Meeting info from a colleague who is Chair, Health Care Committee, Mass. League of Women Voters (BTW for years the League has been a staunch supporter of Single Payer Universal Coverge reform)Health Care Working Group public meetings:1. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 1, 2006
Budget situation is still “precarious”
Eisenthal's got a good rundown of today's budget news: Good, but not really really good:As TER discussed last month, avoiding either mid-year reductions or use of the Commonwealth's Stabilization ("rainy day") fund, would require an … [Read more...]
On Teachers and Teachers Unions
Many people believe that the main function of teachers unions is to protect those teachers that are minimally competent or outright incompetent. In my experience, this just isn't the case. When I started out teaching, I was … [Read more...]
Romney’s undocumented workers
But he is supposed to uphold the law, I sputter. You have forgotten your roots, dear, they said. No, no, I have not, I swear. I am proud that my grandmother scrubbed floors, said I. An explosion hit me. First of all, said Grandma, that was … [Read more...]
Ted Haggard Day: Did You Miss It?
The press release (hat tip to Kvatch and If I Ran The Zoo) says:"Now, therefore, I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do … [Read more...]
Connector Authority, it’s up to Patrick
The Connector Board had another policy meeting yesterday. After the meeting they posted their Policy Committee Recommendations. They did detail recommendation for the high end of coverage called the Premier Plan. Seems … [Read more...]
Hacks gone wild: stem cell edition
Unbelievable. Another blatantly political lame duck appointment from Romney, who pledged only four short years ago to stop playing 'politics as usual' on Beacon Hill. This appointment from the same Romney who castigated Acting … [Read more...]
Romney & mouthpiece
I've been seeing a lot of John Hanify on the tube. Does this mean Hanify & King is representing Romney? Is Romney suing individually? Perhaps someone could score a copy of the brief? nudge nudge wink winkI've … [Read more...]
RFP (Request For Punchline): American Romney
I'm a city kid, so I didn't know about this one. From the American Romney website:Okay, I threw out the straight line, now it's your turn to deliver the punch line. … [Read more...]