I just received this from the New Hampshire Democratic Party: Greetings! Did you hear the news? Tonight in Nashua, former Massachusetts Senator-turned FOX News anchor-turned Wall Street lobbyist Scott Brown floated the idea he may … [Read more...]
Archives for April 4, 2013
Bike Corral Contest
This post is mostly about Massachusetts pride, and only a little about politics. My town, Concord, MA, made the final three in a Facebook contest, sponsored by Saris, to win a "bike corral" (i.e. large bike rack). If we win, … [Read more...]
Legislative Misconceptions on Transportation
I just came across John Walsh's diary, "Political Risk," from last month and it's really resonating with me right now. A lot of decisions are being made by the legislature and not all of them seem to be driven by the data. John Walsh … [Read more...]
MCAS Leads to Lower Expectations
James McDermott is a former Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, member of the MCAS Development Committee and now an Assistant Professor of Education at Clark University. He was a major booster of MCAS when first implemented. Today he … [Read more...]
Autism Commission has important recommendations, but funding remains a question
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) A state report released last week contains a number of important recommendations to begin to deal with the yawning gap in services, job opportunities, and housing for what may be the fastest growing … [Read more...]
My Response to Ryan’s Question Regarding the Boston Globe and its Spotlite Series on Cabbies Is So On The Money I’ve Given IT It’s Own Post: Did The Justice Department Enable the Big Dig Thievery?
Do you contend that there is no corruption in Boston Cab companies? (4+ / 0-) View voters And if there is corruption, and that corruption is damaging the ability of hardworking cabbies to make a decent and honest living, why … [Read more...]
It’s time to call Beacon Hill. Today.
Speaker DeLeo and Senate President Murray have decided to nibble around the edges of fixing MA's transportation infrastructure, and to ignore education all together. Meanwhile, the doors are literally flying open on moving Red Line trains … [Read more...]
The DeLeo-Murray Feckless Fare Increase
Haven't we been around this particular mulberry bush before? Remember the reform-before-revenue wars? Remember David D'Allesandro in 2009 warning how persistent MBTA funding neglect jeopardizes safety? (Our interview here.) We did some … [Read more...]