Saturday, May 18, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined. No, we're not talking about those Big Three - Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and Speaker Robert DeLeo - though they play major character roles in this thickening plot. Instead, three bills have come to define the early months of the 2013 legislative agenda and resolutions on tax hikes, local road funding and the annual state budget continue to be elusive and dependent on one another. Patrick spent the early part of his week welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to Boston for a few quick meetings and a visit to the Copley …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Somerville congressman has indicated he's not happy with the political culture in Washington.
Rep. Michael Capuano, formerly mayor of Somerville, is getting closer to making a decision about whether or not to run for governor in 2014, according to the State House News Service. "The clock is running, so I’m closer," Capuano told reporters Monday, according to the news service. The State House News Service said the congressman has been frustrated with gridlock in the House of Representatives. "We’ve been doing almost nothing but pontificating and posturing for almost this entire year," he said. In February, Capuano told WBUR, "Part of me thinks that some of the more interesting, more important fights over the next several years might be conducted at statehouses around the country and not necessarily on Capitol Hill." He said at the …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
Massachusetts' problem is now Virginia's. After a macabre, around-the-clock stakeout of a Worcester funeral home this week by frenzied reporters and furious protestors, the remains of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev were secreted out of central Massachusetts and buried in a small Muslim cemetery in rural Virginia. No cemetery in Massachusetts, or public official for that matter, wanted Tsarnaev's body. And Gov. Deval Patrick just seemed relieved the tense standoff was over. "No. I have enough to do," Patrick said, when asked if he wished he had gotten involved to end the theatrics sooner. The April 15 attacks on the finish line of the Boston Marathon threw Beacon Hill policymakers off stride, quieting the raging debate …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Results from a recent executive survey ranked Massachusetts 47th for business.
A CEO magazine ranks Massachusetts as one of the worst states in the nation for business. Chief Executive Magazine ranked Massachusetts 47th based on a survey of corporate leaders. Survey respondents reported the Bay State is one of the worst for taxation and regulation. The state Republican Party is pointing to the survey and saying that Gov. Deval Patrick and the Democratic-led Legislature are bad for the economy and business. What do you think about Massachusetts’ business climate? Is this a good state in which to do business? Let us know in the comments section.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
ATM Continues Tuesday at 7:30pm at Milton High School.
Sen. Brian Joyce, a Milton resident, announced at Annual Town Meeting Monday night that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will help fund $300,000 of the design study for the East Milton Square Project. Selectmen asked voters to approve $300,000 for the capital improvements article as a safeguard should the state money not come through. Annual Town Meeting continues into its second night, Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30pm at Milton High School's auditorium. To read the complete Warrant for ATM 2013, click here.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Milton's ATM starts tonight at 7:30pm.
What does it take to run the Town of Milton for one year? Find out the answer tonight at 7:30pm at Milton's Annual Town Meeting, where 53 Articles will be discussed and voted on. The Town is requesting $97,942,152 in funds for Fiscal Year 2014. Some of the highlights from the 2014 budget include $3,439,922 for the general government, $11,765,223 for water and sewer, $36,955,499 for the School Department, $15,199,828 for Employee Benefits, $6,158,353 for the Police Department and $4,768,035 for the Fire Department. To read the complete Warrant for ATM 2013, click here.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
In case voters weren't paying attention, and turnout suggested many weren't, his name is Gabriel Gomez. And now only Ed Markey stands between him and the United States Senate. "My name is Gabriel Gomez, and I'm a proud Republican," Gomez said, reciting his full name for the second time during a five-minute chat with reporters outside the new go-to, post-election Broadway T stop in South Boston Wednesday morning. The reporters already knew who he was, but part of Gomez's strategy now is to make sure everybody else does too. The newly minted face of the Republican Party captured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday by defeating two better known names in Massachusetts Republican politics. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Rebecca Padera and Mike Zullas to serve on School Committee.
Kathleen Conlon was swept into office Tuesday as Milton's new selectman with 4,086 votes, unseating incumbent Robert Sweeney, 2,846 votes. Rebecca M. Padera keeps her seat on the School Committee, with 3,812 votes and Mike Zullas will also serve on School Committee, with 3,033 votes. Robert Hiss was defeated, with 2,580 votes. Alexander Whiteside kept his seat on the Planning Board with 3,439 votes, challenter Todd John Hamilton received 2,290 votes. Catherine A. Shea won a seat on the Housing Authority, with 3,635 votes. Christopher Huban was defeated with 1,818 votes. For a complete list of the April 30, 2013 Annual Town Election Results by Precinct, click here.
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey will face Gabriel Gomez in the general election.
Milton went against the tide in picking U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston as the top vote getter with 3,589 votes, over U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden with 2322 votes in the state's special Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate. It was a tight race in Milton between Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez of Cohasset and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan of Abington for the state's special Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. Gomez received 597 votes; Sullivan received 535 votes. For a complete breakdown of the election results in Milton, click here. Gomez to Face Markey in Senate Election, click here.
The former Navy SEAL and the longtime Congressman will face off June 25 to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
A political newcomer will face a long-time Massachusetts politician in the race to be the Bay State's next U.S. senator. The Associated Press has declared Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset and Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden the winners of their U.S. Senate special primary elections, according to tweets from Fox 25. The call for Gomez came approximately one hour after the polls closed in the statewide primary while a call for Markey came moments later. Gomez defeats his more seasoned opponents, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan of Abington and state Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. Markey beat fellow U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston. Brett Rhyne of Needham ran an …
Matt
1:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Oh come on Rob C you don't to spend $14 to take a train ride to beautiful down town New Bedford? And John doe III give that money back to tax payers oh man your so funny. Its a good idea but you have a better chance of seeing the Pats, Red Sox ,Celtics and Bruins win the championship all in the same year. more ›