Help for seniors:property tax relief a la Prop 2-1/2keep MA senior prescription program in place to fill gaps left by new federal benefitAnd now to welfare: more welfare recipients should be working (gee, have you ever heard that one … [Read more...]

"Education Reform Act of 2005": a new proposal to be filed soon, many only for failing districts.much longer school daypay good teachers more - especially excellent math & science.create new MCAS discipline in science, and … [Read more...]

Onto health care now.  Referring back to his "Commonwealth care" - no new taxes, no employer mandate.  Well, apparently nothing new here - he's sticking to his old plan of allowing the sale of stripped down health … [Read more...]

Mitt, Trav, DiMasi share common vision: shooting for 100% health care coverage.  Also, MA kids can lead the world in test scores, and gap between races can disappear.Number of good jobs can be envy of the country, affordable housing … [Read more...]

OK - here comes the expected "reform" litany.  We reformed every g*dd*mn thing in the state, and we did it without raising taxes.State of the Commonwealth: strong and growing stronger.Tag line: "Massachusetts is … [Read more...]

Lots of thank-yous.  The 8th grandchild -- "awww" from the audience.  More grandkids means more Republicans in MA -- ho ho.  Good one Mitt -- it sure works better than your campaign last election. … [Read more...]

The predictable standing O, but no hug from DiMasi!  Maybe they decided that joke had run its course.  Whoops - "state of the Commonwealth."  My bad. … [Read more...]

His Excellency's state of the state address begins at 7:30 pm, and we'll be there (well, actually we'll be in front of our TV) bringing you the play by play.  We apologize in advance for typos, grammatical errors, etc. that result from … [Read more...]

Tom Keane writes here in the Boston Herald that the Democrats shouldn't just hand the nomination for Governor to Tom Reilly.  Keane is absolutely right about that: Reilly needs to earn it.  And Keane aptly describes the problem of … [Read more...]

His Excellency the Governor will deliver his "state of the state" address tonight at 7:30 p.m.  And, in a first for the Blue Mass. Group, we'll be live-blogging throughout the speech.  Among other things, we're looking … [Read more...]