As a recent retiree from public service, I spent the day watching news coverage and analysis of the opening of the Cuban embassy in Washington D.C. I felt a sense of pride after hearing that the Cuban Foreign Minister ordered the playing … [Read more...]
Archives for July 20, 2015
MBTA commuter rail contracts rose by a greater percentage than in-house bus costs
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) While proponents of privatizing the MBTA point to the rising cost of in-house operations there, the cost to the agency of contracting out appears to have risen even faster. The annual cost to the … [Read more...]
House, Senate should pass public records reform by July 31st recess
Last week, a significant step was taken on Beacon Hill towards improving our state’s public records laws. The Boston Sunday Globe reported on how backwards and outdated public records laws in Massachusetts truly are: ranking behind every … [Read more...]