By Michael Gaffney According to a press release from MassFiscal, they have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court to end the “union loophole”: “For those of you who don’t know, the union loophole prohibits businesses from giving money to political candidates, committees, and parties. At the same time, it allows unions—including unions from [...]
By Michael Gaffney Having read multiple articles about the goings on regarding the City’s ballpark project, I thought I’d clear up a few things and make a few connections between the multiple entities being reported on. Let’s start out with the first clarification, it is not the WooSox ballpark (or any other name chosen [...]
By Michael Gaffney (Song lyrics by Love & Rockets – “No new tale to tell”) “You cannot go against nature, because when you do, go against nature, it’s a part of nature too” It is that time of the year again when the additional tax assessments are about to divided up on the residents [...]
By Michael Gaffney The buzz was about town that Worcester was on the move. I was 23 years old and buying my first home. I chose Worcester. All the talk about how the downtown was coming alive with the Worcester Common Fashion Outlets and the soon to be artist district with the Burwick Building conversion. [...]
By Michael Gaffney An unelected, unaccountable board has decided that you are no longer free to purchase products sold legally. Your elected officials had voted against the ban, but in Worcester, your vote means nothing. The precedent is horrible. The ban is on the sale of flavored tobacco and it was forced upon our [...]
Joe Early and the angry mob By Michael Gaffney If you are not familiar with the happenings of District Attorney Joe Early, this article is not for you. Before we being to explore the topic, let’s establish what needs to be established. First, I am not a member of the establishment; Second, I’ve never [...]
Winners and losers of the GOP Convention By Michael Gaffney Here is my take on the 2018 Massachusetts GOP Convention. Remember a "win" or "loss" at the convention means nothing (unless you didn't get on the ballot). It is merely a snapshot of a performance at the convention. With work, every candidate on the [...]
There has been a media blitz about the announcement by American Airlines that they will be offering a flight from Worcester to Philadelphia with a return flight the next day. However, Flyorh (which is “Fly Worcester” as ORH is the Worcester Airport designator) reports their concerns with the flight times as follows: “8:00AM departs Philadelphia [...]
New Year’s Resolutions and why you should make them! By Michael Gaffney Your hairdresser, friends, and everyone on social media will be mocking New Year’s resolutions in the next few days. My advice, smile and make them anyway, just be sure your goals are reasonable and attainable. New Year’s Eve is a time for [...]
THE GOP TAX REFORM BILL AND LOCAL TAXES, IGNORE THE IGNORANT By Michael Gaffney This is just a quick and not needlessly overdetailed analysis of the local effect of tax reform using Worcester and Shrewsbury as examples. There has been some nonsense being bantered about by those with a political agenda concerning the loss of [...]
