Category Archives: State News

Governor Patrick Hits the Tube Again

Posted on May 1, 2009 by billmanzi

Governor Patrick once again takes to You Tube to talk about reform, and his stance that revenues must not come before fundamental change. He makes the case that the Legislature needs to act on reform across a multitude of issues, … Continue reading →

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Budgetary Suicide

Posted on April 30, 2009 by billmanzi

Here is a clip with Braude and Mike Widmer. A good clip, but please note Widmer’s contention made near the end that the House budget is between $1 billion to $1.5 billion off in revenues. (I have been lowballing that … Continue reading →

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Political Fallout

Posted on April 29, 2009 by billmanzi

The House vote to hike the sales tax to 6.25 percent is causing some major political ripples on Beacon Hill, with both the Speaker and the Senate President expressing astonishment and outrage that the Governor would be critical of the … Continue reading →

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Governor Patrick Takes to the Tube

Posted on April 28, 2009 by billmanzi

Governor Deval Patrick cut a You Tube video to make his argument on revenue and reform, and once again threatened to veto a sales tax hike. The Governor now has the high ground on reform, and if he is smart … Continue reading →

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Governor Patrick Steps Up

Posted on April 27, 2009 by billmanzi

This morning I posted on the potential for a sales tax increase, and in that post I asked where the Governor was, and speculated about the potential for a veto threat from him. He must have read my blog. He … Continue reading →

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The Speaker Makes His (Tax) Move

Posted on April 27, 2009 by billmanzi

Speaker Bob Deleo has finally shown his hand on revenues, coming out for a 1.25% increase in the sales tax. Both the Globe and Herald are reporting that the Speaker will support this increase, with the hope that the increase … Continue reading →

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Governor Patrick Continues Slide in Polls

Posted on April 26, 2009 by billmanzi

Rasmussen Reports, in their latest Massachusetts survey, found that Governor Patrick continues a serious slide in the polls. It is reflective of the Suffolk poll that had similar results a couple of months back. Some of the notable findings from … Continue reading →

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Sales Tax Talk Moves to Seven Percent

Posted on April 26, 2009 by billmanzi

I had done a posting on the financial potential of a one percent hike in the sales tax a couple of days back, and I guess the numbers are not that hard to figure, since the House is now talking … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Weekly Address

Posted on April 25, 2009 by billmanzi

The weekly address by the President, focusing on bringing innovation and fiscal discipline to government.

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Rampant Socialism

Posted on April 24, 2009 by billmanzi

With the Republican hit machine deciding that the term “socialism” should be the cornerstone of the attack on President Barack Obama new revelations about the Bank of America purchase of Merrill Lynch should provide some interesting discussion. New York Attorney … Continue reading →

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