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Source: www.news.com.au --- 11 days ago
THE Federal Government has appointed economist Joe DiMasi as its new petrol commissioner. ... Source: au.rd.yahoo.com --- 11 days ago
The Federal Government has appointed ACCC economist Joe DiMasi as the new Petrol Commissioner. ... Source: news.yahoo.com --- 102 days ago
Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says a national popular vote to elect the president would take away some of the "quirkiness and nuances" of the election process. ... Source: www.cricinfo.com --- 12 days ago
Australia's players are concerned about the recent bombings in Delhi, where the third Test will be held, according to the fast bowler Stuart Clark. However, the team's travelling security consultant Frank DiMasi will not make a final recommendation on whether the squad should play in Delhi until closer to the match. ...
Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 85 days ago
Anyone thinking of buying a big-ticket item such as a high-def TV or washing machine in the next few weeks - hold that thought, and you might save a few bucks. The Legislature... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 53 days ago
Times may be tough, but House Speaker Sal DiMasi (D-North End) yesterday signaled that he is not about to drop his anti-casino stand. While acknowledging the appeal of... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 76 days ago
How dare House Speaker Sal DiMasi call for this ("Pols mad DiMasi is forcing vote on gay marriage bill," July 22)? Doesn't he know that these matters - along... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 73 days ago
House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi and his second-in-command hauled in a combined $42,000 in two days from eye doctors and their lobbyists as a law that would hurt their business... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 86 days ago
Massachusetts retailers may get a sales tax holiday this summer after all. House Speaker Sal DiMasi (D-North End) has changed his mind and now favors a two-day tax reprieve... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 82 days ago
Disgruntled Democratic lawmakers facing tough challengers in the fall elections are lashing out at House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi for forcing a vote on a hot-button bill... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 80 days ago
BOSTON - Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi are privately negotiating a major bill aimed at controlling spiraling health care costs in Massachusetts. That's... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 74 days ago
Speaker Sal DiMasi is again struggling to prevent key House members from jockeying to succeed him even after he made a dramatic plea to halt the disruptive hardball tactics. ... ... Source: www.bostonherald.com --- 102 days ago
BOSTON - House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says he supports an initiative to bypass the Electoral College and guarantee the winner of the popular vote nationally is elected president. The... ... Source: www.wickedlocal.com --- 11 days ago
State leaders said Monday that global economic forces will likely hasten cuts in state spending and had already shut off the state’s access to credit markets, as Beacon Hill struggled to gauge the Congressional defeat of a $700 billion rescue package for financial institutions. Describing the capital markets as “totally frozen” and saying he was stunned by the House vote to thwart the economic bailout bill, State Treasurer Tim Cahill said state government has lost access to the short-term credit lines it relies on to pay its bills but will make a $1.3 billion local aid payment Tuesday. Gov. Deval Patrick said that a continued slide in state tax collections would likely expedite state budget cuts. Cahill said the Treasury had in the past several days secured $230 million of the $400 million in short-term borrowing it was pursuing to meet state government bills and “get us through a rough patch.” The state was unable to secure the remaining $170 million, Cahill said, and $750 million in revenue anticipation notes planned for this week are up in the air with the Treasury taking a day-by-day approach to borrowing. “There’s just no money out there,” Cahill said. “Nobody’s lending money right now. The markets are just totally frozen.” Emerging from a previously scheduled meeting with Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, Gov. Deval Patrick said leaders were still trying to process the meaning of the failed ...
Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com --- 30 days ago
Car leases, holiday parties, new office furniture and meals at high-end restaurants are just some of the ways top Massachusetts lawmakers, unopposed at the ballot box, are choosing to spend their campaign donations. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi spent more than $30,000 on meals for staffers, fellow lawmakers and associates during the first eight months of the year, according to an Associated Press review of campaign finance reports. Senate President Therese Murray, also running unopposed, spent $3,517 on office furniture, $5,279 to lease a car and $10,208 on a holiday party. ... Source: www.wickedlocal.com --- 81 days ago
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has announced backing for a sales tax holiday this summer, after initially vowing support and then later appearing to change his mind. In an e-mailed statement, DiMasi said, “For the past four years, thanks to the Legislature’s economic stimulus bills, the sales tax holiday has served as a great incentive to consumers in Massachusetts and provided a much-needed boost to retailers in the otherwise slow sales month of August. There is no doubt this year that consumers need a break and that retailers need a shot in the arm. I believe the state can afford the sales tax holiday and I am going to encourage members to support it when we consider the bill — hopefully next week.” Senate President Therese Murray has already come out in favor of the bill. Critics of the holiday say it just shifts sales that would have otherwise occurred and doesn’t provide the economic jolt that proponents claim. The proposal may surface for debate next week in the House. Lottery revenues up, agency announces through herald State Lottery revenues totaled $4.7 billion in fiscal 2008, up $237 million over the prior fiscal year, Lottery officials announced Friday morning through the Boston Herald . Scratch ticket sales, which Lottery chief Mark Cavanagh called “a little bit of hope on cardboard,” totaled $3.3 billion and once again propelled sales. Sales of scratch tickets were up 8.3 percent as Massachusetts residents suffering ... Source: www.metrowestdailynews.com --- 14 days ago
The state's cultural community, including MetroWest area museums and art programs, celebrated the news this week that most groups will get a bit more state funding this year, despite threats of cuts in Massachusetts' budget. "We went into this budget year knowing it's going to be tough," Anita Walker, executive director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, told grant recipients at a ceremony in Boston's Old North Church. Legislators "knew that there would be belt tightening, but knew they had to make strategic investments that return to the commonwealth." The Cultural Council received an extra $361,000 in this year's budget, boosting its total appropriation to nearly $12.7 million. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi told the gathering that art funding made good economic sense. "It really is an economic generator," DiMasi said. "People don't realize that Massachusetts is somewhere people want to go because of the heritage, history, culture, arts and music." Because of this increase in funds, grants for MetroWest centers were either the same or slightly more than previous years. "We very, very much appreciate being considered as cultural leader in arts community and we're pleased with the support," said Katherine French, executive director of Framingham's Danforth Museum of Art. French said the museum received a small organizational support grant for general day-to-day operations - $2,600 - because it does not have site control of th ...
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I had a great time Tuesday night at Johnny Brenda's for Ignite Philly II . The event opened with Josh Kopelman's talk on entrepreneurship (including some timely remarks about the relative security of working as an entrepreneur vs. an I-Banker these days). It continued with a diverse lineup of speakers covering topics spanning green building, education, open source in government, the arts, and perhaps my favorite, trans-species animal training: Kiki Bolender: Park(ing) Day in Philadelphia Chris Lehmann: The Schools we Need Jameson Detweiler: The Drexel Smart House Adam Turkelson: A Practitioner's Guide to Neural Networks Stu Hankin and Will Robinson: Innovation at Ideablob Steve Welch: Startup Change vs. Evolution Mark Yim: Engineering Education and the GRASP Lab Beth Van Why: Design Philadelphia Far McKon: Aerogami Jen Yuan: Hacking Cats into Dogs (Loved this!) Howard Blumenthal: Mind TV Jim Stogdill (yours truly): Open Source in Defense: Unleash a Culture Virus Jason Allum: Indy Hall Labs (video) Kristin Groenveld: ArtSphere Harris Romanoff and Dana Schloss: Make:Philly Geoff DiMasi and Paul Wright: Declare Philly an Open Source City I really enjoyed the talks on education by Chris Lehman and Mark Yim. I think it was the way they unexpectedly complemented each other. Also, I guess I'm enough of a geek that I really enjoyed Adam Turkelson's talk on neural networks, especially since I just finished reading a biography about Norber ...
Normal 0 House passes Suicide Prevention Bill The Massachusetts House of Representatives recently passed a bill to establish a special commission aimed at reducing the incidents of suicide in Massachusetts. H. 2165, Providing for an Investigation and Study by a Special Commission Relative to Suicide Prevention, will create the commission to analyze issues surrounding suicide and explore how state government can work together through prevention and public policy initiatives to prevent suicides from occurring. The commission will then report its recommendations to the General Court within one year. Members of the commission will include state agencies representing the Departments of Public Health, Education, Elder Affairs, Mental Health, Public Safety and Youth Services as well as the Attorney General’s office and suicide prevention advocates. “This bill will help us to better understand why incidents of suicide occur and assist the commonwealth to find better ways of reducing the number of incidents by working collaboratively,” said Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who is the chief sponsor of the legislation. “This bill is a testament to the commitment of House Speaker Sal DiMasi and Deborah DiMasi, who provided leadership and display true compassion on this issue.” The bill now proceeds to the Senate for its consideration. Semonian elected to Republican Convention The Massachusetts Republican Party announced that Bob Semonian was elected to h ...
The name-dropping governor's councilor has done what any Massachusetts pol with a sudden ethics issue has done: She's hired a well connected mouthpiece. No, not George "Angel of Death" Regan. Even better: Larry Rasky, co-founder of Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications , which touts its ability to "aggressively fight to protect the image and reputation of individuals and companies facing unwanted, and often unwarranted, public exposure." Raskey is a confidant of Joe Biden , friend of Sal DiMasi (or, at least, frequent contributor to), in general, a regular Massachusetts fixer. Oddly, the Globe refers to Rasky as a spokesman "who said he was representing Timilty." See, it turns out that making up an endorsement from a sitting governor and then forging his signature on it isn't just a memory lapse. It's a potential criminal offense . The statute mentions jail time. The Globe quotes Rasky expressing remorse on behalf of Timilty (who sent out another card that would imply endorsements by Tip O'Neill, Joe Moakley and Ed King, but they're not complaining) for the "terrible error," although: Rasky declined to say how it happened or to detail who sent out the 116-word letter and why. Memo to Globe editors: It wasn't a letter; it was a post card. Meanwhile, Tom Driscoll explains why Timility should do the honorable thing and just quit. But why? That would deprive her of her weekly monthly chats with fellow councilor Marilyn " Curling Iro ...