TagMMA2014

is always struck by how a hotel is transformed when one group (e.g. #MMA2014) leaves and the next (e.g. youth dance competition) arrives.

.@juliettekayyem on unfunded mandates "If the review shows the state ought to pay, then let the state pay". #mma2014

.@juliettekayyem "Consistency, transparency, predictability" #mma2014

@juliettekayyem (D) "When you level the playing field, amazing things happen" #mma2014

Grossman tells stories with great detail that take sudden illogical jumps sideways: "1. 2. 3. Elephant." What? #mma2014

Grossman would earmark internet sales tax for transportation. Um… Orthogonal much? #mma2014

Steve Grossman (D) is wearing an orange tie. #mma2014

Fisher: "You don't need committees or commissions. That's just big government." #mma2014

Did Fisher really just say he would try to zero-fund local aid to punish communities that try to help immigrants? #mma2014

Mark Fisher (R) "bring common sense to Beacon Hill". Crickets. #mma2014

Falchuk would create multi-year funding initiatives / malfermus grandegan lad-skatolon da vermoj. #mma2014

Evan Falchuk (I) "I got tired of voting for the lesser of two evils" and created new party. #mma2014

Coakley: "I know it. We know it. You know it." #mma2014

Martha Coakley (D) "… as the economy turns around…" #mma2014

Berwick: "Vibrancy is key to economic growth". #mma2014

The big question: Will Berwick mention bike paths? #mma2014

Berwick would avoid shifting costs to employees and explore single-payer to control costs. Wow! #mma2014

Don Berwick (D) ran Medicare/Medicaid under Obama: "Massachusetts can be a beacon" #mma2014