Casey scoops again: Sal trumps Patrick on containing health care costs for municipalities?House Speaker Sal DiMasi has floated the idea of allowing communities to join the state's health insurance plan without first negotiating with unions … [Read more...]
Archives for April 10, 2007
Fox25 is melting my brain.
Top story tonight: Hrrrm, was it opening day @ Fenway? The usual arson n' murder? Deciding what health care's affordable?Nope. Anna Nicole's old boyfriend announces he's the dad of her baby, with a big thumbs up! David Wade's gonna comment … [Read more...]
Bill Richardson scores an apparent breakthrough in North Korea
Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) has, somewhat unexpectedly, scored a major concession from North Korea's government. NBC is reporting that Richardson, who is in North Korea on a mission to recover remains of American soldiers killed … [Read more...]
New Blogger provides hearing dates and bills, and digital footage/corrected link
This is the URL:http://svcs.tripod.l...Thanks to Janet Aldritch for setting this up.[I had a typo or something - I pasted Janet's site link in as she sent it to me in a comment, below - sorry! but think this is fixed] … [Read more...]
My letter to the Editor in Support of the Municipal Partnership Act
First, if my letter inspires you to write a letter to the editor, you can find the e-mail addresses to do that for EVERY paper in Massachusetts at:http://www.masshome....Next, here is my letter:Dear Editor:I am writing as a citizen of the … [Read more...]
ACTION NEEDED BY ALL DRAFT GORE SUPPORTERS
We have recently started a Draft Gore 08 site on You Tube. It features a simple video asking Gore to run for office. The purpose of the site is to intensify our growing voice and give a face to our movement. WE ARE ASKING ALL AL GORE … [Read more...]
From Blue to Green
No, not switching parties, just thinking about adding solar panels to my house, if possible. I'd appreciate any help; I'm trying to find stuff on the NSTAR website, but it's a challenge. Thanks in advance.(I hope this isn't off-topic; I … [Read more...]
Municipal Relief: Patrick ups the ante
Casey sez Patrick's got a posse in the cities and towns:Gov. Deval Patrick today launched an aggressive campaign to win passage of new local taxes on meals and telecommunications companies that he says would relieve pressure on sky-high … [Read more...]
“Sick”
I'm very interested in Jonathan Cohn's new book Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis - and the People Who Pay the Price. This is from the NYT review:In "Sick," Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at The New Republic, lucidly … [Read more...]
Clinton Touts Universal Health Care
Yesterday's WashPost had an article about Hillary's plans for health care when she's elected. While I generally like the Clintons, I felt like her involvement in the reform efforts of '93/'94 might have been a strategic mistake. … [Read more...]