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Via SDTC member Linell Grundman we received notification of a forum hosted by the South Shore Democratic Caucus entitled: “Educational Forum on Immigration Reform: Constitutional Rights and the Financial Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Consumers.” The forum will be held on Saturday March 2, 2013 in Cohasset, see Calendar for details.
The announcement reads in part:
The public is invited to attend this forum and learn more about current and critical issues related to Immigration Reform. The panel includes:· Key Note Speaker , Marisa DeFranco, Immigration Attorney and former candidate for U.S. Senate· Steve Grossman, Massachusetts State Treasurer· Tackey Chan, Massachusetts State Representative from Quincy· Carlos DaSilva, Brazilian immigrant and civic leader· Natalicia Tracy, Executive Director, Brazilian Immigrant Center· Suzanne Curry, Health Reform Policy Coordinator from Health Care for AllEach panel member will speak and then the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions.Genevieve Davis, Chief Financial Officer at the New England Board of Higher Education and former candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate, will wrap up the forum and lead a discussion of next steps.
For more information please contact: Kevin McCarthy, Chair – South Shore Democratic Caucus at 781-534-0509 Kevin [at] cohassetdemocrats [dot] org
Interested in or concerned about immigration, voting rights protection, jobs and the economy, etc.? Read on because your chance to voice your concerns and ideas is fast approaching!
As part of the Massachusetts Democratic Party effort to prepare for the forthcoming Platform Convention this summer, the Platform Committee has been organizing “hearings” around the state. These hearings are open and designed to solicit input on a wide variety of policy matters from everyday democrats across the Commonwealth. Linell Grundman, Sandwich Democratic Town Committee member and Sandwich Alderman, was asked to facillitate a hearing on Cape Cod.
That hearing will take place in Yarmouth Port on March 23rd at the Yarmouth Port Fire Station. Click on the link below for the hearing flier, and check our Calendar for location details, including a map of the location. Other hearings are currently scheduled for Oaks Bluff and Orleans.
2013 Platform Focus Group in Yarmouth Port
Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her debut as a member of the Senate Banking Committee with a series of deceptively simple and direct questions to regulators before the committee that seemed to stun them. They apparently did not know how to handle well direct questions about taking those actors who were at the center of the financial crisis to trial. The real answer is evident in their gyrations; no one could cite a single instance in which their agency took a financier all the way to trial. Click the video icon to see a small snippet of the exchange. You can also click on this link to see the full 7 minute video on YouTube.
Various news organizations are reporting that former Senator Scott Brown will not run in the special election to fill out John Kerry’s term. He has apparently concluded that a third major Senate campaign within a few years’ time is just too much. Politics aside, his decision is entirely understandable, especially if you consider that it is not just three campaigns in proximity but four. Kerry’s term ends in 2014. That would mean Brown would have to launch a fourth major campaign close on the heels of this one.
Boston.com has details on the decision. Their post says in part:
Brown’s announcement was unusual. Rather than a formal press conference or statement, he initially released the news to the Boston Herald in a text message that said “U are the first to know.” His spokesman later confirmed the news to the Globe in a text that read “Not running.”
The full statement was released later.
Brown’s decision leaves the Republican Party scrambling to find a viable candidate for the June 25 election. To make the ballot, candidates must gather 10,000 certified signatures in four weeks.
Click here to read Brown’s full statement.
Via Kate Donaghue (Donaghue’s Democratic Dispatch) we have learned that last night the State Committee changed the Platform Convention date from June 1st to July 13th. According to Donaghue:
This date is after the special general election for U. S. Senate. Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman, John Walsh, recommended the change so that Massachusetts Democrats can focus on ensuring that a Democrat is elected to represent us. We need to be talking to voters in this shortened election cycle. When that is over we can give our full attention to the platform.
So mark (or “re-mark”) your calendars accordingly. For now the Platform Convention date change does not impact the dates for local caucuses and delegate selection. But stay tuned in case it does.
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