Paul Diego Craney

Paul Diego Craney, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, a conservative group and by far most vociferous TCI critic, said Thursday that were “so pleased” by its demise. boston.com/news/politics/… #mapoli #TCI

Steve will be a great Chair for @MassFiscal, he has degrees in Chemical Engineering & Soviet Studies from MIT. Steve served eight years as a naval officer in a variety of seagoing assignments, including tours as an engineering officer and a weapons officer. He has a MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, said there’s a better way to do that. “The money should come back as unrestricted local aid,” he said, referring to the biggest program the state uses to provide assistance to municipal governments. “Earmarks are used to exchange votes, which contributes to the broken legislative process.” masslive.com/politics/2026/…

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.” #MaineSenate

Sierra Club Extremists Attack A Simple Solution for Delivering Much-Needed Power with Few Impacts to New England energysecurityfreedom.substack.com/p/sierra-club-… #NewYork #MDN #Massachusetts #Pipeline #NaturalGas #SierraClub #Lamont #ProjectBeacon #Algonquin

Actually, it never left some of us.

Despite having a "tight budget," MA lawmakers still found a way to pack it with $1.47B in pork project. No wonder they can't afford to lose $800M by cutting the income tax on the ballot in November. masslive.com/politics/2026/…

Resistance grows against New York's 18 planned solar farms locals say ruin land, kill animals and won't create much energy trib.al/RtXBwNy

At a time when the cost of living in MA continues to rise, property taxes remain one of the most significant burdens facing homeowners. Thanks in large part to Prop 2 1/2, they are also far more predictable than they once were. Our op-ed with @JaredWalczak. bostonglobe.com/2026/05/25/opi…

More footage out of Lunenberg... "The result of the vote was a delay, not a defeat." That’s how Lunenburg’s School Committee Chair described a 65–35 rejection of override tax hikes. Now the School Committee Chair is comparing that tax override to the American Revolution and promising to keep pushing until it passes. 🥴 How many should voters have to say no before it counts?

Campaign finance law requires donor disclosure if you raise money for a ballot question. Here, a nonprofit organization gets around that by getting taxpayers to fund their operation. This organization supports same day voter registration, which is a ballot question, and they get voters to turn out.

The State Senate earmarked $25,000 of taxpayer money to this nonprofit organization as a budget amendment. Here they are Tweeting against voter ID.

During this weeks Senate budget debate, State Senator Patricia Jehlen called Massachusetts’ new $63.4 BILLION state budget an "austerity budget." Let that sink in. The budget grew roughly 4% over last year and nearly 60% over the last decade, yet Beacon Hill politicians still act like government is being starved of resources. Included in the budget were more taxpayer-funded earmarks, expanded rental assistance spending, funding for advocacy organizations, and amendments weakening oversight requirements for public benefits. Meanwhile, taxpayers are struggling with out of control housing costs, ever increasing energy bills, and local tax overrides because of Beacon Hill's chronic underfunding of local aid to cities and towns. Record spending. Out-of-touch politicians. And priorities that couldn’t be more misplaced.

“Mass. Environmentalist” are not to blame, it’s the climate lobby.

The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates met yesterday to discuss an ordinance aimed at further restricting ICE operations on Cape Cod. This man said what millions of Americans are thinking but are too afraid to say out loud: “I am not an uncompassionate individual. But my generosity has been abused, and I am sick of it! I am sick of being treated as an indentured servant to foreign nationals in my country and in my community. And I don't give a damn whose feelings that hurts.” There was a whole lot of pear-clutching afterward. @HAD_ENOUGH_22 @mrp035 @Dan142160151137 @TownofDennis @Yarmouth_MA @CapeCodGov @BarnstableMA @EROBoston @DHSgov @RealTomHoman

More “breaking” news from wind energy.

They are so sad.

Final roll call on passage of the Senate budget.

Lunenburg voters reject override tax hikes 65–35. The response from members of their School Committee? “The public doesn’t know what they want.” “They’re not paying attention." When officials dismiss voters like this, it says more about them than the public.

Total gaslighting. Supply is short due to the NetZero mandate.

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