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MTA Endorses Juan Jaramillo in Race to Succeed DeLeo

February 18, 2021 By jconway 2 Comments

After consulting with representatives of the RTA and WTA on their Candidate Endorsement Committee, the MTA has announced it is supporting Juan Jaramillo for the special primary to replace retiring State Rep and former Speaker Robert … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: 19th Suffolk, deleo, Juan Jaramillo, ma-house, state-rep

Money in Politics – Grassroots Org Urges Commonwealth to Lead the Nation

May 13, 2016 By PassMassAmendment 3 Comments

  Press Release May 12, 2016 - For Immediate Release - PassMassAmendment press contacts: Gina Sonder & Nick Bokron, pasmassamendmentpsa at gmail dot com; 781-715-7822   A grassroots group attempting to get BIG MONEY OUT of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #PassMassAmend, constitutional-amendments, constitutional-convention-–-wednesday, ken-donnelly, ma-gov, mapoli, money-in-politics, pma, politics, rep-paul-mark, S-53, state-rep

My official campaign kickoff press release

February 4, 2013 By mikemangan Leave a Comment

Hi BMG - I wanted to share my campaign kickoff press release with you, which will be appearing in this week's Everett newspapers and is already up at NoBo Magazine. To any BMG readers who live in Everett, I sincerely hope to earn your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: everett, special-elections, state-rep

Everett Absentee Voter Fraud

October 1, 2010 By green-cross-22 1 Comment

Five articles in 3 YEARS????  WOW!!!  Where are the elected officials that should be investigating this? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, cambridge, charlestown, chelsea, everett, flaherty, massachusetts, sal, stat, state-rep, state-senate

Schiavone vs. O’Flaherty NOT happening

March 16, 2006 By Charley on the MTA 4 Comments

Dang! And I made all that popcorn... Christopher Schiavone, gay ex-priest and market researcher, will not challenge the, uh, "colorful" Eugene O'Flaherty for his Chelsea/Charlestown State Rep seat. Adam Reilly's got the scoop; here's part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, oflaherty, schiavone, state-rep

Robert Rice wins in 2nd Worcester State Rep race

February 7, 2006 By Charley on the MTA 1 Comment

I suppose you'd call this a progressive pickup: Gardner Dem Robert Rice wins. Thanks to poster cephme for the heads up. Guess that Kerry Healey magic didn't work out so well. Sounds like Rice got pretty badly outspent, but still beat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2nd-worcester, healey, massachusetts, rice, state-rep

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Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein@SYDNEYRACHAEL_

is #mapoli pronounced

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“Utter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

Cindy Friedman@CindyFriedmanMA

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
https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/02/massachusetts-house-democrats-push-for-transparency-attracts-gop-support.html

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What conditions accounts for this?

H/T @carboncounts

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These process-oriented votes do indeed have a profound effect on the substance.

If your rep isn’t progressive on transparency and process, then they’re not that progressive.

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36 reps voted in favor of transparency today, with 122 reps opposed. Roll call below:

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