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While it is only fair that the municipalities share some of the burden of these trying economic times, Romney??s lack of consultation with local elected officials on how to best structure these cuts is distressing. While he has clearly built trust with other Massachusetts officials—both the Senate and House of Representatives voted to grant him extended budget-cutting powers during the crunch—the governor will need to work more closely with both federal and local leaders...
...Romney??s all-business style served him well in the first few weeks of his administration. His decision to forgo his salary as governor was admirable. He was able to make appointments based on merit instead of patronage. For example, he appointed the widely respected African American former District Attorney Ralph C. Martin, III to head the state Judicial Nominating Council, a group that has had little success in diversifying the state bench in the past...
...tackles the budget, it’s unclear whether his style can accommodate a compassionate approach to the funding shortfall. With the details of his proposal issued today, we hope that Romney??s core values are the ones shared by the people of the commonwealth, and that his business background will give him the tools he needs to find creative solutions—not just more of the slash-and-burn cuts we have seen...
Meanwhile, W. Mitt Romney??s administration has already named Koh’s successor as commissioner—Christine Ferguson, who worked in the Rhode Island government before a failed bid for Congress in 2002. Ferguson was defeated in the Republican primary...
...contributions, Romney said, “I don’t believe in corporate welfare. I certainly don’t believe in political welfare either.” He vowed to examine whether the state would fully recoup whatever investments it pledges for the convention. We hope that Romney??s skepticism is not politically motivated, and that he will negotiate fairly with the city in the coming months for the state’s share of costs...