…And the World: Spain’s situation looks increasingly desperate. Despite a bailout for its banks, the country looks about as poised as any to ask for a bailout for its government as well. Today’s run on Spanish debt came as more semi-autonomous regions of the country
The Springfield City Council inched closer Monday night toward an increase in the fee and a deal has emerged to reopen closed neighborhood library branch. The discussion reopened wounds leftover from this year’s eleventh hour budget process. Elsewhere the Council approved some reports and grants
…And the World: We begin today in Israel where the always uncomfortable alliance Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cobbled together with one-time opposition Kadima is on the verge of collapse. Haaretz has sources saying that party could bolt the coalition as soon as today. Turns out
**This post has been edited for accuracy.** This post is the third in a series about the Hampden Senate District Primary Election In the modern political campaign, the announcement almost certainly predates the real campaign. This happens all the time. Candidates announce and then little
More than five months after it had overturned Palmer Renewable Energy’s permit to begin construction, the Zoning Board of Appeals once again ruled against the proposed biomass plant. Left unresolved from that January meeting was the Springfield City Council’s appeal. The ZBA sustained the Council’s
…And the World: The first elections in Libya since the end of Colonel Qaddafi’s rule have thus far indicated a surprising result. While official totals are not expected for several days, early results suggest that the liberal/secular coalition party is likely to win a plurality
**This post has been edited for clarity.** Housing advocates and community activists breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday as United States District Court Judge Michael Ponsor killed a lawsuit by various banks to strike down Springfield’s new foreclosure ordinances. Ponsor’s ruling sided with the
…And the World: Early polls and election results from yesterday’s presidential election in Mexico indicate that the party that ruled the country from 1929 to 2000 is poised to retake power. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto appears to have defeated the
For weeks now, tension has been building among city councilors over the mayor’s budget. Even before Mayor Domenic Sarno presented his budget two weeks ago, many councilors were almost livid over the process. Consequently, when the budget faced its annual scrutiny Wednesday evening, it was
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