- Massachusetts lost 40,000 new clean energy jobs after the Senate failed to pass a climate and energy bill. [Mass High Tech]
- Boston Medical Center cut 119 jobs to close a $175 million budget gap. [Boston Business Journal]
Disclaimer: We've never heard of Marty Lamb. We have no real reason to dislike him. As far as we know, he's simply trying his hand at public service.
If Bostonist has learned one thing from Scott Brown's election its that you take your opponent seriously. Right, Martha? We also learned it's a good idea to mention Brown's name on your favorite dotcom as often as possible.
That brings us to Marty Lamb, a lawyer from Holliston who is running for the Republican nomination for the third district of Massachusetts congressional seat currently held by Democrat Jim McGovern. We don't know much about McGovern, either. We can respect him for being arrested for something other than airport bathroom sex.