A full 12 months have passed since David approached Charley and me with the idea for Blue Mass Group. Hurray for the thousands of activists that have united around this site to work for progressive change in Massachusetts and an end to … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2005
Happy Birthday!
As Bob said earlier this morning, today is Blue Mass. Group's first birthday. Frankly, a year ago I had no idea whether the three of us were cut out to be bloggers - would we be able to post often enough? Would we think of … [Read more...]
Freep this poll!
Boston Business Journal is hosting an online poll asking whether businesses should have to "pay or play" with respect to health care - that is, whether they should either have to provide health care coverage for their employees or … [Read more...]
How the (House) employer mandate works
Another Greater Boston Interfaith Organization .pdf, drawn up in conjunction with the Business Leaders for Real Health Reform, describes the employer mandate thusly:The $160 million employer tax is eliminated.Firms with 10 employees or … [Read more...]
The brightening sky
Are things really starting to look up in Washington? Today, all the House Democrats together with 22 moderate Republicans handed a stunning defeat to the Republican leadership, actually voting down a spending bill that would have cut … [Read more...]
Travis retires
Well, conservative ol' cuss Rep. Phil Travis (D-Rehoboth) is out next year. He was one of the major opponents of gay marriage, and is throwing in the towel.My favorite Phil Travis moment came this summer, when he defended the proposed … [Read more...]
Health Care: Gut check for the Guv
So, Our Guv has decided to postpone his decision about whether to run for re-election until after the health care debate shakes out. Supposedly that makes him "more relevant" to the discussion. But as the Jim Braude interview made … [Read more...]
national health care ideas
Ezra Klein at TAPPED bla blah blah … [Read more...]
Health care: GBIO’s Senate vs. House comparison
The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) has written up a nice comparison sheet (.pdf) between the House and Senate health care plans. The third column is apparently what GBIO plans to push for in conference committee. Their … [Read more...]
And it’s Illinois in the lead …
With today's news that Illinois has just enacted a program that will make affordable health insurance readily available to every child in the state, the pressure is (or should be) on Massachusetts lawmakers to take similarly bold … [Read more...]
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