Normally we would have probably done the markup tomorrow as the takedown because of Patriot’s Day. However, we will not be doing the Takedown either, however. Boston, an occasional subject of this blog, is of course also very dear to us. Our thoughts are with
SPRINGFIELD—A rather short agenda made for the rare short meeting Monday night as the Springfield City Council took up a few housekeeping items, albeit ones that will have a notable impact. The items were mostly financial transfers within departments and a few grant acceptances. At-large
…And the World: We begin today in the United Kingdom where word has come that former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87. The nation’s first (and only) female premier and its longest serving of the twentieth century transformed politics and
Shortly after the Springfield area’s most visible and arguably influential media source became a potential benefactor in the area’s competition to build a casino, The Boston Globe lamented that the area was losing a key voice in the debate. The Republican had promised to limit
UPDATED 5:23PM: New CT Political News on Guns. See Below …And the World: We begin today in Korea, it really does not matter which one as tensions continue to rise on the peninsula. Today The New York Times is reporting that the South is promising
An item that crosses “…And the World” & “The Feds”! President Barack Obama came before reporters today in the White House to make a startling announcement. “All the rumors have been and always were true. I am actually Kenyan!” The story ricocheted quickly across the
On Thursday night, the Springfield License Commission continued its deliberations and in doing so delayed a vote on Mayor Domenic Sarno’s 1 a.m. closing proposal for bars in the city. Sarno’s proposal had been submitted to counter crime, but during a February hearing, it was
Several Boston media sources report that Thomas Menino, mayor of the capital city for nearly twenty years, will not run for another four year term this November. The story was originally broken by former Boston Phoenix David Bernstein and by the Dorchester Reporter’s political reporter
The Springfield License Commission is apparently prepared to render a decision in response to Mayor Domenic Sarno’s call for closing bars at 1 a.m. A hearing to be held tomorrow night will include a “final decision” on the matter after months of controversy and questions
In light of other obligations, we were unable to post a Manic Monday Markup or Tardy Tuseday Takedown this week. We will try to post this week on some of the important issues that would have appeared. Probably the Supreme Court.