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Getting a welfare 'reality' check
Boston HeraldStephen M. Brewer called it his "reality check." Five hours, five floors, "140 clicks" -- it's how the Barre Democrat and chairman of the state Senate Ways and Means Committee spent his Friday three weeks ago, sitting in as case workers -- sometimes...Tags: David Cameron, Barack Obama, Deval Patrick, Interior Policy, Stephen M Brewer
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Democrats in House blast welfare reform cuts
Boston HeraldHouse Democrats yesterday slammed a proposed Senate spending plan that gutted House-approved welfare reforms, calling it a "disgrace" and vowing to fight to restore them in the final state budget. "The House is not going to take a nosedive on this,"...Tags: Parties and Movements, Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Pension and Welfare
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State Senate pitches $34B budget
Boston HeraldThe Democratic-controlled state Senate yesterday unveiled a nearly $34 billion budget that drops House-approved reforms that would have required photos on EBT cards and created an independent watchdog bureau to crack down on welfare fraud. The welfare...Tags: Sean Collier, Deval Patrick, Budgets and Budgeting, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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State Senate OKs $34B budget
Boston HeraldThe Democratic-controlled state Senate yesterday approved a nearly $34 billion budget that gutted House-approved reforms that would have required photos on EBT cards and created an independent watchdog bureau to crack down on welfare fraud. The...Tags: Sean Collier, Deval Patrick, Budgets and Budgeting, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Fed charges stick in Probation probe
Boston HeraldThree remaining state charges against former Probation Commissioner John O'Brien were dropped yesterday, but he still faces federal bribery charges -- a fact that had his lawyer lashing out. O'Brien's lawyer, Paul Flavin, questioned state and federal...Tags: Political Corruption, Lawyers, Bribery, Prosecution, Corporate Crime
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Murray slams link to indictments
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.A defiant Senate President Therese Murray said Friday morning that her office should not have been mentioned in indictments against the former commissioner of the state's Probation Department. Murray, a Plymouth Democrat who represents the Upper Cape,...Tags: The Boston Globe, Bribery, Elections, Corporate Crime, Prosecution
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Ex-probation chief, top deputies hit with 17 fed bribery charges
Boston HeraldEmbattled ex-Probation Commissioner John J. O'Brien is now facing 17 new bribery charges accusing him and two top lieutenants of throwing jobs to candidates sponsored by influential legislators, including Senate President Therese Murray and then-House...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Bribery, Labor Legislation, Corporate Crime, Prosecution
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Sandwich selectmen to utility: Rethink gas line
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Local officials are asking state regulators to take a second look at a National Grid proposal to run a high-pressure gas pipeline along Service Road. In letters sent last week to the state Energy Facilities Siting Board; Gov. Deval Patrick; state Senate...Tags: Deval Patrick, Government, Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages, Safety of Citizens
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House moves to make T pension fund public
Boston HeraldThe MBTA's secretive pension fund could soon be made public after the House unanimously voted to open the books on T retirees' payouts. "I did feel it was the right time and the right thing to do," said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, who has made...Tags: Interior Policy, Lobbying, AFL-CIO, Pension and Welfare, Labor Legislation
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Kennedy's succession wish: Appointment
The Swampby Mark Silva Here's a poignant note from an ailing senator who has served for nearly five decades: Asking that lawmakers back home reconsider, and expedite, their means of replacing him. Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Massachusetts senator first elected in.......Tags: Mitt Romney, Parliament, Regional Authority, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Human Body
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Ailing Senator Edward Kennedy Requests a Quick Replacement Process
AP Political WriterA cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has asked Massachusetts leaders to change state law to allow a speedy replacement if it becomes necessary for him to surrender his seat, fearing a months-long vacancy would deny Democrats a crucial vote on...Tags: Mitt Romney, Laws, Regional Authority, Washington, DC, Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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