Excellent interview with Rick Purcell, GRP 2010 candidate for Lt. Governor

by: Nat Fortune

Wed Jul 07, 2010 at 16:06:01 PM EDT

Holyoke Resident Running for Lt. Governor, by Dennis P. Hohenberger (Holyoke Sun, 25 June 2010)

Richard P. "Rick" Purcell, a longtime Holyoke resident and community activist, is making a run for the state's second highest office as the Green-Rainbow Party's candidate for Lt. Governor.

During a lunchtime stroll in West Holyoke on Tuesday, Purcell spoke of his candidacy, the issues that matter most to him and the way the city has shaped him and his political views, which eventually led him to be Jill Stein's running mate.

While Purcell and members of his party gather the necessary 10,000 signatures needed to be placed on the fall ballot, his campaign, though grassroots and relying on small, individual donations, continues to speak out on affordable healthcare, schools, the environment, gambling, and issues that matter to working class families.  

Stein Says Insurance Industry the Real Winner in Health Reform Bill

by: eli_beckerman

Tue Mar 23, 2010 at 14:53:48 PM EDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 23 March, 2010
Contact: Daryl Sprague, 617-459-0784

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts - Jill Stein, Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor, described the health care bill passed by Congress Sunday as lobbyists' legislation which offers few benefits at staggering cost. She warned Massachusetts residents to brace for skyrocketing prices and an accelerating health care meltdown, and vowed to renew her push for "real solutions."

Here are her remarks, made in a speech to supporters during a teleconference Tuesday morning:

"The health reform passed on Sunday is not the solution the American people have been looking for, but rather a triumph of business-as-usual. It will bankrupt individuals and local governments by forcing them to buy the expensive policies in a health-care system designed to exploit instead of to serve. Starting today, we begin the real battle to move beyond this costly non-solution and replace it with the health care system America needs.

Dr. Jill Stein throws her hat into 2010 gubernatorial race

by: eli_beckerman

Thu Jan 07, 2010 at 18:58:35 PM EST

Dr. Jill Stein plans to join the race for 2010 race for governor, running as a Green-Rainbow candidate and pushing the issue of universal health care, posing a challenge to Gov. Deval Patrick's left flank.

Stein told the News Service late today that she plans to formally announce her campaign later this month. Her candidacy will further complicate a field that already has two major Republican candidates, a state treasurer running as an independent, and Patrick, the Democrat seeking reelection.

"I am very excited to offer voters a real choice for change," Stein told the News Service in an interview. "We're looking at three candidates for governor who have very similar opinions on a variety of key issues. It's very important that voters have a second choice."