Category Archives: State News

Massachusetts Open Record Law in the News

Posted on October 11, 2012 by billmanzi

As a former Mayor I can tell you that information requests under the state Open Records Law can be time consuming to fill, and on occasion require some serious staff time to complete. With that having been said the law … Continue reading →

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State Tax Hikes in Our Future?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by billmanzi

House Speaker Bob Deleo, faced with a transportation system that is in financial shambles and some slowing of state tax collections against the benchmarks this year, is refusing to rule out tax hikes for the coming year. From the State … Continue reading →

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The Scott Brown Effect- Numbers in The First Essex Senate District

Posted on October 3, 2012 by billmanzi

We have examined the statewide polling numbers in the Elizabeth Warren-Scott Brown race in earlier posts, with those numbers showing a difficult (but not impossible) road ahead for Senator Brown. But different regions of the Commonwealth have differing voting patterns, … Continue reading →

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Tisei Pulls Ahead

Posted on October 2, 2012 by billmanzi

The most competitive Congressional contest in Massachusetts is the Richard Tisei-John Tierney race. Congressman Tierney has been barraged with an onslaught of negative publicity over his family and the gambling issue, and outside money has been deployed in large amounts … Continue reading →

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Dan Winslow Takes on the Utilities

Posted on February 29, 2012 by billmanzi

Republican Rep. Dan Winslow has managed to make a strong mark in his tenure as a State Representative, filing some pretty good legislation and utilizing strong social media skills to make sure his point of view is known. Although I … Continue reading →

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Interview with Elizabeth Warren

Posted on February 24, 2012 by billmanzi

I sat in on the Nancy Greenwood show on WCAP on Wednesday, and had the opportunity to talk with Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Elizabeth Warren. We talked about Washington, the plight of the middle class, money in politics, the … Continue reading →

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Shoot the Messenger!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by billmanzi

The new Suffolk Senate poll is out (posted on it this weekend) and the grumbling has already started about Suffolk and David Paleologos. The poll shows Scott Brown with a nine point lead, and of course Paleologos is now being … Continue reading →

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Latest Suffolk Senate Poll

Posted on February 18, 2012 by billmanzi

David Paleologos and Suffolk have released a new survey on the Massachusetts Senate race, showing Senator Scott Brown leading Elizabeth Warren by nine points, 49% to 40%. Recent polling has had Elizabeth Warren holding slight leads, but Scott Brown has … Continue reading →

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Governor Patrick's Budget Message on Housing Authorities

Posted on January 27, 2012 by billmanzi

Governor Patrick proposed a series of reforms to public housing authorities through his budget proposal that was submitted this week. Obviously the uproar over Chelsea has brought heightened scrutiny to how Housing Authorities conduct business in Massachusetts. The Patrick Administration … Continue reading →

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Local Aid Discussion at MMA

Posted on January 23, 2012 by billmanzi

This years MMA Conference featured Lt. Governor Tim Murray standing in for Governor Patrick and delivering the first news on local aid for the upcoming fiscal year. The Governor intends to level fund unrestricted local aid at $865 million, which … Continue reading →

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