August 6, 2008 A look at Gov. Patrick's first legislative session Play video

(NECN: Jim Braude) - The legislature in Massachusetts has wrapped up its 185th session. Governor Deval Patrick is giving himself and state lawmakers high marks for their work. Patrick pointed to his victories while acknowledging he didn't get everything he wanted.

Governor Deval Patrick considers the one billion dollar, ten year life sciences plan a major achievement of his first legislative session along a slew of clean energy initiatives -- the oceans bill, the biofuels acts, green jobs creation.

Joining Jim Braude on this segment of Newsnight are Warren Tolman former candidate for Massachusetts Governor, Republican Bob Parks, candidate for State Representative in the second Franklin district of Massachusetts, and Seth Gitell from Gitell.com and The New York Sun.