Tag Archives: Senate President Therese Murray

Speaker Deleo- Stuck in the Middle

Posted on April 6, 2013 by billmanzi

The Legislative leadership, having staked out what they considered to be a safe middle ground on raising revenues, (the $500 million plan) now finds itself taking incoming fire from both left and right. The Governor is piling on from the … Continue reading →

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The Legislative Transportation Finance Package

Posted on April 2, 2013 by billmanzi

The Legislature today unveiled their own transportation finance package, offering about half of what the Governor was hoping for to fund transportation. The announcement of the $500 million dollar package was made jointly by the Senate President and the Speaker, … Continue reading →

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The State House Looks to Transportation

Posted on January 3, 2013 by billmanzi

The Congress of the United States has taken most of the media attention in the last few weeks, but in Massachusetts the new Legislature was sworn in yesterday, with both Speaker Robert Deleo and Senate President Therese Murray re-elected to … Continue reading →

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Together We Can, Together We Must

Posted on May 21, 2009 by billmanzi

With tensions continuing to ratchet up between the Governor and the Legislature it appears that opposition to Governor Patrick has created bipartisan comity in the State Senate. The Governor has reiterated his threat to veto the sales tax hike, calling … Continue reading →

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