Eisenthal and Left Center Left point to this new MA lefty blog: Under the Golden Dome, written to highlight the scuttlebutt among young Dems working on Beacon Hill.One of the first posts is a nitty-gritty breakdown of delegate numbers … [Read more...]

So here's an article about the recent gubernatorial forum, in which Tom Reilly and Deval Patrick differed on Patrick's proposal to let towns raise their own restaurant tax money. Now, maybe that's a good idea, and maybe (as some think) it's … [Read more...]

He didn't ever really seem to be in, but nonetheless, it's official today.  According to State House News Service and the AP, Peter Koutoujian will not run for Middlesex DA, but instead will seek reelection to his House seat.  Two … [Read more...]

Christy Mihos will not challenge Kerry Healey for the Republican nomination -- he's organized a committee as an independent. So says a press release from the MassDems... I'll try to find press or OCPF confirmation.Here it is.UPDATE: A … [Read more...]

Deval Patrick's campaign has announced its latest position paper, this one on the financial problems facing cities and towns.  Patrick has been talking a lot about the problems facing cities and towns, and in so doing he has garnered … [Read more...]

Bay Windows reports that Stu Rosenberg, Jarrett Barrios's campaign manager for his Middlesex District Attorney campaign, is leaving to take a job with the Human Rights Campaign.  This is surely an inconvenience for Barrios, but it's … [Read more...]

Scot Lehigh's Globe column this morning is exactly right about the Reilly/Conte kerfuffle.  His bottom line: Reilly did a dumb thing that raised questions about his penchant for helping out his friends but didn't impede any criminal … [Read more...]

Senate minority leader Brian Lees of East Longmeadow is stepping down. The Fray has the scoop , and a good quote from a guy who co-authored the Travaglini-Lees compromise amendment on gay marriage:"Gay marriage has begun, and life has not … [Read more...]

Sorry, I thought I was done with the whole Reilly phone call non-event, but here I am again... A couple of days ago, <a … [Read more...]

In a rather curious editorial, the Herald writes the following:As Reilly himself noted, it has been 20 years since a Democrat was elected governor. Maybe it’s not so counterintuitive for Reilly to run the state’s first DINO (Democrat In … [Read more...]