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...Rhode Island, moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee was defeated by former state attorney general Sheldon Whitehouse. And in Massachusetts, Democrat Deval L. Patrick ’78 won the state??s governorship. In addition to campaigning for Patrick at home, the Dems had taken several trips to Rhode Island to campaign for Whitehouse. And the club also stumped for Democrat Bob Casey Jr. in his successful bid to oust Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania...
...Meanwhile, in Ohio, Rep. Ted Strickland, a former Methodist minister, took the state??s governorship in a rout, marking the first time that Ohio has seen a Democratic chief since...
...surprised the state??s political establishment during the Democratic Primary, winning the state party’s endorsement in June and beating two better-known rivals in the September primary...
...attorney, are vying to replace outgoing Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly. Coakley, who is heavily favored in the race, may continue the trend of Middlesex district attorneys becoming state attorneys general. Both Reilly and his predecessor, Scott Harshbarger, served as the top prosecutor in Middlesex County—the state??s largest—before becoming attorney general. Massachusetts voters also have to decide on three ballot initiatives. The first would expand liquor licensing in the state, allowing food stores to sell wine; the second would allow for “fusion voting,” where multiple...
...Republican model of lowering income taxes, which Deval Patrick ardently opposes, has starved the state??s cities and towns of necessary funds. Infrastructure costs do not decrease with income tax breaks; money to educate children, put police on the street, and maintain public places has to come from somewhere. Without state assistance, property taxes have become the primary alternative source for local revenue and have skyrocketed. This is alarming because high property taxes put a disproportionate burden on those with the least means or fixed income—the poor and the elderly. High property taxes also hurt...