Those public servants assembled in Madison, and everyone gathered at our State House, deserve better than this. We must not allow them to be made scapegoats in an agenda to hobble America's labor movement. State governments will … [Read more...]
Archives for February 22, 2011
The Spirit of Wisconsin in Small Town
Bashing public unions has a long history in the SmallTowns of Massachusetts. I was speaking with a member of our Town Finance Committee recently---a perfectly sensible and intelligent person and a friend---and she was bemoaning that while … [Read more...]
I think we need to have a conversation about taxes.
Her home town’s Newton Tab Blog accused her of “damning the voters” and attracted the usual negative commentators. A Boston Globe Blogger accused her of displaying Beacon Hill chutzpah, but attracted no commentators. … [Read more...]
On Wisconsin
Last year the Tea Party stood up and made sure that their government was paying attention to the issues that matter to them. Although I disagree with much of what they seem to want, I deeply respect the Tea Party's determination and … [Read more...]
Buyer’s Remorse: Police Unions and Walker
In any case, Walker's exclusion of fire and police unions was political; it wasn't a matter of something for something. How can you tell Walker excluded police and firefighters for political rather than political reasons? Well, it's safe … [Read more...]
Scott Brown Committee Book Bulk Buy A Go, Fundraisers Not So Much
As a follow up to Scott Brown's plan to place himself on bestseller lists bulk purchase his own book, Dan Winslow got his response from the FEC (pdf). The Committee's proposal to use campaign funds to purchase copies of the book from the … [Read more...]
Marzilli gets 3 months…but why?
Former senator James Marzilli was sentenced to three months for sexually harassing four women in Lowell a couple years ago. I don't condone his actions at all, but I think this sentence was much harsher than the crime deserved. I … [Read more...]
Reminder – Rally for Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon
Reminder - Rally today to support the workers' rights of Wisconsin public employees (and, in effect, the rest of us). Tuesday, February 22nd 4-6pm Massachusetts State House … [Read more...]
Update: We just received some cost records from DDS…but
As we suspected would be the case, the documents indicate that many important costs of community-based care were left out of the administration’s analysis. And, as we’ll explain below, at least part of the analysis is based on … [Read more...]
“We’re Lucky To Live In this Great Country”
I heard this phrase from a few people discussing the events unfolding in the Middle East/ North Africa. I heard this phrase from my sister who uttered it in reference to her children - how she's been telling them how lucky they are to live … [Read more...]