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...Recently, the administration of Deval L. Patrick ’78 presented a draft wind-energy plan. This plan would allow wind farms to be constructed in state waters along the coast, away from environmentally sensitive areas. The federal government is also actively supporting wind projects throughout the country. Plus, the Waxman-Markey bill—if passed—will cap carbon dioxide emissions. The blueprint for wind-energy production has been put in place. It is time to start making more definite plans...
...Kennedy’s death on August 25th piqued media interest in the problem of succession, including whether Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 would be allowed to appoint an interim senator before formal elections are held. The democratic primary will take place December 8 this year and general elections on January...
Over the summer, the MBTA announced that it was considering fare hikes and service reductions to help eliminate the agency's $180 million budget deficit and $5 billion debt. But Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick '78 has suspended planned public discussions on the service changes, and it's unclear if the proposals are still on the table...
...candidates must be submitted for certification of signatures by Oct. 20, and the special election filling Kennedy’s Senate seat will take place on Jan. 19. State party primaries will be held on Dec. 8. In the meantime, state lawmakers are considering whether to allow Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 to make an interim appointment to the Senate. Capuano, who spent his undergraduate years at Dartmouth and earned a law degree at Boston College, served as Mayor of Somerville for nearly a decade before being elected to the House in 1998. That House seat...
Just last week, Kennedy had asked the state of Massachusetts to reconsider its policy on filling a vacant senate seat, as a way of raising discussion as to how his seat would be filled after his passing. Kennedy asked that the state legislature change the current law preventing Governor Deval L. Patrick '78 from appointing a temporary replacement, in hopes of aiding Democrats' current push to pass health care legislation...