UPDATE: With a new officer - Ferguson native Ron Johnson, of the state Highway Patrol - put in charge of the police response in Ferguson, things appear to have changed dramatically for the better. Here's a telling photo, via WaPo's Wesley … [Read more...]
Archives for August 14, 2014
New DDS background check law has delayed requirements
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) A new national criminal background check law in Massachusetts may well have a major, positive impact on services and care for people with developmental disabilities in the state. But under the law, … [Read more...]
Don Berwick will be on reddit Friday afternoon!
Ask him anything! … [Read more...]
A New Surprise Benefit of Cutting Lead Pollution
Studies have shown a strong connection between the phase-out of lead in gasoline starting in the mid-1970s and a plunge in violent crime in the following decades. As Kevin Drum reports at Mother Jones, a new study is connecting lower levels … [Read more...]