Date: 6/15/2009
In our Massachusetts legislature where Democrats have a 9 to 1 majority, a single vote seldom makes a difference, but Wednesday, June 3, was different. On a tie vote, the legislature defeated a measure to eliminate Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day, two paid holidays for Boston state and municipal employees. Representative Brian Ashe voted with Boston politicians to keep these extra days off; other Springfield representatives voted to do away with them.