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Daily Archives: May 13, 2019
Somerville Speakup Line:Think Before You Elect
Dear Billy T and Somerville Speakup Line,
Sadly for her, this new candidate from Chicago that Joe Curtatone is flaunting around town getting photographed with for City Councillor-at-Large who lives at Assembly Row with her ex-husband’s mother in a low income unit to get elected, because if you remember the last election Trader Joe endorsed Jack Connolly and it was the kiss of death for him.
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MAKE “ROADRUNNER” THE OFFICIAL ROCK SONG OF MASSACHUSETTS
By Bob Katzen
The Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a hearing on legislation making “Roadrunner” the official rock song of the commonwealth. Natick native Jonathan Richman led the group Modern Lovers who sang the tune as a 1970s ode to the joys of driving along Massachusetts’ Route 128 late at night. The bill is sponsored by Rep. David Linsky (D-Natick). Continue reading MAKE “ROADRUNNER” THE OFFICIAL ROCK SONG OF MASSACHUSETTS
REDUCE SALES TAX FROM 6.25 PERCENT TO 5 PERCENT
By Bob Katzen
The Revenue Committee’s hearing also included a bill reducing the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 5 percent Continue reading REDUCE SALES TAX FROM 6.25 PERCENT TO 5 PERCENT
MASSACHUSETTS TO TAX SUGARY DRINKS
By Bob Katzen
The Revenue Committee held a hearing on a bill that taxes sugary soft drinks which are currently exempt from the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax. Continue reading MASSACHUSETTS TO TAX SUGARY DRINKS
EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT LEGALIZING SPORTS BETTING
By Bob Katzen
Anticipating that sports betting will soon come to the Bay State, the State House News Forum is holding a forum on Thursday, May 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Center at 10 Winter Place in Boston. A panel of experts will discuss the future of this new tax revenue source and the challenge it presents to current revenue sources like the Massachusetts State Lottery.
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Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 44 -Report No. 19 May 6-10 2019
By Bob Katzen
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of May 6-10.
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GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS MONDAY, May 13, the 133rd day of 2019 with 232 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 5:2 and sunset is @ 7:5. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are stars are Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Uranus.
ON THIS DAY IN: 1607 – An expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport arrived at Jamestown, Virginia. The passengers went ashore the next day and this site became the first permanent settlement English colony in America. Continue reading GOOD MORNING – TODAY IS by John Dwyer
SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO’S YOU BOTHER ME TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR 2019
Boston Show is on October 4, 2019 at the TD Garden
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Fresh off a wildly successful, two-year-plus run on his Stay Hungry Tour, Billboard’s inaugural Comedian of the Year Sebastian Maniscalco is back with the You Bother Me tour, which is currently set to visit 12 cities in the U.S. and Canada throughout its fall run. Continue reading SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO’S YOU BOTHER ME TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR 2019
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Somerville Overcoming Addiction Updates
By JoAnn Bocca-Rivieccio
I am writing this article on Mother’s Day. Today is a combination of sadness and happiness . Of course I love celebrating this special day with my family. The problem is I have lost half of my heart , Franke has past and been in heaven for the past 9 Mother’s Days. Continue reading Somerville Overcoming Addiction Updates
We Work The First 4 Months To Pay Our Taxes
By Caroline Colarusso
Here in Massachusetts Tax Freedom Day fell on April 23rd this year. No this doesn’t mean you had until April 23rd to file your returns with the IRS or the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. It means you worked nearly the entire first 4 months of the year just to pay your tax burden. Continue reading We Work The First 4 Months To Pay Our Taxes
Take Action & Change a Life! Please Join us to Stop Child Labor and Prevent Blindness
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