Two weeks ago, a close finish in New Hampshire would have been a huge win for Barack Obama. Unfortunately for him, by the time the primary arrived, he was expected to win big and that second-place finish became a major disappointment for his camp. It was just the opposite for Hillary, once considered a prohibitive [...]
The stakes were highest tonight for Mitt Romney on the Republican side and Hillary Clinton among the Democrats. Score a win for the feisty former first lady who got in a couple of good shots at her most formidable opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, and promoted herself as the the candidate “who can deliver change” rather [...]
Posted in Municipal meltdown, Nelson Benton, Uncategorized on Jan 5th, 2008 View Comments
Imagine what Lawrence school Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy’s compensation package might look like if the city’s schools were among the top performers in the state. While others in the city are facing the loss of their jobs, the Lawrence School Committee recently granted Laboy a raise bringing his annual salary close to the $200,000 mark. And [...]
Count U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Salem, among those who are understandably concerned about the effectiveness of U.S. aid to the Musharraf regime in Pakistan. He was quoted in a New York Times story published around Christmas as having serious doubts whether money designated to quell terror cells in Pakistan’s tribal area will have the intended [...]
Posted in Municipal meltdown, Nelson Benton on Dec 13th, 2007 View Comments
Want to know why people aren’t willing to pay more in property taxes, and may vote to eliminate the income tax if given the chance? Today’s story from the Gloucester Daily Times says it all. Read it here.
Posted in Nelson Benton, Presidential race on Dec 11th, 2007 View Comments
New polls by CNN and the New York Times show both Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee gaining ground on their opponents in the Democratic and Republican presidential contests respectively. Ironically, the former has one of the least developed records on which to run, while the latter was a virtual unknown outside his home state of [...]
Posted in Local politics, Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave, Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2007 View Comments
The latest issue of MassINC’s CommonWealth magazine has a good article on the fiscal perils facing Bay State communities. Residents of Salem, Gloucester and Lawrence, all of which are dealing with significant deficits these days, might want to take note. Unfortunately author Gabrielle Gurley devotes too much space to municipal leaders’ whining about how they [...]
Salem (Mass.) Mayor Kim Driscoll has become something of a role model for women like Gloucester’s mayor-elect, Carolyn Kirk, who are seeking to advance in the municipal arena. But after a fairly tumulturous couple of years, Driscoll faces what is perhaps her biggest test yet. In what might be described as a fiscal perfect storm, [...]
And don’t assume your loose change is safe in your pocket, just because legislation has been filed that would block proposed toll increases for those driving into Boston from the North Shore or MetroWest. Legislators from those two regions are hopping mad over the recent toll increases approved by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for those [...]
Casino proponents, including Gov. Deval Patrick, are not going to like the report issued this morning by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation which raises serious questions about the revenue potential legal gaming holds for the state. The MTF analysis states the governor’s estimates regarding the amount of money the state can expect to receive from new [...]
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