I took a break to enjoy the holiday, as I’m sure many of you did, but my inbox kept busy, and on Friday came a doozy, courtesy of the Washington Post. You remember that little bit of a banking crisis we had a couple of years back, where … [Read more...]
Archives for September 6, 2011
The Globe gets it right on nonprofit contractors
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) An editorial in today's Boston Globe begins to get at an expensive and pervasive state problem -- the relative lack of oversight of the state's nonprofit human services contracting system. The … [Read more...]
I still don’t understand what Obama wants on taxes
Does Obama want to raise rates or cut them? I know he wants to raise revenue. Why doesn't he say he will cut rates and close loopholes and raise revenue that way? Voters' concede-nothing mentality has been colored by the summer's … [Read more...]
I Like Elizabeth Warren But I Don’t Believe She’ll Win
I watched the video of her Labor Day speech. I also watched a fine video piece on her by the New York Times and a bunch of other stuff. She has what it takes to be President, U.S. Senator, Supreme Court Justice, Speaker of the US House, and … [Read more...]
Request From Parents: Please Pass Trans Equal Rights Bill
Dear Massachusetts Legislature, We are parents of LGBT children—some of us have lost our children to anti-LGBT bias—and we are calling on you to pass the Transgender Equal Rights Bill before another parent loses a child. In doing so, … [Read more...]
Poll: Unknown Warren within Single Digits of Brown
WBUR poll conducted by MassINC shows that Brown is not as invincible as he would make us believe. The WBUR article notes: She may be an undeclared candidate, but potential Democratic U.S. Senate contender Elizabeth Warren appears to be … [Read more...]