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CLT files appeal with Supervisor of Public Records
appealing the governor's denial of public records
February 14, 2007
 
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PRL REQUEST

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CLT receives response to its Public Records request of Gov. Patrick
October 29, 2007

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CLT complaint filed with state Board of Bar Overseers
against 34 lawyer/legislators, governor
for violating the State Constitution and their oaths
January 11, 2007
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COMPLAINT


Vote to defy the SJC and defile the Constitution
Joint Session of the Constitutional Convention
January 2, 2007
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ROLL CALL


Truth in budgeting
The hidden code to breaking state budget numbers

THE TRUTH


Legislative Ratings for the 2005-06 Session

RATINGS




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Dec 31, 2007 2007: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Dec 10, 2007 "Municipal Meltdown" getting closer
Nov 24, 2007 Congratulations Carla! - Income Tax Repeal petition gets its signatures
Nov 15, 2007 Senior Citizen Prop 2½ Exemption 
Nov 15, 2007 A clash is coming
Nov 11, 2007 CLT hosts its annual brunch and awards ceremony  (photos)
Nov 7, 2007 Judicial vs. Legislative balance:  In Mass. will we "citizens" win or lose?
Oct 29, 2007 CLT Receives Response to its Public Records Request of Gov. Patrick 
Oct 22, 2007 More about proposed Chapter 40T (S-146)
Oct 20, 2007 Start with Police Details:  A Political Culture of Self-Interest
Oct 11, 2007 Resort Casinos in Massachusetts?
Oct 10, 2007 MORE "Property Tax Relief"?
Oct 4, 2007 Taxpayers shoveling against the tide
Sep 24, 2007 Public employee unions' greed killing local services
Sep 21, 2007 Do the recommended reforms now!
Sep 18, 2007 Another False Choice
Sep 17, 2007 Stand up, or bend over
Sep 12, 2007 Dems' tax-toll hikes parade has stepped off
Sep 1, 2007 A "temporary" and "dedicated" gas tax, again
Aug 29, 2007 Preliminary report on "temporary" gas tax increase to pay for Mass. infrastructure 
Aug 3, 2007 "Pension Tidal Wave" - The "ticking time bomb" again acknowledged
Jul 18, 2007 H159:  Prop 2½ end run -- act now!
Jul 14, 2007 State budget -- more spending, no tax relief
Jul 11, 2007 18-Years:  Long Past Time to End "Temporary" Income Tax Hike  
Jul 6, 2007 Public employees exposed -- taxpayers ignored
Jun 29, 2007 The haves and the have-nots:  Public employees vs. taxpayers
Jun 25, 2007 O'migosh, no more jocks at taxpayer expense?!?
Jun 20, 2007 Public Employee Unions -- Will we let them eat us alive?
Jun 19, 2007 Memo to the Committee on Revenue:   The Override/Underride  
Jun 12, 2007 Doing it  TO  the children; A teachers union in action:  "Bullied" -- or Bullies?
Jun 5, 2007 Finally bringing public employee unions to heel?
Jun 3, 2007 Dreamer Deval plans billions more in spending:  Hand-outs for hands out
Jun 1, 2007 Only the Latest Patrick Proposal  
May 29, 2007 "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance" - Thanks to teachers' unions, libraries close
May 15, 2007 Check that Prop 2½ ballot wording!
May 13, 2007 Here we go again, another MTF-backed spending splurge
May 7, 2007 Overrides that ignore "Fixed Costs" lose
May 4, 2007 Congratulations Shrewsbury!  CLT, MTF again on opposite sides of tax hikes
May 1, 2007 CLT memo to the Legislature, Joint Revenue Committee
Apr 27, 2007 Override proponents get slick and dirty -- while public employees get fat
Apr 11, 2007 CLT testifies on tax, initiative amendment bills  
Apr 10, 2007 "Taxachusetts is dead" -- Long live Taxachusetts!
Apr 9, 2007 Massachusetts Per Capita Tax Burden 4th highest in the nation  
Apr 4, 2007 A raging elephant in the living room
Apr 1, 2007 Major gas tax, toll hikes coming?  No April Fool's Day joke!
Mar 20, 2007 "Override Central" blog launched by Boston Globe
Mar 15, 2007 CLT is awake, where's everyone else -- hello-o-o?
Mar 8, 2007 A bad time for moonbats
Mar 7, 2007 Moonbats and Pod People:  Who is this we elected ?!?
Mar 5, 2007 New gov's "no gimmicks" budget excite$ Menino
Mar 2, 2007 Menino Local Option/Tax Cut: Permanent, or temporary?  
Feb 28, 2007 Patrick's "No Gimmicks" budget loaded with gimmicks: Calls on his "pod people" for support
Feb 27, 2007 Will Gov. Patrick’s "property tax cut" deception remain unchallenged?  
Feb 23, 2007 MTF calls for broad-based, not business, taxes
Feb 20, 2007 HRM's "New Versailles" already crumbling
Feb 16, 2007 Bay State Sun King shocks media, taxpayers -- even MTF
Feb 15, 2007 The astonishing arrogance of our imperious governor
Feb 14, 2007 CLT Files Public Records Law Request with Secretary of State  
Feb 10, 2007 "Together We Can" . . . But Won't
Feb 9, 2007 Governor refuses to share information with taxpayers who paid for it   
Feb 3, 2007 Are revenues up, or down -- who do you believe?
Feb 1, 2007 Holding Deval to . . . something
Jan 30, 2007 Governor Patrick, Where Would You Cut?  
Jan 30, 2007 CLT's FOIA letter to Gov. Deval Patrick on budget cuts
Jan 28, 2007 "We're better than this" bribery is better than what?
Jan 27, 2007 MTF steps in it again as other states cut taxes big
Jan 22, 2007 CLT pursues Board of Bar Overseers with its complaint against lawyer-legislators who violated oaths  
Jan 18, 2007 Connecting the dots to taxpayers disaster:  Someday never comes
Jan 17, 2007 Deadline for filing a property tax abatement looms
Jan 9, 2007 Deval Patrick, as governor
Jan 5, 2007 Situational ethics in Massachusetts: An awakening?
Jan 5, 2007 CLT moves ahead with Board of Bar Overseers complaint  
Jan 3, 2007 Can the Commonwealth survive the reign of Lawless Deval?
Jan 2, 2007 Deval Patrick:  Ungoverned by the Constitution  
Jan 2, 2007 CLT Defends the State Constitution  
Jan 2, 2007 Massachusetts:  "A government of laws" or "of men"?
Dec 21, 2006 State's highest court must now assume its legitimate role
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CLT Updates and Alerts! -- 2006 Archive


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