document.write('<br>  <h4 style="color:#387C2F;" > Scathing Report on Corrupt Hiring Practices and Patronage Released</h4>  <p class="date">Posted on  Tuesday, 23 November, 2010</p>  <p>  Last May the Boston Globe&#146;s Spotlight Team highlighted political patronage in the Probation department. Yesterday, the Supreme Judicial Court&#146;s independent counsel, Paul Ware released his <a href="ht... <a href="http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4952189&ct=8923745&notoc=1">Read more &#187;</a></p><br>  <h4 style="color:#387C2F;" > Massachusetts Candidates Respond to Common Cause Poll</h4>  <p class="date">Posted on  Wednesday, 27 October, 2010</p>  <p> Common Cause Massachusetts asked <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=cnJFKPNtEeKKK2L&s=dhKKI0OKJgJLK0NOH&m=6nIIJPPoG9KBJWJ" target="_blank">House</a> and <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=... <a href="http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4952189&ct=8842015&notoc=1">Read more &#187;</a></p><br>  <h4 style="color:#387C2F;" > Governor Signs National Popular Vote Legislation</h4>  <p class="date">Posted on  Wednesday, 4 August, 2010</p>  <p> This afternoon Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law legislation that would reform the electoral college system and establish a national popular for president vote once enough states ha... <a href="http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4952189&ct=8570217&notoc=1">Read more &#187;</a></p> <p class="moreLink"><a href="http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nl/newsletter3.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4952189">Click for more...</a></p>')<!-- 18.8834s -->