State Senator Marian Walsh
Walsh pulls out amid uproar Senator will not pursue $120,000-a-year state post By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | April 1, 2009 State Senator Marian Walsh abandoned her appointment yesterday to a $120,000-a-year position at a state authority, a decision that follows two tumultuous weeks for Governor Deval Patrick and was made amid what Walsh described as a “tsunami” of public outrage. “I feel I have become the issue,” said... [Read More...]
Tom Finneran
Not a fan, felonious Tom Finneran? Well pardon me! By Howie Carr | Saturday, January 10, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com Photo by Nancy Lane Are you talkin’ to me, Felon Finneran? I quote now from the letter that four bust-out ex-governors of Massachusetts have written to President Bush, begging them to pardon former House speaker Tommy Taxes Finneran, a man so crooked he needs a corkscrew to get into his pants in the morning. “He... [Read More...]
Legislators Pay Raise MA
Some state lawmakers reject pay raise January 8, 2009 02:08 PM By John C. Drake, Globe Staff State lawmakers are lining up today to reject the 5.5 percent automatic pay raise that Governor Deval Patrick set in motion, saying that with local communities facing drastic budget cuts and families facing job losses, they could not pad their own pockets at taxpayer expense. Representative Viriato deMacedo Representative Viriato deMacedo, the... [Read More...]
Chuck Turner FBI PROBE – Accepting Bribe
City Councilor Chuck Turner charged with accepting bribe By Shelley Murphy, Jonathan Saltzman, John C. Drake, and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner has been charged with accepting a $1,000 bribe and then lying about taking the money in a widening federal corruption inquiry. Chuck Turner A 12-page affidavit filed in US District Court alleges that Turner was surreptitiously videotaped accepting the cash in his... [Read More...]
Sal DiMasi – Ethics Panel Forces Compliance
DiMasi refuses to provide records Ethics panel files motion to force his compliance House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi (left) stood with Governor Deval Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray in March. (Suzanne Kreiter/ Globe Staff) By Andrea Estes and Stephen Kurkjian Globe Staff And Globe Correspondent / November 3, 2008 House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi is refusing to comply with a demand for records... [Read More...]