Yesterday the Governor signed into law an increase of the minimum wage to $11 by 2017. This is projected to raise the wages of approximately 605,000 workers. Two MassBudget fact sheets provide data on who these workers are and where they … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Massachusetts SWAT teams claim they’re private corporations, immune from open records laws
SWAT teams aren't going to tell you when or where they've deployed, because they think they don't have to. As it turns out, a number of SWAT teams in the Bay State are operated by what are called law enforcement councils, or LECs. These … [Read more...]
Does the administration have a double standard in the care of the disabled?
[Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog] As The Boston Globe reported last week, Governor Patrick has "unveiled an ambitious and potentially costly plan" to reform the way the state’s criminal justice system handles mentally ill people. The … [Read more...]
Wonk Post: Public attitudes about abortion over time
In light of today's unanimous Supreme Court decision in McCullen v. Coakley, which ruled clinic buffer zones to be unconstitutional,here is a graph of public attitudes from 1995 to the present: Source: Gallup … [Read more...]
US Supreme Court cuts back on – but doesn’t wipe out – abortion clinic buffer zones and presidential recess appointments
The US Supreme Court issued two hot-button, long-awaited rulings today. The result in both cases was unanimous, but in both cases there was a sharp divide on the Court as to the reasoning, and as to how far the Court should go. The … [Read more...]
Coakley Facebook Fail
Martha Coakley's campaign just posted this on their Facebook page. I suspect it was scheduled, but, come on, be on top of things, especially today, with that other thing that happened.* Martha was the first Attorney General in the … [Read more...]
Thursday casino update: Vennochi shows her cards, and the curious case of Steve Wynn
This might indeed be how it's going to go from now through November: every day or two, a couple of new stories to talk about on the casino issue. Today's developments: Globe op-ed columnist Joan Vennochi has seemed skeptical about the … [Read more...]
What About Mental Health Care?
Last night the gubernatorial candidates had a forum on Mental Health. Over the last few months, there have been articles in the paper regarding the maltreatment at Bridgewater State Hospital and this past Sunday an article in the Globe on … [Read more...]
Emerson Poll: Tisei Leads
A dead heat really. Tisei, the GOP's 2010 nominee, leads Tierney 45 percent to 40 percent in the Emerson College Polling Survey released Wednesday. The five point lead is a bump for Tisei from an April poll showing the two candidates … [Read more...]
Location, location, location for casinos..the Berkshires, anyone?
If Massachusetts invested in a Monte Carlo/Monaco-like casino location like Marblehead or Nantucket or....Becket or Lenox (sorry relatives), maybe that would be okay with me. It could soak the rich. Imagine a road race through the … [Read more...]
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