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Why is ActBlue supporting a regressive cause like marijuana prohibition?

April 20, 2016 By SamTracy

Unnoticed in the flurry of press last week around the formation by Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo of a committee opposing the marijuana ballot initiative was the company selected for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: actblue, baker, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, deleo, fundraising, marijuana, marijuana legalization, walsh

Not so fast, Olympics boosters

January 20, 2015 By massmarrier

It’s not showtime yet, but auditions are underway for the big stage of the 2024 Summer Games here in our wee burg of Boston. Somehow Boston edged our the U.S. competition to become the USOC pick. Now of course, it will go up against … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, infrastructure, IOC, Leibowitz, mayor, NoBostonOlympics, olympics, Olympics 2024, public-funding, referendum, USOC, walsh

Connolly on the Boston Mayoral Final Push

October 21, 2013 By massmarrier

Click the player below for 17 minutes of Boston mayoral candidate John Connolly speaking of the last 15 years to the voting. Weeks in the making, I was pleased to have the other shoe today, the second of the two finalists in next month’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Bosotn, boston, campaign, connolly, election, left-ahead, mayor, walsh

Boston Mayor Would-Be Platforms

August 2, 2013 By massmarrier

A platform-specific annotated subset of the campaign sites of the dozen running to be Boston's Mayor follows. The last post on the topic was likely too dense. Of course, this is a cross-post from Marry in Massachusetts. Yesterday, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arroyo, Barros, boston, Clemons, conley, connolly, Consalvo, election, Golar Richie, mayor, preliminary, ross, Walcak, walsh, website, Wyatt, yancey

12 Boston Mayor Websites, So-So

August 1, 2013 By massmarrier

After looking at the campaign websites for the dozen candidates for the Boston mayoralty, I was stunned by their mediocrity...and worse. In this cross-post from Marry in Massachusetts, I combined my subjective judgments with verifiable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arroyo, Barros, boston, Clemons, conley, connolly, Consalvo, election, Golar Richie, mayor, preliminary, ross, Walcak, walsh, website, Wyatt, yancey

Boston Mayoral-Hopeful Shows

July 25, 2013 By massmarrier

Word to wonks... I've been enjoying David Bernstein's Boston City Council candidate interviews. Then I realized I haven't been posting here on Left Ahead's versions with mayoral ones. Click the links below to run half hour mp3 files from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bernstein, boston, campaign, Consalvo, election, left-ahead, mayor, menino, ross, Walczak, walsh

MA Dem Chair’s Calls to Action

January 20, 2010 By massmarrier

We had a full team of three commenting and questioning. For his part, Walsh ranged from specific predictions of two state senate seat pickups this year to how to move progressives into open and contested slots.He didn’t dwell on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coakley, democratic, election, governor, massachusetts, party, senate, walsh

Dem Convention Rejects Bland

June 7, 2009 By massmarrier

The convention was there funnelled into the more painful procedure of per-plank amendments plus resolutions. In the end, this may have worked OK or better. There was a vote to reject casino slots, after all. Of course, that could have been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: convention, democratic-party, massachusetts, massmarrier, platform, ryan-adams, springfield, walsh

Marian Walsh: “never mind”

March 31, 2009 By David

UPDATE: See Doug Rubin's comment below. Globe: [S]tate Senator Marian Walsh announced today she will not accept a $120,000-a-year position at a state authority, saying the public outrage over her appointment has created a "tsunami" that has … [Read more...]

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

Big Dig Review Board: The next step

August 4, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

sco has a must-read post (as are all of his posts) in support of Sen. Marian Walsh's (D-West Roxbury) proposal of an independent expert review board with subpoena power for the Big Dig, modeled on the Ward Commission,  an expert panel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, ca/tastrophe, governor, massachusetts, romney, walsh

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It's hilarious watching #mapoli #MAGA Trumpies that support @JimLyonsMA calling Trump lover @CarnevaleMHD a "DC swamp creature" as the fate of the beleaguered @massgop Chairman Lyons is about to be decided Tuesday night.

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It's hilarious watching #mapoli #MAGA Trumpies that support @JimLyonsMA calling Trump lover @CarnevaleMHD a "DC swamp creature" as the fate of the beleaguered @massgop Chairman Lyons is decided Tuesday night.

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It's hilarious watching #mapoli #MAGA Trumpies that support @JimLyonsMA calling Trump lover @CranevaleMHD a "DC swamp creature" as the fate of the beleaguered @massgop Chairman Lyons is decided Tuesday night.

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Anti-Vax Conspiracists Angrily Attack Damar Hamlin -- For Recovering https://www.nationalmemo.com/anti-vax-republicans-2659325049 #mapoli

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We are thrilled to have our presence in the North Shore restored! Sharing Dominick’s excitement for what’s in store. #mapoli #northshore

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Many thanks to the North Shore @MAYoungDems chapter for the engaging discussions at your meeting yesterday! As Vice Chair of the @salemdemcc I’m grateful for the work the Young Democrats do to help elect candidates who share our values, here in #SalemMA and across #mapoli.

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RINO Podcast E81: Jim Lyons must GO! #mapoli w @thefactualprep https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ypKddAyMPnKW

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