In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate and with it the rest of the Health Care law on a 5-4 decision. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal bloc of the court, albeit on different grounds, to
…And the World: After a week of dithering, Egypt finally has a new president and he is the man most had thought had won last week. Mohamed Morsi was confirmed as the winner of last Sunday’s election. His is also a victory for the Muslim
This post has been updated to reflect confirmation from the Department of Revenue on the Hotel Tax. With tension high following last week’s release of the mayor’s budget, on Monday the Springfield City Council staked out its own position on the proposed financial plan and
…And the World: Markets may have shrugged off the news, but world leaders are breathing a sigh of relief after yesterday’s Greek elections in which pro-bailout parties secured a majority of seats in Parliament. New Democracy, which joined the then-majority party PASOK to agree to
The following Post refers to the 6/17/12 Council Meeting postponed from its originally scheduled date on 6/10/12 due to the death of Ofc. Kevin Ambrose on that day. We apologize for the delay in its posting. Less than twenty-four hours before Mayor Domenic Sarno released
As Domenic Sarno rolled out his budget for the 2013 fiscal year on Tuesday, most of the observers in the crowd, largely just reporters and department heads, knew or had known for some time it would be bloody. On paper, the layoffs were limited to
The Campaign for the United States Senate in Massachusetts came to heart of one Springfield’s most beleaguered neighborhoods today as Elizabeth Warren met with activists in the city’s North End. Seated at a table with members and allies of the New North Citizens’ Council, whose
…And the World: IT’S BAAAAAAAAAAAACK! Eurozone bailouts return*. Spain would want us to include the asterisk. Over the weekend, Spain accepted a bailout from the European powers that be. However, it appears, despite its size, to be bailout light. First of all Spain appears to
PROVIDENCE–Mayor Angel Taveras, the host of the 2012 Netroots Nation conference hammered home one important point. “Cities matter,” he told the conference when he opened it on Thursday. Certainly, Taveras can understand as the chief executive of a diverse, and vibrant city that nevertheless suffers
PROVIDENCE–Once again Western Mass Politics & Insight has joined the online activist left, this year in Providence. The proximity of the annual blogger and progressive activist convention to Massachusetts offers exciting opportunities for Massachusetts-specific topics–both Blue Mass Group and Elizabeth Warren will be here. The