**UPDATED 12/3/11** Following a report by Maureen Turner posted to her Valley Advocate blog “On Springfield” on biomass & campaign contributions, the Republican today singled out Kateri Walsh’s hundreds in campaign contributions from the Callahan family and their lawyer Frank Fitzgerald. The same report notes
Sorry for the delayed post of this week’s Take My Council, Please. If it make you feel any better, part of the reason was due to the relatively minor items that were before the council. (WMassP&I) The Springfield City Council pulled out a quick meeting
(WMassP&I) In a rare display of expediency (or small agendas) the Springfield City Council breezed through its appointed task Monday night and in the process actually did a few useful things other than the typical housekeeping. Items on the agenda included resolves opposed to the
Monday was a night of stunning defeats and equally stunning chutzpah. A dozen or so cops filled the council chamber ostensibly as a show of solidarity ahead of the civilian review vote. Other measures up included the trash fee, a petition to extend council terms
As Western Mass Politics & Insight arrogantly takes credit for starting the cascade of news stories about Scott Brown’s sudden love for family planning and women’s health, the Springfield City Council got short shrift again. Monday’s meeting emphasized the importance of committee. Much of the
(WMassP&I) While the Springfield City Council is usually known for at least being a good show, typically, the more controversial or in-depth the measures, the more entertainment is guaranteed. Despite the presence of a volatile issue in the form of a Civilian Police Review Board
(WMassP&I) The Springfield City Council’s special session held to settle the Forest Park Middle School renovation held tonight was not as raucous as last week’s meeting. It was not without its tenser moments, but circumstance led to a setting that provided at least a modicum
**UPDATE** (WMassP&I) A special city council meeting has been set for Tuesday at 5 p.m. The city council will receive the report from the city comptroller. Followed by that votes will be taken to trasfer the money to buy and demolish the properties and relocate the
(WMassP&I) It was a hot time in a cool town’s halls of power Monday. The regular city council meeting, like all the others it seems, appeared destined to be a big snooze. Instead, it was full of sound of fury, much of it signifying nothing