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Week Beginning November 15, 2009
- Daily Update 11/20: Signs of Economic Recovery
- Daily Update 11/18: Education Reform: A Moral Obligation to Close Achievement Gaps
- Daily Update 11/17: New Americans Agenda Report Unveiled
- Daily Update 11/16: Commitment to Education
Week Beginning November 8, 2009
- Daily Update 11/13: Investing in Our Students & Our Schools
- Daily Update 11/12: Revitalizing Downtown Lowell
- Daily Update 11/11: Honoring Our Veterans for their Service and Sacrifice
- Daily Update 11/10: Partnering with our Cities and Towns
- Governor Meets with Leaders in Washington, D.C.
- Daily Update 11/09: Massachusetts Wins Broadband Stimulus Funding
Week Beginning November 1, 2009
- Daily Update 11/06: Responsible Budget Management Leads to Positive Bond Ratings
- Daily Update 11/5: Governor Patrick in Washington, D.C.
- Daily Update 11/04: Responding to MBTA Finance Report
- Daily Update 11/3: Honoring a Commitment to Public Safety
- Daily Update 11/2: Investing in Our Infrastructure
Week Beginning October 25, 2009
- Daily Update 10/30: $600 Million Budget Gap Closed
- Leadership Through Values
- Daily Update 10/29: Budget Management
- Daily Update 10/28: Strategies for Growth, Economic Summit
- Economic Summit
- Daily Update 10/27: Governor's Economic Summit
- Daily Update 10/26: President Obama visits Massachusetts
Week Beginning October 18, 2009
- Daily Update 10/23: Massachusetts Recovery
- Daily Update 10/22: Reaching Out to Young Adults in Western MA
- H1N1 Flu Update Video from Governor
- Daily Update 10/21: Millions Saved in Turnpike Agreement
- Daily Update 10/20: Controlling Health Care Costs for Small Businesses
- Daily Update 10/19: Responsible Budgeting
Week Beginning October 11, 2009
- Successful Change Agenda
- Daily Update 10/16:Five-Point Fiscal Management Plan
- Leadership Through Our Shared Values
- Daily Update 10/15: Massachusetts Recovery Plan
- Daily Update 10/14: Celebrating Educational Achievement
- Daily Update 10/13: Massachusetts Recovery
Week Beginning October 4, 2009
- Daily Update 10/09: Honoring the Peabody Little League Team
- Daily Update 10/08: Investing in Massachusetts Communities
- Daily Update 10/07: Commitment to Public Safety
- Daily Update 10/6: Honoring Nobel Prize Recipients
- Daily Update 10/05: Smart Stimulus Investment
Week Beginning September 27, 2009
- Daily Update 10/2: Clean Energy Leader
- Daily Update 10/01: Governor Tours Battery Maker in Watertown
- Daily Update 9/30: Worcester H1N1 Conference
- Daily Update 9/29:Bringing BIO Back to Boston
- Daily Update 9/28: Massachusetts - Poised for Economic Recovery
Week Beginning September 20, 2009
- Daily Update 9/25: Governor Patrick Elevates Undersecretary Jay Gonzalez to Top Administration and Finance Position
- Governor Patrick Names Paul G. Kirk, Jr. Interim Senator
- Daily Update 9/24: Governor Patrick Announces Paul Kirk as Interim Appointment to U.S. Senate
- Daily Update 9/23: Governor Patrick's Letter to the Hyatt
- Secretary Reville on the Gloucester Charter School
- Daily Update 9/22: Commitment to Veterans
- Daily Update 09/21: Cabinet Meeting in Richmond
Week Beginning September 13, 2009
- Daily Update 9/18: Senate Interim Appointment Approved by the House
- Daily Update 9/17: Massachusetts - Model for Health Care Reform
- Daily Update 9/16: Jeff Mullan Appointed MassDOT Secretary & CEO
- Daily Update 9/15: Commitment to Cost Savings and Health Care Reform
- Meet Incoming MassDOT Secretary and CEO Jeffrey Mullan
Week Beginning September 6, 2009
- Daily Update 9/11: Remembering 9/11
- Daily Update 9/10: Coverage on Senate Interim Appointment
- Daily Update 9/9: U.S. Senate Interim Appointment
- Lieutenant Governor Murray's Senate Seat Testimony
- Daily Update 9/8:Successful Surgery; Resources for Unemployment
Week Beginning August 30, 2009
- Statement from Governor Patrick re: his recovery from surgery
- Daily Update 9/4: MA companies receiving 2nd most NIH grants in the nation
- Daily Update 9/3: Coverage of MCAS Score Gains
- Daily Update 09/02: MCAS Results & Coverage of Governor's Surgery
- Daily Update 9/1: Commitment to Health Care Reform
- Video of Governor's Special Election Announcement
- Daily Update 8/31: Coverage on the Special Election
Week Beginning August 23, 2009
- Daily Update 8/28: Celebrating the Life of Senator Kennedy
- Daily Update 8/27: Reflecting on the Life of Senator Edward Kennedy
- Daily Update 8/26: Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy
- Daily Update 8/25: Working to Save and Create Jobs
- Daily Update 8/24: Hurricane Bill Aftermath
Week Beginning August 16, 2009
- Daily Update 8/21: Storm Preparation
- Good Luck in Williamsport!
- Daily Update 8/20: Commitment to Education
- Daily Update 8/19: Federal Funds Jump Start Housing Developments
- Daily Update 8/18: Commitment to Economic Recovery and Transportation Reform
- Daily Update 8/17: Governor of the Whole Commonwealth
Week Beginning August 9, 2009
- Daily Update 8/14: Developing Local Communities
- Daily Update 8/13: Clean Energy in the Commonwealth
- Daily Update 8/12: Commitment to Clean Energy
- Remembering Eunice Kennedy Shriver
- Daily Update 8/11: Summer Jobs for Youth
- Lieutenant Governor Murray's Statement: Remembering Eunice Kennedy Shriver
- Daily Update 8/10: Continued Commitment to Economic Recovery
Week Beginning August 2, 2009
- Daily Update 8/7: Commitment to Transportation Reform
- Daily Update 8/6: Commitment to Rail and Public Safety
- Daily Update 8/5: Commitment to South Coast Rail
- Daily Update 8/4: Vision For Regional Rail
- Daily Update 8/3: Commitment to Public Safety
Week Beginning July 26, 2009
- Daily Update 7/31: Governor of the Whole Commonwealth
- Daily Update 7/30: Strategy for Economic Recovery
- Daily Update 7/29: Poised for Economic Recovery
- Daily Update 7/28: Meaningful CORI Reform
- Daily Update 7/27: Continuing Reform
Week Beginning July 19, 2009
- Daily Update 7/24: Governor of the Whole Commonwealth
- Daily Update 7/23: Commitment to Local Communities
- Daily Update 7/22: Economic Recovery
- Daily Update 7/21: Major Progress at Assembly Square
- Daily Update 7/20: Economic Recovery in the Commonwealth
Week Beginning July 12, 2009
- Daily Update 7/17: High-Quality Education
- The Next Chapter of Education Reform
- Daily Update 7/16: Education Reform
- Daily Update 7/15: Help for Homebuyers
- Daily Update 7/14: Housing and Economic Recovery
- Daily Update 7/13: Commitment to Civic Engagement
Week Beginning July 5, 2009
- Daily Update 7/10: Economic Development
- Daily Update 7/9: A Record of Reform
- Daily Update 7/8: Responsible Budgeting
- Daily Update 07/07: Ethnic Media Roundtable
- Daily Update 7/6:Balancing The Budget
Week Beginning June 28, 2009
- Daily Update 0703:Responsible Budgeting and Education Reform
- Daily Update 07/02: Landmark Ethics Reform and New Chief of Staff
- Daily Update 7/01: Reforming Ethics and Lobbying
- Daily Update 6/30: Responsible Budgeting
- Daily Update 6/29: Simplifying Bureaucracy
Week Beginning June 21, 2009
- Daily Update 6/26: A Season of Reform
- Daily Update 6/25: Supporting Workplace Diversity
- Daily Update 6/25: Supporting Diversity in the Workplace
- Daily Update 6/24: Commitment to Health Care
- Daily Update 6/23: Innovation Economy and Life Sciences Iniative
- Daily Update 6/22: Arlington Town Hall and Reform Before Revenue
Week Beginning June 14, 2009
- Daily Update 6/19: Judicial Action
- Daily Update 6/18: Reviewing the Transportation Reform Bill
- Citizen Task Force Executive Summary
- Daily Update 6/17: Governor's Citizens Task Force
- Daily Update 6/16: Landmark Pension Reform
- Daily Update 6/15: Boston Pride Parade and A Proud Sendoff
Week Beginning June 7, 2009
- Daily Update 6/12: Innovation Economy
- Daily Update 6/11: Pension Reform and Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Daily Update 6/10: Comprehensive Pension Reform
- Op-Ed: Don't pay more for business as usual
- Daily Update 6/09: "Don't Pay More for Business as Usual"
- Daily Update 6/08: Town Hall Meeting and Pushing for Reform
Week Beginning May 31, 2009
- Daily Update 6/5: MIT Commencement and Urging Others to "Pass it On"
- Daily Update 6/4: Commitment to High Speed Rail
- Daily Update 6/3: "Redouble our efforts to restore the public's confidence"
- Daily Update 6/2: Commitment to Clean Energy and Reform
- Daily Update 6/1: Commitment to Reform and Cost Savings
Week Beginning May 24, 2009
- Daily Update 5/29: Continuing the Conversation with an Online Community Forum
- Daily Update 5/28: Timothy Geithner and Irish President Mary McAleese
- Daily Update 5/27: Dennis Town Hall
- Daily Update 05/26: Reopening Mt. Greylock
Week Beginning May 17, 2009
- Daily Update 5/22: Dedication to Reform Before Revenue and Marblehead Community Forum
- Daily Update 05/21: Governor Hosting Community Forum in Marblehead Tonight
- Daily Update 5/20: President's New Emissions Standards and 2009 BIO International Convention
- Governor's Statement on Auto Fuel Standards
- Daily Update 05/19: Governor in Washington, DC to announce fuel standards and Atlanta, GA for BIO
- Daily Update 5/18: Franklin Community Forum
Week Beginning May 10, 2009
- Daily Update 5/15: "A Beacon Left on the Hill"
- Daily Update 05/14: News from the Corner Office, Honoring Service and Sacrifice
- Daily Update 5/13: Clean Energy, Safety on the T, and Community Forums
- Daily Update 05/12: Governor Announces Award, Hundreds of New Jobs at Wind Technology Testing Center
- Daily Update 05/11: Community Forums Begin Tonight
Week Beginning May 3, 2009
- Daily Update 05/08: Community Forums and Public Safety
- Daily Update 05/07: Protecting School Aid and Strengthening Public Safety
- Daily Update 05/06: Gun Bill Filed to Give Police Extra Tools, Tackle Illegal Gun Sales
- Daily Update 05/05: Coverage of Governor Patrick's Commitment to Change Before Revenue
- Daily Update 05/04: $100 Million to Dramatically Improve Roxbury Bus Service
Week Beginning April 26, 2009
- Summary of Governor's Reforms
- Change Before Revenue
- Daily Update 05/01: Economic Recovery and Reform Agenda
- Daily Update 04/30: Governor in Cape Cod to Make Recovery Announcement, Meet With Tourism Leaders
- Daily Update 04/29: Governor Updates Swine Flu Situation
- Daily Update 04/28: Governor Vows to Veto Sales Tax Unless Reforms Are Passed
- Governor Calls for 'Change Before Revenue,' Will Veto Sales Tax Increase Without Reforms
- Daily Update 04/27: Governor, Administration Monitoring Swine Flu Outbreak. No Reported Cases in MA
Week Beginning April 19, 2009
- Daily Update 04/24: Coverage of CDA Grants to MetroWest
- Daily Update 04/23: Governor to Announce CDA Grants for Lawrence, Fitchburg, Hopkinton, and Lowell
- Daily Update 04/22: Governor Celebrates Launch of Green Communities Program
- Daily Update 04/21: Governor Breaks Ground at Transit Center in Greenfield
Week Beginning April 12, 2009
- Daily Update 04/17: Governor tours Greenfield, South Coast
- Daily Update 04/16: Coverage of House Budget Proposal
- Daily Update 04/15: Governor Joined Officials From EPA to Announce Funds for New Beford Harbor Cleanup
- Daily Update 04/14: Governor to Make FY 09 Budget Gap Announcement
- Daily Update 04/13: Governor Meets Residents in Greenfield
Week Beginning April 5, 2009
- Daily Update 04/10: New Mass.Gov/Recovery Launched
- Daily Update 04/09: Governor announces Title I allocations to 258 school districts
- Daily Update 04/08: Listening and Talking to Dorchester and Mattapan Residents
- Daily Update 04/07: Coverage of Governor's WWLP Springfield Town Hall
- 04.06.09 - Pension Reform Testimony
- Daily Update 04/06: Governor Testifies in Support of Pension Reform
Week Beginning March 29, 2009
- Daily Update 04/03: Governor addresses student government representatives
- Daily Update 04/02: Governor hosted his monthly radio call-in show today
- Daily Update 04/01: Governor announces $300 million in student loan funds at Braintree High
- Daily Update 03/31: Governor Announces $42M in Recovery Energy Grants
- Daily Update 03/30: 10,000 new youth summer jobs
Week Beginning March 22, 2009
- Daily Update 03/27: Governor announces $30 million for youth summer jobs
- Governor's Office Response to Recent Poll Numbers
- Daily Update 03/26: Governor holds town hall meeting on NECN tonight at 7pm
- Daily Update 03/25: Governor announces $764 million in federal FMAP support funds
- Daily Update 03/24: Governor Announces $162 Million in Recovery Aid to Public Higher Ed
- Daily Update 03/23: Governor Outlines Pension Reform
Week Beginning March 15, 2009
- Daily Update 03/20: Governor Announces Special Education Funds
- Statement on County Sheriffs Funding Reform
- Daily Update 03/19: Governor Announces $168M in School Aid
- Daily Update 03/18: Residents on UI to Collect Extra $25 Per Week
- Daily Update 03/17: Governor Moderates Forum on Health Reform in Vermont
- Massachusetts Recovery Plan Summary
- Daily Update 03/16: Governor Patrick Unveiled Massachusetts Recovery Plan
Week Beginning March 8, 2009
- Daily Update 03/13: Commitment to Education Reform
- Daily Update 03/11: Governor to be commencement speaker at Tufts
- Daily Update 03/10: President Obama highlights Massachusetts students
- Daily Update 03/09: Governor committs to stimulus transparency in Herald op-ed
Week Beginning March 1, 2009
- Daily Update 03/06: Coverage of transportation meetings with residents
- Daily Update 03/05: Meeting with residents and hosting radio show
- Daily Update 03/04: Governor met with Worcester and Natick residents about transportation reform
- Daily Update 03/03: Budget Testimony and transportation reform meeting in Fall River
- Daily Update 03/02
Week Beginning February 22, 2009
Week Beginning February 15, 2009
- Daily Update 02/20
- Governor Announces Comprehensive Transportation Reform
- Daily Update 02/19
- Daily Update 02/18
- Daily Update 02/17
Week Beginning February 8, 2009
- Daily Update 02/13
- Daily Update 02/12
- Daily Update 02/11
- Stimulus Accountability and Transparency
- Daily Update 02/10
- Daily Update 02/10 Addendum
- Daily Update 02/09: Meetings with Labor Leaders and Coverage of West Coast Trip
Week Beginning February 1, 2009
- Daily Update 02/06: Last Day on the West Coast
- Daily Update 02/05: Day Two in Silicon Valley
- Daily Update 02/04: In Silicon Valley
- Daily Update 02/03: West Coast Jobs Trip Begins
- Daily Update 02/02: Focusing on the Innovation Economy
Week Beginning January 25, 2009
- Daily Update 01/29: Preparing for Economic Recovery
- Governor Outlines Emergency Recovery Plan
- Daily Update 01/28: Emergency Recovery Plan
- 01/26 Daily Update: Budget, Ethics and Transportation
Week Beginning January 18, 2009
- Daily Update 01/23: Economic Recovery Plan
- Protecting Education Aid
- Daily Update 01/22: Focusing on the Economy
- Daily Update 01/21: Inauguration Thoughts and Ice Storm Follow-Up
- Daily Update 01/20: Volunteer Service and Inauguration
Week Beginning January 11, 2009
- Daily Update 01/16: A Home for Hope
- Daily Update 01/15: State of the Commonwealth
- 2009 State of the Commonwealth
- Daily Update 1/14: 2,000 Megawatts of Wind Power
- Daily Update 01/13: Containing Health Care Costs
- Boston.com live chat with Governor Patrick at noon
- Daily Update 01/12: Health Insurance and Legislative Leadership Meetings
Week Beginning January 4, 2009
- Daily Update 01/09: Ensuring Springfield Revitalization
- Daily Update 01/08: With Obama in D.C. and Promoting Wellness in MA
- Daily Update 01/07: New Session Begins
- Task Force Report Released