When You Go Down On Corruption Charges In Massachusetts, Try To Make Them Federal Crimes, Not State Crimes

When You Go Down On Corruption Charges In Massachusetts, Try To Make Them Federal Crimes, Not State Crimes

An elected official can lobby his former colleagues on Beacon Hill if he has committed a federal crime but not if he has committed a state crime.

That's what the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said last week.

Here’s An Easy Way For Maura Healey To Improve The MBTA
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Here’s An Easy Way For Maura Healey To Improve The MBTA

Tom Joyce

Given that former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is the former chief executive officer of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, it's no wonder why his management of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is about as competent as the American health care system.

Now we have a new governor who will have to try to fix this mess:  Maura Healey.

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