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Archive for September 11th, 2007

Bridge tragedy turns rainmaker

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Nothing like a tragedy to get Congress to open the spigot.
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Tuesday hailed Senate passage of an amendment to an appropriations bill providing an additional $1 billion for bridge repairs. The vote was 60-33 and in the wake of last month’s I-35 bridge collapse in Minnesota in which 13 people were [...]

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Taxing strategy

Posted in Nelson Benton on Sep 11th, 2007 Comments

An increase in the meals tax may not be a matter of local option after all.
Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini said Monday night that the Patrick administration’s new strategy may be to impose a statewide tax increase to fund local services.
Speaking at a candidates’ forum sponsored by Team Haverhill, the local chapter of the League of [...]

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