Friday, October 19, 2012
Highlights from Tuesday's League of Women Voters debate in Concord. Districts 1, 2 and 6 from Acton represented.
For those who weren't able to make it down to Concord for Tuesday night's League of Women Voters 14th Middlesex House of Representatives debate between Rep. Corey Atkins (D-Concord) and Michael Benn (R-Concord), here are the key points from both candidates answers on the evening's questions. What Laws Should Be Enacted To Help Job Creation? Atkins: The state already done many things, such as freezing the unemployment insurance rate and streamlining permitting. Massachusetts hasn't raised taxes in three years, and it has lowered taxes more in the past ten years than any other state. Things like spending on infrastructure and emerging technology funds are also important. Benn: The key is to unshackle the business community and lower taxes …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The incumbent and challenger took part in a live debate Wednesday night hosted by Patch.com and Acton TV.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Register today if you plan to vote in November.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Presidential Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6th. The last day to register to vote for this election is Wednesday, October 17th. The Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:00 AM–8:00 PM to facilitate this registration. Polling locations will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Massachusetts allows voters to vote by absentee ballot if they: You may have an absentee ballot mailed to you or you may vote at your city or town hall by making arrangements with your local election official. A completed ballot must be received by the time the polls close on Election Day to be counted. If you are voting from outside the United States, your completed absentee ballot for a final state or city election can be received up until 10 days after the…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
As the Nov. 6 election nears, political discussion is getting heated. How much do you share of your political opinions with your Facebook friends?
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Maybe you're a die-hard Democrat, and you think Joe Biden wiped the floor with Paul Ryan in the vice presidential debate Thursday. Or maybe you're a staunch Republican, and you believe Paul Ryan was on top of his game. Do you share these opinions with your Facebook friends? Maybe you shouldn't, suggests a recent article on Boston.com. People of all political leanings told the Globe they're learning too much about their friends' and relatives' attitudes. The article is informed by data from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The study found that 18 percent of Facebook users have blocked, unfriended, or hidden a friend because of political differences or a distaste for the sheer volume of the friends’ political posts…
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Get the details on the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan airing Thursday night.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
The first vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan is set for 9 p.m.. Check below for more information on that debate and the remaining debates leading up to Election Day. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, AOL. Below is more detailed information on Thursday night's debate, as well as the schedule for upcoming debates: The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Fairness of Pike tolls and how to keep tech skills in-state were also among topics touched on in Patch's live chat today with Gov. Patrick.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Gov. Deval Patrick answered your questions during a live chat earlier today. Here's a wrapup of what was discussed.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Incumbent Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and her two Republican challengers were united in their disagreement with Missouri Congressman Todd Akin’s statement on “legitimate rape,” but the two parties different in other ways on how they saw the comment.
The statement of Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin (R-Missouri) relating to “legitimate rape” last Sunday has spread to the Bay State, where the three candidates for the Massachusetts Third Congressional District have chimed in with their reactions to the controversy. Incumbent Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell) made no equivocations in her disagreement to Akin’s views, tying them to other Republicans, including GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan. “Congressman Akin's statements about "legitimate rape" deserve to be condemned. Unfortunately, they are no surprise to those of us who serve in the Congress,” said Tsongas. “Earlier in this Congress, they pushed for legislation to deny aid to hospitals that perform abortions even to save…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Leave your questions now for Cavaretta, running against Jamie Eldridge for the State Senate in the Middlesex and Worcester District. Then come back at noon today for a live give-and-take with the Republican.
Have a burning question for Dean Cavaretta? Acton Patch will give you the opportunity to ask it without leaving the comfort of your home (or your work desk or your mobile phone). On Wednesday, August 8, Acton Patch will hold a live chat with Cavaretta, who will be on-hand to answer your questions. Come back to Acton Patch on Wednesday and enter our chat room where you can type in your question. (The article with the chat room will go live in the morning, before the chat begins, so you can bookmark it and come back once we're underway, or enter your email address and receive a reminder before the chat starts.) Acton Patch editor Patrick Clark and Patch staff will choose the best questions and publish them in the chat room for Cavaretta. If …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Legislators decide to take the bottle bill amendment out of the jobs act.
The bottle bill will not make it to the governor's desk this year. The controversial proposal was included as an amendment to the Senate jobs bill but scrapped Monday in conference committee, according to an aide to its sponsor, Sen. Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth). The jobs bill is expected to be laid before Gov. Deval Patrick Tuesday, the last day of the legislative session. The amendment had faced strong opposition in the House, with Speaker Robert DeLeo describing it as a tax. Hedlund disputed this view, saying that taxes can't be redeemed. The expansion to the 31-year-old law designed to promote recycling and reduce litter would have added plastic bottles used for water, juices, iced tea and sports drinks to the list of containers …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The governor on Saturday sent 'Melissa's Bill' back to the Legislature.
Gov. Deval Patrick set in motion a wave of criticism when he proposed an amendment to the "three strikes"/Melissa's Bill on the grounds it lacked sufficient provisions for judicial discretion. Warning of possible unintended "unjust consequences" that can arise from mandatory sentencing laws, Patrick wrote in a letter to the Legislature, "None of us is wise or prescient enough to foresee each and every circumstance in which the new habitual offender provisions may apply." On Monday afternoon, the House rejected Patrick's amendment by a vote of 132-23, according to The Boston Globe. The bill's fate is up in the air, as the legislature's summer session will end Tuesday at midnight. The governor has not indicated whether he would veto a crime…
Mark Howell
1:43 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012
Bottle deposits are a tremendously effective tool, and not because it increases recycling. When I grew up in NH, without bottle deposits, soda bottles and beer cans littered the roadways. Looking around Acton, one sees almost no deposit eligible containers as litter, and those that do get dumped, quickly disappear when some enterprising individual picks them up for the deposit. In fact when I see… more ›