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Tea Party’s Fisher Would Be MA Gov.

March 18, 2014 By massmarrier

Small business owner, erstwhile unemployed guy, and self-identified MA Tea Party Republican Mark Fisher wants to be governor here. He spoke with me today about his vision of what government should and should not be about. On his campaign … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2014-election, elections, governor, health-care, income-tax, ma-gop, Mark Fisher, marriage-equality, massachusetts, sales-tax, same-sex-marriage, taxes, tea-party, turnpike

“Toll equity” plaintiffs lose in the Appeals Court

September 1, 2009 By David

Globe: The newest ruling from Massachusetts Appeals Court Judge Peter J. Rubin, dated Monday, came in response to a request for an emergency injunction against the turnpike authority from the plaintiffs, who claim in their suit that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: toll, turnpike

Turnpike lawsuit loses in first round

August 19, 2009 By David

The lawsuit challenging the Turnpike's tolls as unconstitutional taxes has been rejected by a trial court judge.  [Clarification: The judge denied a request for a preliminary injunction; he has not yet dismissed the suit, though I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: turnpike

A great primer on swaptions, and other MassPike minutiae

June 27, 2009 By David

In case you didn't know, Turnpike board member Mary Connaughton writes a blog over at the Herald that is well worth checking in on.  One of her latest posts, coming on the heels of the swaptions news of the week, is an excellent primer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: turnpike

Toll payers file class action lawsuit against the Turnpike Authority

May 10, 2009 By David

Storied class-action attorney Jan Schlichtmann has found his latest cause: trying to recover hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tolls paid inside of Route 128 and allegedly unlawfully diverted to pay for the Big Dig. A group of toll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: turnpike

Target: Sacred Cows (Even the Successes?)

May 7, 2009 By davidguarino

Authored by bipartisan leaders (including, full disclosure, my former boss, Speaker DiMasi), the bill required all sides to give - with a mandate that people get insurance, that most businesses provide it and that the state and feds pay big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, cuts, deval-patrick, healthcare, reform, sal-dimasi, therese-murray, turnpike

Turnpike chief LeBovidge is out

May 6, 2009 By David

Not exactly a shocker: Turnpike Authority head Alan LeBovidge has resigned, says the Globe.  No news yet on a likely replacement. Who is your nominee?  (UPDATE: JohnD has this amusing observation on a successor: "The nationwide … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma, patrick, turnpike

Swaptions hilarity continues: state now a step closer to guaranteeing Pike’s debt

April 17, 2009 By David

Today the legislature sent to the Governor a bill that would put the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth behind the Turnpike Authority's obligations under a disastrous "swaptions" agreement about which we've written quite a good deal. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: swaptions, turnpike

Alan LeBovidge, Paul Reville, what’s the difference?

April 16, 2009 By Pablo

Alan LeBovidge So now we have a clueless "manager" who can't even manage to keep traffic flowing through a toll booth.  Dismissed once by the governor (probably with good reason), his lack of management skill and inane public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clueless, education, turnpike

Transport: Nope, still don’t get it

March 11, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Things must be pretty tense on Beacon Hill these days. Mary Connaughton's aggravated. Aloisi's irritated. Therese Murray is dissed.Again ... the frustrating thing about the Transport Reform Rodeo down at the State House is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aloisi, baddour, patrick, transport-reform, transportation, turnpike

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