This kid is a media pioneer who unlike the sports "journalists" has credibility. Even if you are not a Patriots fan do yourself a favor and watch his report from media day at the Super Bowl. Portnoy's a Boston original. We get to … [Read more...]
Archives for January 28, 2015
International trade policy vs. parking-space-saver policy
Did you ever notice the parallel between parking-space-saver policy (those chairs and orange traffic cones people use as space savers after a snowstorm) and international free trade policy? Free trade: Theoretically, free trade opens up … [Read more...]
2015 Blizzard: More Evidence Climate Change Intensifying Winter Storms
It's not your imagination: Giant snowstorms really are hitting Massachusetts more often than they used to. Here's an example: The 1993 "Storm of the Century" delivered 20.1" of snow to Worcester. Incredibly, that storm no longer even … [Read more...]
State body proposes to screw employee health care because it won’t balance a budget fairly
Stop me if you've heard this one before. The government makes promises to those willing to accept pay cuts to work for it. The state doesn't provide the funding to meet those promises, and then declares that those silly enough to believe … [Read more...]
Tomorrow’s Speaker-for-Life Maneuver: Advocacy Materials
The Globe confirms that at tomorrow's House session, at which the rules for the 2015-2016 session will be debated, Speaker Robert DeLeo is planning to ask members to abolish the eight-year term limit on the Speakership that the current … [Read more...]
Compensation of provider executives in MA reaches $100 million
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) More than 600 executives employed by corporate human service providers in Massachusetts received some $100 million per year in salaries and other compensation, according to our updated survey of the … [Read more...]