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Mass. labor secretary will campaign for state auditor

Just a few months after she ruled out a run for the office, state Labor Secretary Suzanne Bump has told the Patrick administration she will become a candidate for state auditor after all, state officials said. Bump geared up for a candidacy in July, ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Deval Patrick,  Timothy P. Cahill,  U.S. Democratic Party

Patrick, lawmakers spar over shortfall

The war of words between the governor and some legislative leaders grew decidedly more forceful yesterday. Deval Patrick exhorted lawmakers to remain in session to address unresolved reforms and budget shortfalls, though as he spoke, most members were ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  Deval Patrick,  Robert A DeLeo,  U.S. Republican Party

Krafts recently gave to Patrick

As state officials pushed plans last month to spend $9 million in federal stimulus money for a walking bridge near Patriot Place, the sprawling Foxborough complex owned by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Kraft and his wife contributed $12,000 ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  New England Patriots,  Robert Kraft,  Deval Patrick,  Forbes Magazine

E-mail spices up lobbying case

If nothing else, the state’s criminal case against Richard Vitale, former House speaker Salvatore DiMasi’s friend and former financial adviser, offers an extraordinary window into what allegedly goes on in the clubby confines of the State House. To wit: ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Salvatore DiMasi

DiMasi, Vitale seek dismissal of charges

Former House speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Richard Vitale, his friend and former financial adviser, asked a federal judge yesterday to dismiss the corruption charges against them, challenging the law that US prosecutors have used to go after politicians ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Salvatore DiMasi

Cahill says he rebuffed request to be Baker’s No. 2

State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, who is mounting an independent candidacy for governor, said yesterday that he had rejected entreaties from supporters of Republican rival Charles D. Baker to quit the race and serve as Baker’s running mate. Cahill ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Deval Patrick,  Timothy P. Cahill,  NSTAR,  Mark Robinson

Transportation payroll soared under Patrick

Aloisi also brought in his own communications director, Colin Durrant, who was appointed to a $115,000-a-year deputy secretary position. Durrant’s predecessor, Klark Jessen, remains on the payroll, handling internal communications and blogging. Among ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Christy Mihos,  Timothy P. Cahill

Judge says Vitale got help from lawmakers

Key state lawmakers worked closely with former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi on legislation favorable to a ticket brokers group represented by DiMasi’s friend and former financial adviser, Richard Vitale, according to a new, detailed judge’s ruling ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Robert A DeLeo,  Ways and Means Committee

State suspends former speaker DiMasi’s retirement checks

The State Retirement Board suspended pension payments yesterday to former House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi while he awaits trial on federal corruption charges. DiMasi’s lawyer, Thomas Kiley, called the board’s action unlawful and vowed to go to court ...

From ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Timothy P. Cahill

US Senate candidates split over PAC funds

With few notable policy distinctions among the candidates, the question of whether to accept money from political action committees and lobbyists divides the field in the US Senate Democratic primary. Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca, whose personal ...

From MATT VISER AND ANDREA ESTES, Boston Globe,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Home Depot, Inc.,  Michael E Capuano,  Martha Coakley,  U.S. Congress

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