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Court: State can't cut legal immigrants off from state health insurance just to save money
By adamg - 1/5/12 - 12:24 pmThe Supreme Judicial Court today overturned a law that prohibits certain legal immigrants from obtaining subsidized insurance from the state's Commonwealth Care program.
The court said saving money was the main rationale behind a law passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Patrick limiting the number of immigrants who could sign up for Commonwealth Care - and saving money is not a good enough reason under the state constitution for "invidious discrimination against aliens."
Electoral College, Shmectoral College
By Kaz - 7/19/10 - 12:46 pmThe MA House and Senate are setting up the state to help usurp the Electoral College as part of the "National Popular Vote" campaign. Enactment votes will send the bill to Deval Patrick for his signature. The consequence of this bill will be to push all 12 of the state's electoral college votes to the winner of the national popular vote instead of the will of the people of MA.
If the campaigners can go state-by-state to get 270 of the 538 electoral votes to be decided in this manner, then the national popular vote winner would become the President. The 5 states that have already chosen to vote in this manner constitute 23% of the 270 votes that they need to secure their plan.
Wilkerson Rebuffs Senate
By Quantum Mechanic - 10/30/08 - 10:26 pmThe Boston Globe reports that Wilkerson will not resign despite the State Senate's unanimous resolution asking her to do so.
Curtains for Patrick casino plan?
By adamg - 3/8/08 - 10:36 amState Rep. David Flynn, D-Bridgewater, tells the Taunton Gazette the proposal won't even come up for a vote.
Via Dan Kennedy.
Eastie state-rep interviews
By adamg - 8/24/07 - 10:25 pmJimbo starts a series of interviews with candidates for the open East Boston state representative's set with Jeff Drago.
