In a letter to Governor Patrick and Legislative leaders, Senator Kennedy urged the legislature to revisit the process under which the state would appoint a replacement should a Senator leave office prior to the completion of their term. The Senator, seeking to avoid a situation where Massachusetts would be left short a Senator for the …
Government Reform
children and families, election laws, ethics rules, insider jobs, pensions & benefits, structure and operations, transparency
NO to Kennedy Proposal
Will, I am strongly opposed to changing this law. It was just changed a few years ago to what it is at Sen. Kennedy’s request. The change he has now requested was proposed by the Republicans in 2004 and was rejected by the Democrats in the legislature. This is just more of the hypocritical …
Sen. Kennedy Replacement
I agree about the flip-flop problem, and am also no fan of either the governor or the legislative leadership (or their inability to cooperate), but I still think the great majority of Commonwealth residents want Massachusetts to have a voice in the Senate in the crucial health care debates and votes, and want one whose …
Rule of Law
Why doesn’t the legislature just cut to the chase and write a law that states that if the governor is a Democrat he can appoint a Senator, but if the governor is a Republican, an election must be held. Seriously, when the writing of law becomes this political (we all live in this state and …
Summary of the Legislature’s Work this Season
Speaker Deleo published today this summary of the legislature’s work this season. The focus for the whole spring and early summer was on reform — ethics, pension and transportation — and the budget. See also, my series of posts on the reform and budget issues.
Contract buyout for Grabauskas … Can we stop it?
Hi Will, Was wondering if there is anything we can do to prevent the buyout of Grabauskas’s contract for the ridiculous $300K+ value yet still see him depart? I do not understand why the state must digest this payoff.