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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Democracy happened on Tuesday, and what a mess it left behind. John Kerry beat back some RFK lookalike. Longtime Senate fixture Dianne Wilkerson was overthrown by an astronaut’s daughter in a low-turnout race that broke largely … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) And you thought John Tomase had it bad. On Wednesday morning, the Herald splashed with a terrifying scoop: The City Council was “mulling a scheme to keep their business secret from the taxpayers who elected them, … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney didn’t get a ton of national play during this past week’s exercise in Republican media baiting democracy, mostly because his teenage sons have, thus far, avoided becoming impregnated by finger-tatted hockey … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Paul McMurtry the most powerful man in the House right now. That fact is due largely to the legislature’s disinclination to work at any pace that could be characterized as “speedy,” or even “workmanlike,” or even … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Governor Deval Patrick spent the week pissing people off. Unlike all those other times, though, Patrick should be rejoicing at the sound of these wailing choruses. The governor began the week by vetoing a multi-billion dollar … Continue reading

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More Traffic on Boylston

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Back in April, I suggested that Ron Druker would likely have an easier time demolishing the old Shreve’s building than Apple, which had a hellish experience putting its new flagship store on top of an old … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from the red-eyed Boston Daily) World traveler/embattled ex-public servant Matt Amorello was not in India last week. That’s because he was stuck on Beacon Hill, very nearly weeping while angrily insisting that he’s not a crook. Don’t laugh yet. … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from the slick new Boston Daily) How hard has the legislature been working? On Thursday, the thirstiest day of the week, the House and the Senate both missed last call. Now that’s public service. As Governor Deval Patrick told … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) The legislature rushed towards the end of its session this week, racing to take action on a number of bills that had fallen prey to the body’s famously inattentive attention span. There was action on nursing, … Continue reading

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The Hill and the Hall Half-Year in Review

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) There’s still a couple weeks left in the current legislative session, but since we’ve just passed the year’s halfway point – and since some of us are going to the beach a few days early – … Continue reading

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