Torkildsen to Step Down as State GOP Chair

He has served as a state legislature, served in the US Congress and most recently chaired the state’s GOP. But Peter Torkildsen has announced he won’t be seeking another term. Read more

Pot Advocates Win in MA; Turn to Federal Government

On election night, Massachusetts voters agreed to a ballot question that would decriminalize possession of and ounce or less of marijuana. Now the same advocates who succeeded here want to take their case to the Federal level. Read more

GOP Few and Far Between

The Associated Press writes about the obvious: Times are not grand for the GOP here in Massachusetts or New England for that matter. Read more

State Still Cutting Costs

The state legislature met on Thursday and approved more spending reductions to bring the state budget in line with actual revenues. Read more

MA Voters Can Vote at Old Address

A new law that will be in effect for this election only will allow voters in Massachusetts to vote at a previous address they lived at within the last 18-months. This is only if they have failed to re-register at a new address. Read more

Romney Abandoning Presidential Hopes?

After coming quite a distance in the Republican primary, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney lost his bid to Senator John McCain (R)-Arizona. But the convential wisdom held that he could be back at it again in four years if McCain loses his bid for the presidency. Read more

Deep Budget Cuts Loom

Governor Deval Patrick hinted at deep cuts to the state employee payroll as the main method to cut hundreds of millions of dollars out of the state budget. Read more

State Budget = Bad

High-ranking elected officials and executive finance officers met for about an hour-and-a-half behind closed doors Monday afternoon to look over the state’s finances. And the numbers aren’t good. Read more

Legislators Considering Hike in Gas Tax

With the MassPike threatening to eliminate discounts for FastLane passholders to fix a $50-million budget deficit the state is in limbo trying to figure out how to fund essential transportation programs. Raising the gas tax may be the answer. Read more

Battle over Pot: Question 2 Gets Attention

On the November ballot, voters in Massachusetts will have a chance to decide whether to make possession of certain amounts of marijuana a civil, rather than criminal, offense. The election day not much more than a month away, both sides are digging in for a fight. Read more

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