Could the legislature smother the move to open source document formats before it begins? Sharp Tools worries that's the case, citing a friend who was at the legislative hearing: Microsoft...
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Another Trio of Special ElectionsThought we were all done with special elections? Think again! Cos has written up this excellent roundup of three more open seats that will be filled well before next year's...
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More thoughts on the Delahunt-Chavez oil dealThanks to Ken at Dirty Water for noting a different take on the Delahunt-Chavez oil deal. Steve Bailey, one of the Globe's business columnists, writes that he's no Bush fan,...
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Get the blue laws out of this blue statePlease, please, will someone repeal our ghastly blue laws? It's ridiculous enough that our chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General and would-be Governor Tom Reilly, had nothing better to do...
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November 24, 2005 | The Good Old Boys Strike AgainKudos to our absentee Governor for vetoing the bill passed by the Gold Old Boys in the House and Senate that would have placed new restrictions on wine shipments via...
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November 23, 2005 | Phoenix profiles O'Flaherty and SchiavoneAdam Reilly (who else?) writes up an interesting piece on this very interesting race that pits Christopher Schiavone, a gay ex-priest, against incumbent Rep. Eugene O'Flaherty (D-Chelsea), a non-gay F-bomb-tossing...
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BoomerangYeah, so Romney and Healey's anti-immigrant-education stance hasn't been going so well lately, and now the State House News Service reports in its roundup (note to MA bloggers: sign up...
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Dan Payne departs from Deval Patrick's campaignToday's Globe brings the news of long-time Democratic media consultant Dan Payne's departure from the Deval Patrick campaign. Payne had been advising Patrick since before Patrick decided to run, and...
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Romney sidelined by Delahunt-Chavez oil dealMitt Romney is supposed to be the Governor of Massachusetts, isn't he? Sometimes it's hard to be sure. When asked what he thought about the fact that Congressman Bill Delahunt...
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November 22, 2005 | Fulfilling expectationsIn the "Arrgghghghggh" department... I came this close to actually praising Our Guv for supporting the proposed Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Too...
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