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Update on the “ATMs in Casinos” amendment from the State House

December 29, 2014 By Jamie Eldridge 29 Comments

After being alerted by the Stop Predatory Gambling organization yesterday about an amendment added to H.4110, the Bank Modernization Act ( https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H4110 ) on December 24th, a few legislators including … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ATMs, casinos, casinos. gambling, gambling, house, legislature, predatory-lending, senate, transparency

Transparency Report: Retailers Association of Massachusetts

July 9, 2013 By progressivemax Leave a Comment

Here is some raw data I thought might be of interest you. This is a list of campaign contributions from lobbyists for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. Is your state legislator on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: data, Retailers, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, sunshine, transparency

Ethics and Transparency Plank of Democratic Platform Draft a Disgrace

June 29, 2013 By progressivemax 4 Comments

 Compared to the rest of the platform there is very little substance to the Ethics and Transparency Plank of Democratic Platform Draft ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY Massachusetts Democrats believe that public officials should be held to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: convention, deleo, eldridge, john-walsh, mike-lake, platform, reform, setti-warren, transparency

My Experience at the National Day of Civic Hacking

June 10, 2013 By Jamie Eldridge 5 Comments

I recently participated in the Boston meet up for the National Day of Civic Hacking on Saturday, June 1st. The National Day of Civic Hacking is inspired in part by President Obama’s Executive Order issued in May to establish an Open Data … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: innovation, transparency

DDS stonewalling on cost, care information

January 24, 2012 By dave-from-hvad 2 Comments

(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) (Part 2 of 2-part series on transparency issues in the Patrick administration) The Patrick adminstation contends it is striving to be "transparent" in the way it conducts the public's business, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: intellectual-disabilities, patrick-administration, transparency

Open Checkbook could be more open

January 19, 2012 By dave-from-hvad 5 Comments

(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) (Part 1 of a 2-part series on transparency issues in state government) Despite its promises of greatly increasing government transparency, the Patrick administration's new  Open Checkbook website … [Read more...]

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Transparency 2.0: Pioneer’s New & Improved MassOpenBooks is here!

September 29, 2011 By pioneer 5 Comments

MassOpenBooks.com is an indispensable online tool that uses public information to drive transparency and accountability in state government. Click the box below for our latest version, which provides access to important data and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, government, pension, transparency

Suzanne Bump has it right!

April 8, 2011 By AmberPaw 7 Comments

Suzanne Bump, the new Auditor has it right in deciding to audit the so-called "tax expenditure budget" The auditor's office carried out an initial review of 91 of the 203 programs in the tax expenditures budget that have significant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, democracy, room-348, susanne-bump, tax-expenditure-budget, transparency

When it Comes to Economic Development, Time to Put Taxpayers First

March 21, 2011 By sondrap 25 Comments

Fidelity’s decision has become just the latest in a long line of reasons why we need much greater oversight and accountability for our economic development spending. For far too long, elected officials have made economic development … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clawbacks, economic-development, government-reform, james-eldridge, transparency

Legislature launches redistricting website

March 16, 2011 By AmberPaw 10 Comments

Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m., Springfield High School; -- Monday, March 28, 6 p.m., Lynn City Hall; -- Monday, April 11, 6 p.m., Clark University, Worcester; -- Monday, April 25, 6 p.m., Pittsfield City Hall; -- Monday, May 2, 6 p.m., … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gerrymandering, redistricting, transparency

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This guy was released? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/15/metro/holbrook-man-charged-after-allegedly-trying-run-over-black-children/

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Moe Davis@ColMorrisDavis

.@RepCawthorn helped recruit and incite the mob that attacked the Capitol. You know who supports this #MountainMoron seditionist? Las Vegas casino billionaire Stephen Wynn who is also alleged to be a sexual predator like @CawthornforNC. Republican family values?

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TracyNovickTracy O'Connell Novick@TracyNovick·
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honestly, though, I'm just so dang tired of this.
We fought to get the foundation budget studied (for years).
We fought to ensure the foundation budget study was complete (for a year and a half).
We fought to get the foundation budget study implemented (for years).

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"The thought that the MBTA would be shopping for 25 diesel-powered locomotives – instead of efficient, less-polluting electric trains – for the commuter rail system is an idea right out of the last century." 👏👏
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