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• Governor Deval Patrick says his plan to replace cops with civilian flaggers on major work sites would save Masachusetts $7.2 million per year. The city of Boston disagrees, and the City Council yesterday voted 12-1 to prove it. [Boston Herald]

• Several off-duty police officers protested the presence of a civilian flagger in a road crew on Route 6A in West Barnstable. [Cape Cod Times]

• Both candidates appeared on WCVB last night. Tom Menino called the Flaherty/Yoon "ticket" as “jobs for votes," and Flaherty didn't like it. [Boston Herald]

• More budget cuts are looming as Governor Deval Patrick announced that September revenues were $243 million short of expectations. [Boston Globe]

• Despite what appears to be a highly contested mayoral race in 2009, will the voter turnout be low? [The Boston Phoenix]

• Charles Baker is officially running for Governor, which means he can begin criticizing the incumbent and can start making empty promises that are really popular. [Boston Globe]

• Governor Deval Patrick gave a tax credit to movie stars. [Boston Herald]

• The sales tax holiday will probably be taken away. [Boston Herald]

• Governor Deval Patrick may have signed a bill to eliminate the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority but the Pike might cost us even more. [Boston Herald]

• Governor Deval Patrick has called out MBTA "driver" Aiden Quinn and says he should talk to investigators about last week's crash he allegedly caused. [Boston Herald]

On Tuesday we wrote about how Governor Deval Patrick's intellectually lazy casino job creation numbers gave ammunition to the skeptical of gambling Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi. Yesterday, however, Patrick got some good news from the Chamber of Commerce, who released numbers much more helpful to his cause.

--Logan Airport is getting wind turbines. And we look to opponents of Cape Wind to ask, "So, what's your issue with wind power again?" [Boston Globe]

Sean Garballey, 23, a grad student at Suffolk, soundly defeated two opponents yesterday to gain a seat in the commonwealth's House of Representatives. Garballey will represent Arlington and part of Medford.

--Massachusetts earned a C in state government from the Pew Center. Given the state of the Big Dig, is it any wonder? [Boston Herald]

The Commonwealth's Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi has long been seen as the biggest obstacle in the way of Governor Deval Patrick's plan to build three luxury casinos in the Bay State. DiMasi lived up to that reputation yesterday by delivering a blistering attack against the governor's projections for how many jobs the initiative would create.

--So, just how many new construction jobs will the casinos proposed by Governor Deval Patrick create? He said 30,000. An independent analyst says no way: "... building three casinos at a cost of $1 billion each in Massachusetts would create a total of 4,000 to 5,000 new construction jobs for the duration of the building period, probably three years." [Boston Globe]

The Commomwealth's Speaker of the House, Sal DiMasi, is well-known for his opposition to Governor Deval Patrick's casino plan. There's no turning back now.

We just read Boston.com's update on our developing snow situation, and, honestly? We're more confused than we had been before.

People, so many people, mostly young people, people everywhere. There were so many people waiting in line for Senator Barack Obama's rally at the Seaport World Trade Center last night that the campaign turned the queue into a phone bank, handing out lists of voters and asking people to use their cell phones to plead for support. There were so many people waiting in the cold that a nearby Dunkin' Donuts had to prematurely close its doors after it sold every ounce of coffee in stock. So many people.

Deval Patrick has been making news lately with the State of the Commonwealth and his public support of presidential candidate Barack Obama. But what of Massachusetts' other top dog, Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi? Bostonist read Paul McMorrow's lengthy Boston Magazine profile of the Speaker of the House and found the article too interesting not to sum up.

Governor Deval Patrick testified this morning at the State House about his plan to create an Executive Office of Education. This would consolidate authority and responsibility for the commonwealth's education system from pre-kindergarten to higher education to one cabinet-level position in the State House.

--For something completely different, rising alt-country act Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, fresh off a homecoming at the Lizard Lounge, will be playing at Dante's in Marlborough at 9:30 pm.

Another week, another political clapfest. Governor Deval Patrick's State of the Commonwealth may have lacked the drama (what are the firefighters going to do?) and surprise (dismantling busing) of Mayor Menino's State of the City, but it did showcase Patrick's trademark optimism and plans for progress. Now how are we going to pay for it?

It's unfortunate that yesterday's Herald gave huge play to a superficial analysis of Detroit's casinos and their similarity to Governor Deval Patrick's gambling vision. Bostonist was tough on the piece, which made up for its lack of evidence with a few anecdotes and general confusion.

Maybe the commonwealth could take the Toscanini's approach and pass the hat to cover our deficit? Anyone have a hat big enough for 1.3 billion dollars?

-- When the homeless meet gentrification, the homeless get treated like shit. Shocker. [Boston Globe]

The political epicenter has shifted from Iowa to New Hampshire, right next door. The state is erupting in general chaos as the politicians who are still in the race are fighting for attention.

Mark A. Flomenbaum, the former Chief Medical Examiner who was dismissed after the office of the Chief Medical Examiner was revealed to be an unsanitary hellhole, is suing because he feels "Governor Deval Patrick lacked grounds to dismiss him."

--The Office of Health and Human Services has allowed the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center to use skin-shock treatments for another year, even after the incident in which a prank caller caused staff members to shock two of the center's residents. [WBZ]

Governor Deval Patrick pitched his casino proposal yesterday at the State House.

--Only one woman at MIT this year was granted tenure. Uh, you've come a long way, baby? [Boston Globe] --In better news for gender equality, Massachusetts ranks fifth when it comes to the number of women in powerful state government positions. Women make up almost half of Governor Deval Patrick's leadership team. [Boston Herald] --Seven people were injured in a house fire in Brockton yesterday afternoon, including former Brockton city councilor George Papas. [The Enterprise]...

--The banner brawl continues. The Highway Department decided that the banners declaring support for the troops that hang over the roadways pose a potential road hazard. That decision poses a potential PR nightmare, and Governor Deval Patrick has put it on hold. [Boston Globe] --Corinne Stephen, 26, was sentenced to 8 to 12 years for the involuntary manslaughter of her foster child, 4-year-old Dontel Jeffers. [DA's Office, background] --A longshoreman fessed up to putting...

--House speaker Sal DiMasi is renovating his office and is shouting from the rooftops that he is paying for "most" of it and really needs new carpet. Unlike some people. [Boston Globe, with picture of carpet with nasty stain on it] --Moved by Governor Deval Patrick's plan to bring gambling to Massachusetts, Donald Trump--along with his hair--has been looking for land. [Boston Globe] --In related news, whoever makes maps at the Globe might want to...