Tag Archives: Charlie Baker

Charlie Baker wins while losing

Posted on November 14, 2016 by aronsbarron

Governor Charlie Baker took a hit on election day, but those who smell blood in the water are seriously mistaken. Baker supported expanding charter schools, Question Two on the ballot. He was right on the issue, but the expansion referendum … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amending the pot bill, Charlie Baker, Charter School expansion referendum, marijuana referendum, Mass. Republican Party, Republicans and Donald Trump | 2 Comments

Bathroom bill looms in Massachusetts

Posted on April 20, 2016 by aronsbarron

I have a friend. Let’s call her Suzannah. She is over six feet tall, blue-eyed, platinum hair in a page boy. Terrific set of gams, as my father would say. She’s married to a smart and talented guy. But here’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged banning discrimination, Charlie Baker, Curt Schilling, gender identity bathrooms, gender neutral bathrooms, North Carolina on trans, public facilities discrimination, transgender bathrooms | 3 Comments

Marijuana legalization in Mass. – high or low?

Posted on March 14, 2016 by aronsbarron

I’ve often thought that, for an adult, getting mildly exhilarated without the caloric intake of wine or other alcoholic beverage would be a good thing. And doesn’t the government already intrude either directly or indirectly in too many of our personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cannabis promoters, Charlie Baker, Consume Responsibly, Marijuana for Massachusetts, marijuana referendum, Marty Walsh, Maura Healey, Maureen Dowd, medical marijuana, opioid abuse, pot legalization, Pot problems in Colorado | 32 Comments

Charlie Baker: color him purple

Posted on November 5, 2015 by aronsbarron

Charlie Baker couldn’t be elected dog catcher as a Republican in wide red swaths of our country. For evidence, look at just the last 24 hours. Our Republican governor is expanding diversity in businesses contracting with the state, widening opportunities for people … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Baker favorability rating, Barry Goldwater, Charlie Baker, Houston vote on discrimination, Matt Bevin elected in Kentucky, partisan divide, Red blue and purple politics, Republican in Name Only, RINOs, Safe seats in Congress, Speaker Paul Ryan, The New England Council | Leave a comment

Popular mayor not immune to criticism

Posted on October 10, 2015 by aronsbarron

The Boston Globe took Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to the woodshed this week. In a 3/4 page editorial (a sign of energy unusual for the paper’s diminished editorial page), the paper screamed “Enough.” It proceeded to lambaste the mayor for continuing his … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Boston 2030, Boston Globe editorial, Boston mayor, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Charlie Baker, Donald Trump attack on Walsh, Global Strategy Group, Joe Fallon contributed kitchen material, Marty Walsh, office of recovery services, Politico forum, Teamsters indicted for extortion, Top Chef thuggery, Walsh favorability ratings, Walsh lawsuit against Steve Winn, Walsh rejects Olympics, WBUR MassINC poll | Leave a comment

Fox Olympics debate more heat than light

Posted on July 25, 2015 by aronsbarron

A serious debate over the bid to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston was a good idea. What took place Thursday night wasn’t. Promising a no-rules, informal format, the two moderators (the Boston Globe’s Sasha Pfeiffer and Fox 25’s Maria … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Boston 2024, Boston 2024 original bid, capping taxpayer liability, Charlie Baker, Chris Dempsey, Daniel Doctoroff, Marty Walsh, No Boston Olympics, NY failed Olympic bid, Olympic cost overruns, Professor Andrew Zimbalist, Steve Pagliuca, The Brattle Group | 1 Comment

A modest proposal for the House Speaker

Posted on February 1, 2015 by aronsbarron

Three Massachusetts Speakers indicted, the most recent, Sal De Masi, sent to the slammer for eight years. With Massachusetts reeling from the scandalous pattern, Representative Bob DeLeo became the man of the hour in 2009 when, on becoming Speaker, he successfully … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Bob DeLeo, Charlie Baker, lifting the cap on term limits, Massachusetts House Speaker, Probation Department scandal, Sal De Masi, Stan Rosenberg | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Charlie Baker

Charlie Baker wins while losing

Bathroom bill looms in Massachusetts

Marijuana legalization in Mass. – high or low?

Charlie Baker: color him purple

Popular mayor not immune to criticism

Fox Olympics debate more heat than light

A modest proposal for the House Speaker

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