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Author Archives: billmanzi
Manzi in the Morning- Councilor Jamie Atkinson
The third installment of the first “Manzi in the Morning” on WCAP 980 AM had Methuen City Councilor Jamie Atkinson on the show. Councilor Atkinson announced that he is a candidate for re-election, and talked about some of the important … Continue reading
Manzi in the Morning-Rep. Diana DiZoglio
Rep. Diana DiZoglio joins the show for some conversation on the state budget, local aid, and the feedback she is getting from constituents on the Governor’s tax proposals. My thanks to Rep. DiZoglio for taking time out of her busy … Continue reading
Posted in Methuen, WCAP Podcast
Tagged bill manzi, Manzi in the Morning, Rep. Diana DiZoglio
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Speaker Deleo Throws Out Some Cold Water
Governor Deval Patrick has put out a very ambitious agenda for his last two years, with a centerpiece being his proposal to raise $1.9 billion in additional revenue to bring new resources to education and transportation. With Speaker Robert Deleo … Continue reading
The Fiscal Door Opens Slightly
Well the sequester has hit and no major disaster has occurred. As those of you that read the blog know I have been very critical of Republicans for their no compromise position on fiscal issues. They continue to warrant that … Continue reading
Gaming in Salem, Mitigation in Methuen?
Today’s Tribune has an outstanding story on a new study by the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies on the impacts of gaming in New Hampshire, and the potential impacts on the budget, social impacts, how New Hampshire revenues … Continue reading
Posted in Casino Gaming, Methuen, State News
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The Shrinking of Defense
Chuck Todd over at NBC has talked endlessly about the sequester, with today being no exception. He made some sense to me with his evaluation today, in which he said that nobody should be expecting a deal anytime soon. You … Continue reading
Steve Lynch in Methuen
U.S. Representative Steve Lynch stopped in Methuen yesterday to talk with residents and supporters at Park Garden Apartments to talk about his candidacy for U.S. Senate. Rep. Lynch talked about his commitment to seniors, and Medicare and Social Security specifically. … Continue reading
Health Care, Deficits, Krugman and Scarborough
A big scrum has broken out on the subject of the deficit, with Paul Krugman’s appearance on “Morning Joe” setting off a pretty good back and forth on the issue, with Krugman taking a deficit position that Scarborough has chosen … Continue reading
Posted in National News
Tagged Alan Blinder, Austerity Now, Joe Scarborough, Paul Krugman
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