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Senate President Therese Murray says the panel is needed now because of the lead time required to implement any changes. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi agreed.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
A close friend of House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi is refusing to attend a hearing before the Secretary of State to answer questions about allegations that he acted as a lobbyist for a ticket brokers group.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
A close friend of House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has been ordered to appear at a hearing before Secretary of State William Galvin to explain why he failed to report lobbying income.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has decided to support giving consumers in Massachusetts a sales tax holiday for a fifth straight year.
Transadvocate Blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
... that : “Legislation to repeal the law will be taken up at the State House next week. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi (D) and Senate President Therese Murray (D) both support the repeal effort. If the bill passes Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has said he will sign it. Republicans are expected to oppose the bill, along with a number of Democrats. Opposition to repealing the old law is strong...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... children in institutional settings and improve insurance protections for families. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray are supporting the measure and are planning to highlight the bill during a news conference today at the State House. (AP)Vandalism probed as hate crime Police are investigating as a possible hate crime the vandalism reported at a West...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray are supporting the measure, and are planning to highlight the bill during a Monday press conference at the Statehouse.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
BOSTON—Gov. Deval Patrick is being noncommittal as the House resumes debating a bill to replace the Electoral College with a direct popular vote when electing the president.It's being pushed by the government watchdog group Common Cause and political figures such as former Gov. Michael Dukakis.While Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi support the measure,...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi says he supports an initiative to bypass the Electoral College and guarantee the winner of the popular vote nationally is elected president.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
A Congos sales agent has boasted of his connections to House speaker Salvatore DiMasi, and the company was a major sponsor at a charity golf tournament DiMasi hosted.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Secretary of State William Galvin has asked Attorney General Martha Coakley's office to investigate whether a close friend of House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi broke the state's lobbying laws.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Patrick is attending an international biotechnology conference in San Diego this week. He, Senate President Therese Murray and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi have been promoting the state's new $1 billion, 10-year life sciences bill to lure companies.
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
From the State House News Service's weekly roundup: ONE PARTY, ONE BALLOT INITIATIVE, NO CHANCE: House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray joined Gov. Deval Patrick in public opposition to the proposed income tax repeal that'll most likely be on the ballot in November. Working for the repeal is a good job if you like underdogs. Big Labor is against it, Murray...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, Nobel Prize winner Craig Mello and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft joined the governor Monday as he signed the landmark legislation at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. Kraft has funded medical research, and Mello is a UMass researcher who won the 2005 prize for medicine.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray also plan to attend, as do at least five members of the House and Senate and more than three dozen representatives of local industries, state and local agencies and business groups.
