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State auditor has proposed regs that could weaken the Pacheco Law

October 3, 2017 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) The Pacheco Law has over the years been one of the more effective available checks on the runaway privatization of state services. But the law, which has been the target of continual attacks from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, mbta, pacheco-law, privatization, seiu, suzanne-bump

Attleboro DEMS Launch “Attleboro Democracy Magazine”

April 30, 2012 By PaulHeroux

The Attleboro Democracy Magazine is a seasonal magazine created by the Attleboro Democratic City Committee devoted to exploring the issues most important to our state. The recently released issue on education features quite a cast of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attleboro, education, john-kerry, state-auditor, suzanne-bump, timothy-p.-murray

Attleboro Democrats publish magazine issue on education – Kerry, Murray, and Bump contribute

March 19, 2012 By attleborodemocrats

There are two big worries for the people of Massachusetts. The state of the country, and the state of the Boston Red Sox. We can't really do much about the latter, but for the former, Attleboro Democrats have created something that might … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attleboro, democrats, education, john-kerry, suzanne-bump, Timothy Murray

The Globe gets it right on nonprofit contractors

September 6, 2011 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) An editorial in today's Boston Globe  begins to get at an expensive and pervasive state problem -- the relative lack of oversight of the state's nonprofit human services contracting system. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Gregory Sullivan, human services contractors, intellectual-disabilities, Merrimack Special Education, suzanne-bump

The Donut Fund and Other Holes in Connaughton’s Story

October 30, 2010 By judy-meredith

Dan Payne gets it right, I mean correct, in this piece on WBUR's Electionwire. Somebody should get a prize (Dan? Ben Swasey?) for the title of the piece too.  I think I should get credit for using that picture in a comment on this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dan-payne, mary-connaughton, suzanne-bump

Mary Connaughton’s Extreme Endorsements: Is the Globe Losing its Soul?

October 28, 2010 By masshysteria

The same Globe editorial board decided to endorse conservative state legislator candidates like Chris Spadafora, whose primary contribution to our political discourse has been to host a fundraiser at which comedian Lenny Clarke was recorded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, mary-connaughton, suzanne-bump

State Auditor Debate Video (12 October 2010 Rappaport Center)

October 13, 2010 By nat-fortune

http://ow.ly/2Szw0 Fortune called tax-incentive programs part of the "great America jobs scam," saying not only would he audit those programs but push for the money currently diverted to lure specific businesses to be reinvested in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: auditor, debate, green-rainbow-party, mary-connaughton, massachusetts, nat-fortune, state-auditor, suzanne-bump

What Mary Z. Connaughton (for Auditor) Doesn’t Want You to Know

September 25, 2010 By alexander

This was reported by me over at KnowThyNeighbor and that Mary Z. Connaughton's Press Secretary, Mike Flynn, does not want any topic outside of "what an auditor does" to be discussed.  As a matter of fact, he told me that this is coming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: anti-gay, auditor, ballot-initiative, gay-marriage, initiative-petition, knowthyneighbor, kris-mineau, marriage-equality, mary-z.-connaughton, massachusetts, massachusetts-state-auditor, mitt-romney, perry-v.-schwarzenegger, scott-brown, sue-oconnell, suzanne-bump, voteonmarriage

Thank You. Now the Real Work Begins.

September 18, 2010 By suzanne-bump

I want to thank the editors of Blue Mass Group for their endorsement, and everyone on this forum who supported my campaign for the Democratic Nomination for State Auditor.  But I also want to thank those of you who supported the other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: election-2010, state-auditor, suzanne-bump

In their own words: your choices for State Auditor

September 12, 2010 By kgilnack

Opening Remarks Suzanne Bump BMG: "One reason for running: Passion for making govt work. Was state rep & Gov Patrick's Sec. of Labor. 14 yrs as atty for non-profits. Only candidate with state gov and biz experience. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-election, auditor, candidate-forum, guy-glodis, live-blogging, massachusetts, mike-lake, state-auditor, suzanne-bump, ydm, young-democrats

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