Category Archives: State News

Out of Touch and in a Fog

Posted on August 19, 2009 by billmanzi

A Boston Globe story by Andrea Estes a couple of days back told the story of the refusal of the House of Representatives to take up a bill that would allow retailers to advertise the fact that they are willing … Continue reading →

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Methuen’s Primary Home Rule Petition Held Up

Posted on August 18, 2009 by billmanzi

The Home Rule Petition filed by Methuen seeking to save upwards of $35,000 by omitting the primary scheduled for September has been stalled in the House of Representatives, failing to move out of the Elections Committee chaired by Boston Representative … Continue reading →

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Who is For a Fare Increase??

Posted on August 11, 2009 by billmanzi

The Patrick Administration and Transportation Secretary James Aloisi suffered a huge embarassment today with the publishing of emails showing that Secretary Aloisi was the person pushing for fare increases at the MBTA. This after the Administration, and the Governor personally, … Continue reading →

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Dan Grabauskas Likely Gone

Posted on August 6, 2009 by billmanzi

Transportation Secretary James Aloisi, at an MBTA Board meeting occurring today, is moving to have General Manager Dan Grabauskas placed on paid administrative leave. Grabauskas demise as G.M. was predicted by unnamed aides to Governor Patrick in today’s Globe, indicating … Continue reading →

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Patrick and Menino on Outs

Posted on August 6, 2009 by billmanzi

Today’s Boston Globe had an interesting article about the apparently growing rift between Mayor Tom Menino and Governor Deval Patrick. The Matt Viser piece rehashes some old ground, which Mayor Menino seemed more than willing to talk about, including Governor … Continue reading →

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Grabauskas on the Chopping Block

Posted on July 30, 2009 by billmanzi

MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas finds himself under fire from Governor Patrick and his Transportation Secretary James Aloisi, having three members of the MBTA Board firing off a letter that essentially is a vote of no confidence in his continued … Continue reading →

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Charlie Baker Takes the Plunge

Posted on July 29, 2009 by billmanzi

Republican Charlie Baker will formally draw papers today for Governor. He has put out his first video, attached below. Is Baker ready for primetime?

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Flagger Economics

Posted on July 29, 2009 by billmanzi

The Governor came in for some renewed criticism in the Herald a couple of days back over the civilian flagger issue. The criticism centered around the prevailing wage for civilian flaggers, which is currently pegged at $36.35, only slightly less … Continue reading →

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The Governor Responds

Posted on July 27, 2009 by billmanzi

Governor Deval Patrick’s top campaign advisor Doug Rubin sent an email yesterday in response to the release of the Globe poll that showed the Governor with severe slippage in his numbers. Rubin pointed to several factors that he feels have … Continue reading →

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Governor’s Poll Numbers Continue to Sink

Posted on July 26, 2009 by billmanzi

Governor Patrick, sixteen months away from his re-election bid, faced a new set of poor poll numbers today with the release of a new Boston Globe survey. The survey, taken 16 months before the election, shows that the public has … Continue reading →

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