The Massachusetts legislature has at last hammered out a compromise State Budget for FY2010 complete with cuts in programs and tax increases. Although at this time the results of the conference committee have not yet been voted on by the House and the Senate, the
Welcome Back. As orginally reported in Urban Compass, Colvest development group, had proposed a new retail structure at the corner of Parker St. and Wilbraham Rd some months ago. The plot of land, diagonally across from the Pride Gas Station, was slated for a bank
Although time remains for another contender to throw his hat into Springfield’s mayoral ring, it seems at this point that the likely candidates will be incumbent mayor Domenic Sarno, City Councilor Bud Williams, and “non-establishment candidate” David Parkhurst. Certainly somebody else could appear, but this
The Boston Globe reported today–to nobody’s surprise–that Boston Mayor Tom Menino will be seeking an unprecedented fifth term to head New England’s largest city. His plans for reelection have been rather overt, despite constant refusals to declare his candidacy or not. In the meantime, the
Tuesday, Vermont became the first state in the country to legalize Same-sex marriage by legislative action. The Vermont House of Representative overrode Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto, passing the legislation. The state joins Massachusetts and Connecticut, where the marriages are now legal, and by the time
The passage of Question 2 is in many ways one of the greatest victories in the history of drug reform in the United States. Say what you will about Massachusetts’ leftward political bent, but the results from last November would have been reproduced in all
There has been a lot of buzz in the media and in political circles about Massachusetts’ abysmally low rate of contested Legislative races last year. Only 35 of 200 races were contested, the lowest rate of all the states that held legislative races here. The
Although other revenue options remain in the background, the most tax that has generated the most buzz and discord more than any of the others is Gov. Patrick’s plan to raise the gas tax 19 cents on the gallon. The result would be over 40
February was a bad month on so many levels. Transportation funding and miscellaneous taxes have set passions ablaze. Libraries and Public Works face drastic cuts in the City of Homes. The economy, well, what can one say? And WMassP&I has not been here for you.
Governor Deval Patrick released his budget yesterday and its stark realities and grim prospects sent shivers across the Commonwealth. Luckily on the same day, he also released his mid year cuts, which although intense, are workable. In other words we can wait until fiscal year