Jul
31
The Guy Glodis Interview
July 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Worcester County Sheriff Guy Glodis joined me on WCAP to talk about his candidacy for State Auditor. Thanks to Guy for taking the time to come on. And yes we did talk about unfunded state mandates.
Jul
31
Mayor’s Statement Re Civil Service Case
July 31, 2010 | 11 Comments
The decision of the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission yesterday on the case of Joseph Solomon v. the City of Methuen is a lengthy one and is under review by the legal counsel for the City of Methuen. And while we are disappointed at the civil service finding restoring Joseph Solomon to the position of Chief [...]
Jul
28
Interview With Melrose Mayor Rob Dolan
July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I guest hosted former Mayor Mike Sullivan’s WCAP show Around the Valley and had Melrose Mayor Rob Dolan on as one of my guests. Mayor Dolan is the President of the Massachusetts Mayor’s Association and has been outspoken in his support for municipal health care reform, pension reform, and on casino gaming. We got to [...]
Jul
27
A Quick Hitter on Education Standards
July 27, 2010 | 3 Comments
Quite a lot of back and forth over the adoption of the federal Common Core standards for education in Massachusetts. It deserves a post of its own, which I will get to. For now here is the Governor hitting Charlie Baker over the issue. Baker has been vociferous in his denunciation of the adoption of [...]
Jul
27
Latest Rasmussen Governor Poll
July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Governor Deval Patrick continues to cling to the lead in the latest Rasmussen Poll, but Charlie Baker is within striking distance. The Rassmussen Survey had Governor Patrick leading with 38% of the vote, to Charlie Baker’s 32%, with Tim Cahill third at 17%. The results seem to be in line with the prior Rasmussen survey, [...]
Jul
25
The President on the Economy
July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The President spent his weekly talk on the economy, speaking about two things that have been discussed here in the last week. The first deals with the clean energy economy, and the jobs involved in a renewable energy sector. The second is the coming political battle over the extension of the Bush tax cuts, and [...]
Jul
24
General Mills in Methuen Goes Solar
July 24, 2010 | 3 Comments
The General Mills Methuen plant, which makes Yoplait Yogurt, became the first General Mills plant in the Country to power themselves with solar energy. Yesterday I attended the groundbreaking for the panels with Senator Steve Baddour, Rep. Barbara L’italien, and State Commissioner of Energy Resources Philip Giudice. Governor Deval Patrick sent a video talking about [...]
Jul
23
Governor’s Race Jousting
July 23, 2010 | 2 Comments
New strikes by both Democrats and Republicans warmed up the Governor’s race a bit, with Charlie Baker unveiling a new radio ad touting his experience as the head of Harvard Pilgrim health care, and Tim Murray issuing a new internet video slamming Baker for that experience. Murray used the video to tie Baker to the [...]
Jul
22
Photo Finish
July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments
Jon Keller is reporting that the conference committee reconciling the gambling bills of the House and Senate has encountered some heavy turbulence. Some reports indicate that the Senate has rejected a House proposal that would license two racetracks (instead of four) for slots on a competitive basis and license three resort style casinos, with the [...]
Jul
22
Running Backwards
July 22, 2010 | 4 Comments
The Republican leadership that appeared on Meet the Press seemed to me to have a pretty rough show. Maybe before their next appearance they will take an hour or two to do some preparation. I had earlier posted clips of them stumbling pretty badly when asked for specific cuts they would make to reduce the [...]