Go to: http://www.urban.org...Download the ENTIRE study if you wish.There appear to be two views on taxation:1. The "no new taxes" view: "What is mine, is mine. If you don't have enough to meet your needs, I don't … [Read more...]
TODAY (2/15/07) The SJC has requested Notice and Comment on a Proposed Rule Change
URGENT: YOUR input is needed now!The Supreme Judicial Court has published a "Notice and Comment" TOPIC: Standards for Representation of children and others "under a disability"LINK TO NOTICE: http://www.mass.gov/...Three … [Read more...]
URGENT ACTION REQUEST RE: CHILD WELFARE AND FOSTER CARE
Request for Action from anyone who cares about children and familiesin MassachusettsI am asking you to write the list of legislators at the end of this post AND letters to the editor, to Mass Lawyers Weekly, and any other paper.The … [Read more...]
The US ranks near the bottom in child welfare, per UNICEF
UNICEF released a study showing the United States near the bottom in regards to the well-being of children. http://rawstory.com/...Children's health is not related to a country's gross national product, according to the study.In … [Read more...]
Time for a NEW Commissioner of the Department of Social Services
It is time for a new Commissioner of Social Services. Eileen McNamara of the Globe has it exactly right when she says:That kind of resignation might be understandable from a weary commissioner now serving under his third governor, but … [Read more...]
WINTER STORM WARNING
Hey guys! Heads up - an actual storm warning...I think only the snow plow operators [independent contractors] will be glad.[I admit to being out of practice dealing with thewhite wet stuff from the sky - Deb]Severe Weather AlertWinter … [Read more...]
ANOTHER DEAD CHILD – How could it happen AGAIN – the DSS statutes have a big black hole
Thus, the failure of either G.L. c. 210 Sec. 3 http://www.mass.gov/... or any other portion of the child welfare statute to define "best interests" and what the Department of Social Services is supposed to DO to protect children is what, in … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s first Podcast (of the WTKK call-in show)
Actually, you can even click on a link which will e-mail questions to be asked of the Governor at the next Podcast.I happened to focus on the question about DSS because my opinion is that DSS is out of control, and that the combination of … [Read more...]
Why can’t haleigh’s grandmother visit her?
I attended the last hearing of the House Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect yesterday. So did Haleigh Poutre's grandmother. I listened to Sandra L. Sudyka talk about Haleigh eating scrambled eggs, writing her name, and … [Read more...]
Why Peter Berdovsky cannot afford to plead guilty
Peter Berdovsky originally received asylum due to his role as a student dissenter in Belarus, and the fact that he had already looked down the barrel of a gun there. How much has Belarus changed? Apparently not much. And Peter … [Read more...]