Speaking of a statement of values -- it looks like the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Independent lawyers who represent the indigent -- like AmberPaw -- had been getting stiffed by the state, waiting to be paid for months. She posted here … [Read more...]
A budget is a statement of values
Last week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives and State Senate passed a final $40.202 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2018. I voted for the budget because it increased funding for K-12 public education, affordable housing … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker just appointed an NRA leader to run a state agency
Last year, the Massachusetts NRA accused me of signing on to a "campaign of intimidation, confusion and fear." The pro-gun group was talking about a letter I signed with 18 other mayors in support of Attorney General Maura Healey's work … [Read more...]
Fear of the “T” word
We now have a smoking gun on the Trump campaign's collusion with Russia. Don Jr. admitted to being interested in oppo research from a Russian lawyer. A person with an ounce of integrity or smarts would have never agreed to any such meeting. … [Read more...]
Connecting the Dots: Trump-Russia Collusion Becomes Clearer
“We do not get our opposition research from spies, we do not collaborate with Russian spies, unless we want to be accused of treason.” --Richard Painter Trump Russia Scandal is like a connect-the-dots picture that will later be colored … [Read more...]
Line item for private counsel representation underfunded by $60 million for FY2018 #paythebar
By "level funding" line item 0321-1510 at $96,000,000 [same as FY 2017], where FY 2017 was "short" over $50 million, with a case load growth of about 38%, the FY 2018 is deliberately and severely underfunded. Payless months and delayed … [Read more...]
An Honor? No, Yet Another Disgrace.
"It's an honor to be with you." These were words today of the President of the United States, upon meeting a man who kills journalists, kills his opponents, allows minorities to be killed, puts peaceful demonstrators who want free elections … [Read more...]
MA ready to lead on climate; Baker ready to follow?
In case you missed it: A recent poll shows that Massachusetts voters are increasingly alarmed about climate change: "The pace of the change in Massachusetts was quite surprising to me," Koczela says. "I was actually quite taken aback at … [Read more...]
#paythebar Pot bill holding solo attorneys who do indigent defense as financial hostages in a sleight of hand game by the legislature?
Our Legislature wants us to believe “We balance the budget.” So they do a kind of carnival slight of hand where they deliberately underfund accounts, and pretend in the press and to voters to have fully funded those accounts. One of those … [Read more...]
When in the course of human events…
(Ed note - Re-upping from 2013, re-upped from 1776. -- CB) Read it and weep. Seriously. Happy 230th 231st 232nd 233rd 234th 235th 236th 237th 238th 239th 240th 241st, America. An image of the original document is in the … [Read more...]
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