Massachusetts: Therese Murray

Things must be pretty tense on Beacon Hill these days. Mary Connaughton's aggravated. Aloisi's irritated. Therese Murray is dissed.

Again ... the frustrating thing about the Transport Reform Rodeo down at the State House is the lack of specificity. Certainly, Jim Aloisi ought to act like a grownup, and if he feels that he has been treated disrespectfully, he can choose to ignore the nanna-nanna-boo-boo and try to respond to the substance of any particular complaint. I think any legislator can similarly discount Mr. Aloisi's outbursts. Does this need to be personal, folks?

And what the hell is "this" about, anyway?

Recently, we've had the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Secretary of Transportation, and the chair of the Joint Transportation Committee all hold forth on this blog.

BOSTON -- Therese Murray was unanimously re-elected as state Senate president on Wednesday, the first day of the 186th session of the General Court.

The election is Murray's first for a full two-year term. The Plymouth Democrat first took over the presidency in March of 2007.

The Boston Globe releases a must read poll on transportation issues. The top line: If respondents had to choose, they prefer increasing the state gas tax (48 percent) over increasing tolls (42 percent). Notice that neither broke 50.

BOSTON - Moments after state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson's resignation letter was read in the Senate chamber Wednesday, state Senate President Therese Murray said the Senate is emerging from a trying time.

"The shadow is lifting, and in time, hopefully not too long from now, the good work of the Senate and our commitment to the people will once again be the focus of all inquiry and conversation," Murray, a Plymouth Democrat, said.