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Friday, January 9, 2009

As pols are slammed for pay hike, some turn it down

SETTING AN EXAMPLE: Bay State Rep., from left, Lew Evangelidis, Jennifer Callahan, Karyn Polito, Todd Smola, and Donald Humason Jr., have declined the 5.5% pay raise or are giving it to charity.
By Hillary Chabot
Feeling the heat from a roiling firestorm of public outrage, several lawmakers yesterday...
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Thomas M. Menino Jr. clocks 310 hours of overtime

Mayor Thomas M. Menino and his detective son Thomas Menino Jr.
By Dave Wedge
Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s detective son worked a whopping 310 hours of overtime...
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Mayor Menino wants to raise meals tax to plug state aid gap

Menino is asking Beacon Hill for the power to hike the meals tax by 2 percent.
By Edward Mason
Mayor Thomas M. Menino is asking Beacon Hill for the power to hike the meals tax...
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Massachusetts nixes driver appeals process

By Hillary Chabot
Auto insurance agents blasted a new state policy unveiled yesterday eliminating an appeals process protecting Bay State drivers...
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Firefighters union vows suit vs. Menino administration

By Edward Mason
Boston firefighters are threatening to sue after the Menino administration slashed a lucrative pay hike from its contract...
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Locals weigh in on Massachusetts pols raise

’Are they giving me a 5.5-percent raise?’ asked Lisa Greene in regards to pols’ 5.5-percent pay raise.
By Katy Jordan
The Herald visited the unemployment line and Government Center Plaza yesterday to...
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Menino works hard(er) for the money

Thomas M. Menino Jr.
By Herald Staff
Detective Thomas M. Menino Jr. worked 310 hours of overtime in 2008, in addition...
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Tom Finneran gets help from former governors in pardon bid

By Associated Press
BOSTON — Former Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas Finneran has enlisted the help of four former governors in his bid...
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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Several state pols refusing pay hike

Rep. Karyn Polito (R-Shrewsbury)
By Hillary Chabot
One day after he was re-elected House speaker, Salvatore DiMasi took a 5.5 percent...
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Sal Dimasi wins, but foes not backing down

HAPPY DAY: House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi is all smiles after his overwhelming re-election yesterday.
By Hillary Chabot
Despite an overwhelming re-election yesterday, hardball jockeying to succeed House...
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino rakes in $$ from Hub biz bigs

MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT: Mayor Thomas M. Menino received more than $130,000 in donations in the last two weeks of December.
By Edward Mason
A two-week fund-raising frenzy by Mayor Thomas M. Menino netted thousands of dollars...
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Bill to keep batterers in jail longer on Deval Patrick’s desk

By Laurel J. Sweet
Legislation to double the maximum jail sentence for serial batterers passed on Beacon Hill yesterday and now awaits Gov....
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City lawyer: Tom Menino Jr.’s Suffolk job ‘no conflict’

By Herald staff
After a 24-hour investigation, the Menino administration’s chief lawyer has ruled that there is “no conflict...
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Lawmakers in line for pay hike amid chao$

By Associated Press
As the state looks to slash local aid, state lawmakers are set to receive a 5.5 percent pay hike that will boost their pay...
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State set to launch anti-obesity campaign

By Associated Press
Massachusetts plans to fight its obesity problem by requiring restaurant chains to post calorie counts and waging an aggressive...
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Cancer survivor making strides

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by Peter Gelzinis
Claudine Humure’s smile was as vibrant yesterday as it was on...

No dough? Free time, on Howie

Howie Carr
by Howie Carr
Massachusetts legislators, have I got a deal for you! As you know...
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