his Senate seat. Here's the Cambridge Chronicle's report.However, Barrios spokesman Michael Bloom responded as follows to … [Read more...]
Schedule for the release of the 2007 budget by the MA State Senate
The Massachusetts State Senate is schedule to release its budget on Wednesday, May 16th. Their goal is to have the budget released at the State House that afternoon - and online that afternoon as well. There will then be 48 … [Read more...]
Our “liberal” senators: Apparently *not* in the pocket of PhRMA (updated)
Update: From Senator Kerry's online coordinator:John Kerry and Ted Kennedy have both worked for drug re-importation for a long time. And I know that John Kerry has never taken PhRMA money, so he's not in their pocket by any means. I was … [Read more...]
Catching up: MA-05, John Kerry, Markey on Cape Wind; Patrick on education
Sorry for the light posting yesterday -- all three of us have had work-life commitments ... Anyway, here's what's doing:MA-05: Candidates continue to evolve on health care. Not to get too circular and self-referential with the other blogs, … [Read more...]
Memo To Bush – USE THE FORCE, DUMMY!
But your quarterback is blinded-sided by a "sacrificial lamb," and injured seven minutes into the second quarter, losing the ball on the opponents 14-yard-line in the process. And even though the offender is ejected summarily from the game, … [Read more...]
2-man race for Trav’s Senate seat; Dem primary winner will be the next Senator
Casey Ross reports that only two candidates filed papers to run for Robert Travaglini's now-vacant Senate seat: Rep. Anthony Petruccelli, and Revere city councillor Dan Rizzo, both Democrats. In an impressive display of its … [Read more...]
They don’t get Harry. They won’t ever get Harry.
John Aravosis has one of his best, pithiest, most direct posts tonight on Harry Reid:The Bush administration did a bang-up job of silencing critics following September 11. But not now. The American people are tired of lies. They expect lies … [Read more...]
Vermont Senate votes for impeachment
Sure, it's a symbolic gesture, but I think it's not totally meaningless: The Vermont Senate yesterday voted to call for the impeachment of the President. VT's US Congressional delegation (Welch, Leahy and Sanders) demurred:"Before we talk … [Read more...]
Sununu Opponent Gearing Up
Sure everyone is waiting for conventional wisdom to kick in and have Jeanne Shaheen take on Republican John Sununu for the New Hampshire Senate seat. But just ask Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter about conventional wisdom, especially … [Read more...]
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