Category Archives: State News

And They Turn the 3/4 Pole

Posted on September 6, 2010 by billmanzi

The Governor’s race, with Labor Day upon us, is beginning to really take off. Charlie Baker is up on the air with a new ad, and is in today’s Herald complaining that a new Deval Patrick mail piece is a … Continue reading →

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Tim Cahill Slugs with Howie Carr

Posted on September 4, 2010 by billmanzi

Howie Carr has been beating up on Tim Cahill pretty good as of late, continually pointing out that Cahill’s presence in the race could help Governor Deval Patrick. Howie has read the numbers, and he knows that Cahill splitting the … Continue reading →

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Rasmussen: Governor Race Tightens

Posted on September 4, 2010 by billmanzi

The Massachusetts Governor’s race has begun to heat up and tighten, with a new Rasmussen survey showing Governor Deval Patrick leading by five points over Charlie Baker. The survey shows Patrick at 39%, Baker at 34%, and Tim Cahill at … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin Kicks Around Scott Brown

Posted on August 27, 2010 by billmanzi

Former Governor Sarah Palin had some choice words for Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown on Fox News yesterday, saying that in places like Alaska folks wouldn’t put up with the “antics” of Scott Brown. Also seemed to agree that Brown has … Continue reading →

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Cahill and Baker Hit the Airwaves

Posted on August 25, 2010 by billmanzi

Tim Cahill and Charlie Baker hit the airwaves with new ads in advance of Labor Day, with Baker touting his ability to fix things that are broken, and Cahill talking about his success with the new school building system. Both … Continue reading →

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Michael Widmer on Municipal Health Care and Pensions

Posted on August 23, 2010 by billmanzi

The President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Michael Widmer has written a letter to all Legislators and candidates for the Legislature calling on them to support changes in health care and pension law that would allow municipalities to save over … Continue reading →

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MassInc Gubernatorial Debate

Posted on August 18, 2010 by billmanzi

MassInc had a Governor’s Debate last week featuring all of the candidates for Governor, including Tim Cahill and Dr. Jill Stein. I am posting this and have to admit I have not yet watched it, so I must reserve my … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Gubernatorial Debate Part Two

Posted on August 18, 2010 by billmanzi

The second round of video clips from the MassInc Massachusetts Governor’s Debate.

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Release Federal Money ASAP

Posted on August 10, 2010 by billmanzi

The President spoke on the $26 billion bill just passed by Congress to send additional money to state and local governments. I know that we will get some debate on the merits of the bill here (it is a rare … Continue reading →

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Baker Internal Poll Has Patrick Leading

Posted on August 9, 2010 by billmanzi

Charlie Baker released an internal campaign poll that had Deval Patrick leading Baker by a 39% to 32% margin, with Tim Cahill polling at 17%. Baker’s poll, by Public Opinion Strategies, highlighted some of the negative numbers that Governor Patrick … Continue reading →

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