Borowitz: Scientists Believe They Have Isolated Gene for Failure MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report)—Geneticists at the University of Minnesota believe that they have isolated the gene that makes some people much more prone to failure … [Read more...]
Archives for June 15, 2015
Breaking: Senate wins constitutional tiff with the House over the meaning of “money bill”
The legal issue that the Supreme Judicial Court resolved today (PDF) is one that only a state constitutional law geek could love. But the upshot is quite substantial, and it gives the Senate the advantage in ongoing budget negotiations … [Read more...]
Revenge of the hacks: they can park there, but you can’t
In a story that probably surprised almost nobody, the Globe reports that Boston City Councillors are able to get parking tickets fixed if they promise that they were on "official business" while they parked in that loading zone, or in that … [Read more...]
Electricity rates will drop for the summer – but are you ready for next winter?
With the recent news about the net-metering cap and the republishing to the front page of Lynne's post "Going Solar: A Massachusetts Journey", interest in solar power has been high around these parts, so I thought I would keep it going with … [Read more...]