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House, Senate should pass public records reform by July 31st recess

July 20, 2015 By Jamie Eldridge

Last week, a significant step was taken on Beacon Hill towards improving our state’s public records laws. The Boston Sunday Globe reported on how backwards and outdated public records laws in Massachusetts truly are: ranking behind every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, Public Records Laws, sec.-william-galvin, state-senate

Bastien Challenges Flanagan to Sign People’s Pledge Banning Special Interest Donations in Race

July 19, 2014 By richbastien

The post by Bastien begins here [Ed.]: Campaign reform is an issue we can all get behind. Until Beacon Hill stops limiting transparency and conducting the people's work behind closed doors, we need to ensure that special interest groups … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: jen-flanagan, Rich Bastien, Richard Bastien, Sen Flanagan, state-senate, worcester-and-middlesex

Next Steps

December 12, 2013 By jason-lewis

It seems hard to believe that just a few years ago I introduced myself to the Blue Mass Group community when I launched my very first campaign for State Representative. Today, I’m here to announce that I am running for State Senate in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 5thMiddlesex, mapoli, state-senate

So how about the State Senate race?

April 10, 2013 By davemb

My daughter the grad student is a new resident of Dorchester and plans to vote in the Democratic primary on 30 April.  Knowing that I read BMG, she asked what I have heard about the race, and I had to say "not much" except (as best I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, state-senate

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

MA Senate Calls for Constitutional Amendment Reversing Citizens United

July 27, 2012 By creightt

After months of delay, the Massachusetts Senate, in overwhelming bipartisan vote of 35-1, for an amendment to restore democracy by overturning the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. Attention now turns to the House as the end of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizens-united, constitutional-amendment, legislature, massachusetts-legislature, state-senate, supreme-court-citizens-united

Deadbeat Councilor Runs for State Senate

January 24, 2012 By witchcitydem1

Why hasn’t any reporter picked up on the fact that only one person running for State Senate in the 2nd Essex District didn’t file her year-end report on time?  The reports were due on January 20, 2012 for the 2011 campaign year, yet Salem … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beverly, cheat, danvers, democrat, deval-patrick, fred-berry, joan lovely, peabody, salem, salem-news, state-senate, topsfield, union

Redrawing the Massachusetts State Senate

April 29, 2011 By conor

A couple of weeks ago, MerrimackMan (MM) over at RMG posted some ideas for the redistricting committee to consider when redrawing the State Senate lines this year.   I had already been hard at work on drawing my own maps, and since they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: census, Mike Moran, redistricting, stan-rosenberg, state-senate

Sen. Dan Wolf’s challenge to Democrats on Wisconsin

February 20, 2011 By bestread

Sen. Dan Wolf challenges us to "do the right thing" [cct] "We as Democrats need to be feeling 'fire in the belly'.Sen. Dan Wolf added, "What's going on in Wisconsin is absolutely not acceptable. It's time to have an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cape-cod, dan-wolf, labor-movement, state-senate, wisconsin

Everett Absentee Voter Fraud

October 1, 2010 By green-cross-22

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

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