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Massachusetts Voters…LISTEN UP!

September 9, 2014 By jshore

Let me admit up front I just don’t get it.  In fact, until this whole charter school “ed reform” mess, I have come to realize that I have walked through most of my life oblivious to what has been going on politically.  Forty years ago … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, election, massachusetts, vote

Planned Parenthood Voter Guide for the Boston Municipal Elections

August 27, 2013 By Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund

For the first time in twenty years, Boston residents will select a new mayor this fall. A vigorous city council race is also underway.  With crowded, dynamic fields, it is essential that voters get the most useful, transparent information … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ayanna-pressley, bospoli, boston, city-council, education, health-care, jack kelly, mayor, planned-parenthood, politics, vote, voter guide

October 13th is the deadline to register to vote!

October 6, 2010 By AmberPaw

How to register to vote, get an absentee ballot, transfer your registration to where you are living now If you are going to college away from home - get an absentee ballot.  If you are serving in the military, a member of your family … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: absentee-ballots, deadline, register-to-vote, vote

Your Candidate, Paid for by Corporate America

July 19, 2010 By lizziweyant

Americans are about to experience their first election under new the campaign finance regime outlined in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, Citizens United v. FEC.  The decision basically said that corporations have the same right to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance, congress, corporations, national, senator-brown, vote

Setting the record straight on Sen. Creem and this week’s Judiciary Committee vote

June 11, 2010 By nlcraig

Please allow me to correct an earlier post regarding Tuesday's vote in the Judiciary Committee on Governor Patrick's crime bill, An Act to Reduce Firearm Violence, H. 4102. I am Nancy Robinson, quoted in the Globe story on the committee's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, governor-patrick, senator-creem, truth, vote

Health care reform PASSES – UK analysis + Open Thread

March 21, 2010 By AmberPaw

Health insurance passes, the British press analyzes the bill and the process According to the UK Guardian, a Brit news source, the reason the Republicans are coming unglued, despite the inclusion of 200 Republican amendments is that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: c-span, fighting-presidency, health-care, obama, obamacare, politics, tea-party, vote

Grace Ross: You Must Vote Tuesday

January 17, 2010 By gracecross

First - you must go vote on Tuesday! And if you are unsure/want to register a protest - leave the ballot blank. Blanking your ballot sends a clear message to those who take your vote for granted; you are present and paying attention, AND … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coakley, massachusetts, senate, vote

Sharon Guzik: A Much Needed Progressive Runs for Medford School Committee

October 30, 2009 By jimkiely1960

This year Medford finally has an opportunity to elect a progressive candidate to its school committee.  Since July, Sharon Guzik and her supporters have been walking the breadth of Medford to listen to residents' thoughts on the state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: committee, election, guzik, medford, progressive, school, schools, volunteer, vote

The latest from Jib Jab

September 8, 2008 By AmberPaw

The latest from jib/jab: http://www.peteyandpetunia.com... Enjoy!  These guys are ... creative to say the least. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: biden, elections, mccain, obama, palin, romney, vote

AIM’s 2007-2008 Legislative Scorecard Underscores Need for Improvement

September 4, 2008 By brad-macdougall

Brian Gilmore, AIM's Executive Vice President - Public Affairs noted, "It is was a challenge to calculate the Scorecard this Session, since there were fewer 'clear' roll call votes taken during the session."  (A clear roll call is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2007, 2008, aim, business, confidence, economy, employees, house, legislative, massachusetts, public-policy, scorecard, senate, vote

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