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Massachusetts: Salvatore Dimasi

Thu, 01/08/2009 - 13:43

DiMasi on pay raise

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Responding to Gov. Deval Patrick's letter to Treasurer Tim Cahill that prescribed a 5.5 percent pay raise for state legislators based on the change in median household income, House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi released the following statement on Thursday:

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Wed, 01/07/2009 - 17:14

Mass. GOP slams DiMasi re-election

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

The Massachusetts Republican Party blasted state House Democrats on Wednesday for re-electing Rep. Salvatore DiMasi as speaker in spite of recent allegations of ethical misconduct.

DiMasi, a Boston Democrat, was re-elected with overwhelming support on Wednesday. DiMasi collected the votes of 135 of the 159 representatives that voted, including all but eight Democrats.

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Wed, 01/07/2009 - 13:45

Dems who voted against DiMasi

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Here are the eight Democratic state representatives who did not vote to re-elect state Rep. Salvatore DiMasi as speaker on Wednesday, according to the State House News Service (sub. req.).

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Wed, 01/07/2009 - 13:09

DiMasi gathers 135 votes, wins re-election as speaker

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BOSTON - By a large margin, the Massachusetts House of Representatives re-elected state Rep. Salvatore DiMasi as its speaker on Wednesday.

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Wed, 01/07/2009 - 11:16

House Dem caucus backs DiMasi for speaker

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BOSTON -- In spite of swirling allegations of ethical misconduct, the House Democratic caucus backed state Rep. Salvatore DiMasi to be re-elected as speaker of the House moments ago on the first day of the 186th session of the General Court.

The caucus met in the State House's Gardner auditorium at 10:30 A.M. After being nominated and seconded, DiMasi made brief remarks, but did not address the ethics investigations he now faces. He did, however, touch upon the difficulties of being speaker.

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Tue, 01/06/2009 - 15:17

DiMasi doesn’t promise quick action on task force ethics recommendations

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, who is currently being investigated for alleged ethics violations, said Tuesday that the House would review recommendations put forth by Gov. Deval Patrick's ethics task force but did not ensure their swift passage into law.

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Tue, 01/06/2009 - 14:41

Patrick task force recommends stricter penalties for ethics violations

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Responding to numerous ethics scandals that plagued Beacon Hill last year, Gov. Deval Patrick's Task Force on Public Integrity called for stricter penalties and stronger lobbying laws in its recommendations on Tuesday.

The report is the culmination of public and private meetings of the 13-member task force. Patrick put the group together following former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson's arrest on corruption charges.

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Tue, 01/06/2009 - 10:51

Mid-Morning Read: DiMasi, Torrisi, Charter schools

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Salvatore DiMasi remains confident he will be re-elected speaker on Wednesday as several state

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Wed, 12/31/2008 - 13:58

PolitickerMA.com’s Top Political Stories of 2008

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

As we prepare to ring in the New Year, we here a PolitickerMA.com took a few moments to reflect on what has been an eventful 2008. After surveying several political insiders and observers, here is our breakdown of the Top 11 - cause we couldn't stop at 10 - political stories of the past year.

What did we leave out? The comments section awaits below.

Happy New Year.

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Tue, 12/30/2008 - 14:27

Patrick: More budget cuts on the way

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Gov. Deval Patrick said Tuesday that he is considering cutting another $1 billion from the state budget, the Boston Globe reports.

Patrick's announcement on Tuesday is the second time in two months that the governor has had to announce cuts to cope with budget shortfalls.

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