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Travaglini’s seat: Primary day is TODAY!

May 29, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 1sm, petruccelli, rizzo, senate, travaglini

Trav resigning … Get to know Terry Murray.

March 20, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

sez Frank Phillips, who also gives a nice introduction to Senate President-to-be Therese Murray. Must-read.From what I've read and heard, Murray's an odd duck. She's definitely a social liberal -- much more so than Travaglini -- and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, patrick, senate, therese-murray, travaglini

The Trav countdown has officially begun

March 17, 2007 By David

Sure, we all knew it was coming.  But now it's official: the board of the MA Council of Community Hospitals has authorized the initiation of negotiations with a lawyer for MA Senate President Robert Travaglini (D-E. Boston) for Trav to … [Read more...]

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Travaglini applies the SJC Ruling to the CONCON arbitrarily for a reason

January 22, 2007 By bluemassm

Is it just me or does someone else finally see the reason why Senate President Robert Travaglini chose to advance one Constitutional Convention ballot question and adjourn before fulfilling his Constitutional duty and voting on another … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: care, equality, health, marriage, senate, travaglini

Trav as lobbyist?

January 18, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Now that Finneran's tainted, lobbyists are looking for another big gun with experience leading the legislature around by the nose ...You guessed it!The sudden departure of two highly paid trade association leaders is churning speculation on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, lobbying, lobbyists, massachusetts, travaglini

Demand debate time from Sen. Travaglini

January 8, 2007 By Laurel

[David requested that I re-post this comment in a diary.  Happy to oblige.]This is something everyone can agree on, regardless of "process" philosophy.DEMAND DEBATE TIME FROM SEN TRAVAGLINIOne of the most onerous aspects of the past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: concon, debate, marriage, travaglini

Patrick shows The Nice

December 17, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Well, that was an interesting little eruption between Travaglini and Patrick, wasn't it? And practically over before it started. I was most struck by the sweetness of Patrick's tone in appearing with Trav on Friday (my emphasis):Yesterday, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civility, dimasi, governor, massachusetts, patrick, travaglini

Travaglini and his constituency

December 15, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

So, in a sign of Big Time Internal Strife, Trav says Deval's agenda goes through him -- i.e. over his dead body [my emphasis]:According to the notes of one audience member, Travaglini said: "I told the governor-elect, if you're willing to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor, massachusetts, patrick, state-senate, travaglini

Honeymoon Over Before It Starts?

December 15, 2006 By jcsinclair

In the lead story in this morning's Globe, Senate President Travaglini is said to have issued a stern warning to Deval Patrick that he had better `cooperate' with the legislature if he wants his agenda to move forward.  Whether this is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: patrick, travaglini

Travaglini and DiMasi show True Blue Spirit

December 15, 2006 By saintkermit

If the front page story in Globe today can be believed, Robert E. Travaglini and to a less extent Sal DiMasi showed the type of true blue spirit (of the kind that killed the Clean Elections Law and hasn't let IRV see the light of day) … [Read more...]

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