Briefings: No Markup This Week 6/24…
We apologize, but due to traveling and other matters, we were unable to do a markup this week. Certainly it was not for any want of national/international news. We will return with the Markup on Monday.
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Endorsements on Parade: Markey Your Ballot…
In less than three and a half years, Massachusetts has experienced no fewer than three US Senate elections. The first came about when Ted Kennedy died. The second was for a new term in his seat. Now we are the throws of the third brought
Take My Council, Please: Residency Evil Delayed Again…
SPRINGFIELD — Politics and its progeny populism were at play in Monday’s meeting which partially reignited an old debate while the other was just theater. An issue long ready to be put to bed was put off as last minute and uninformed objections led to
Manic Monday Markup 6/17/13…
…And the World: We begin today in Iran. Elections over the weekend gave victory to Hassan Rowhani, whom many viewed as a moderate. He secured the necessary 50% of the vote to escape a runoff and in contrast to 2009, the results were accepted by
Longmeadow Daze: Analysis, Something for Grant-ed…
Longmeadow Daze is an occasional series reporting on and analyzing Longmeadow government and politics. Hours after the winners were declared in Longmeadow’s annual town election, the old officials were deposed and their replacements sworn in. All but the Select Board were largely non-events with no
Our One Hundredth: Debating Occidental Massachusetts…
SPRINGFIELD—It is a rare event in a Massachusetts Senate race between a largely liberal Democrat and a self-styled “New” Republican that Tea Party Kentucky Senator Rand Paul drew praise from both sides. However, that and a few other moments aside, Democratic Congressman Ed Markey and
Our One Hundredth: Springfield Debate 2013…
We will be live-tweeting tonight’s debate in Springfield for the Special Senate Election. Please follow us @wmasspi & for the most delightfully snarky comments, your best bet would be my personal twitter account @mszafranski413. We will have full report up on the debate either late
Manic Monday Markup 6/10/13…
…And the World: We begin today in South Africa, where yet another hospitalization of former President Nelson Mandela has captured media attention again. The 95 year-old Nobel laureate has suffered from poor health and multiple hospitalizations for the past year. According to The Mail and
Take My Council, Please: City of Immigrants, County Repository?…
UPDATED 6/6/13 1:42 PM: For additional comments from DYS & the Atwater Park Civic Association. SPRINGFIELD—Once more the City Council faced another light agenda Monday as it made some final steps for ordinances affecting fees in the city and transferred funds within departments, a typical
Our One Hundredth: Beyond the Ghost of Martha’s Campaign…
As can be expected, the national media and to a far lesser extent the Massachusetts media, have made the special Senate election to replace John Kerry a horse race or even Martha II. Despite history and solid evidence that the factors which elected Scott Brown