As it turns out, it's really fine that MA didn't try to meet Rhode Island's $75 million loan package to Curt Schilling's video game company, which is now in deep trouble. As part of the RI Economic Development Corporation's effort to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 15, 2012
An Open Letter from former Stand for Children members
As parents, teachers, and community members, we are Massachusetts grassroots activists for education. We read bills, testify at hearings, write letters to the editor, pore over budgets, speak at town meetings, make phone calls, and hold … [Read more...]
Obama hasn’t even run a lemonade stand!
Governor Jindal recently lobbed this sharp accusation against our President. And perhaps business acumen is precisely what this country requires. After all there has been a recent business leader, worth $5.9 billion and the sixth richest … [Read more...]
The Centrists Cannot Hold: Americans Elect Goes Belly Up
Americans Elect, a self-proclaimed "centrist" group that aspired to use an online nomination process to choose a candidate who could rise above partisan politics, has failed to rise to the occasion and nominate a candidate. The … [Read more...]
Common Cause sues over filibuster
It is my understanding that the courts are reluctant to touch the internal rules of the legislature, but it's worth a shot. I received today the following email: Dear Christopher, Common Cause has taken historic action to restore … [Read more...]
Senate Amendments to Support in Payment Reform
Today, the Senate is debating a big healthcare bill. It will fundamentally restructure the way we pay doctors and hospitals to reward better quality care and help reduce the overall cost of healthcare. Rherst made an awesome post with … [Read more...]
Who’s Winning the JPMorgan Chase Primary?
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] Back in March, Goldman Sachs’ executive director, Greg Smith, left the firm, noting a toxic culture in which Goldman Sachs’ staff callously … [Read more...]
Whither Chelsea District Court?
Surely not even EBIII is on board with Representative O'Flaherty's proposal to transfer the Chelsea District Court from the District Court to the Boston Municipal Court. The Globe suggests Rep. O'Flaherty is seeking to make the move over … [Read more...]