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Blue Cross, Blue Yield On Director Pay
Under pressure from its high-powered – and for the past two years, uncompensated – board of directors, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has started to pony up to the bigwigs again. Both local dailies give the move Page One … Continue reading
The Great Mentioner Comes To The Bay State
Now that Lt. Gov. Tim Murray (D-Pressed) has made his high-speed exit from the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial race, rampant speculation about who might emerge as alternatives has officially begun. As is only fitting, the Great Mentioner stopped by both local dailies in … Continue reading
Boston Herald: Scott Brown For Governor?
Up until now, conventional wisdom in the Bay State held that Scott Brown (R-Tickle Me Grover) had first GOP dibs on the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by John Kerry (D-So Long, Suckers), while Good (Next) Time Charlie … Continue reading
Herald On Tim Cahill Mistrial: Not Exactly Martha C(r)oakley
Not only did the prosecution of former Massachusetts Treasury Secretary Tim Cahill on ethics violations end in a hung jury, so did the Boston Herald’s coverage of the verdict. From Hillary Chabot’s column today: Defeat seen as big blow for Martha Coakley … Continue reading
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Scott Brown Plays The Sweater Card
From our As Night Follows the Day desk As soon as any political opponent even tangentially attacks Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Professional Nice Guy), it’s a mortal lock that he’ll immediately turn up in a TV spot wearing a sweater … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition III)
Day Three of Cahillpalooza features contrasting coverage in the local dailies. Both have news stories about former Treasurer Tim Cahill pleading not guilty in a Suffolk County court to charges of public corruption. Boston Globe: Cahill pleads not guilty to … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition II)
The local dailies make a mountain out of a Cahill, Day Two. Start with this Boston Globe front-page thumbsucker: Cahill faced fine line on government advertising In politics, all the world’s a campaign stage, particularly for incumbents. Officeholders enjoy the … Continue reading
Another Scott Brownnabe
All across this great land of ours, longshot political candidates are finding inspiration in Massachusetts junior senator Scott Brown’s improbable win this past January. (See – actually, hear – this Here & Now piece from last month.) These candidates believe … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Coakley/Levy Edition)
Thursday’s Boston Globe ran a Page One story about the outcome of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s investigation into the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s kid-glove handling of its General Hospital-style drama – chief executive Paul Levy’s sweetheart hiring and raising … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition)
When we last left Tim Cahill, he was the delusional Massachusetts Treasurer who seemed to think he could run for governor as an independent and actually win. Now he’s just indicted. From Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Timothy Cahill indicted in corruption … Continue reading →