(Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog)The book points out that that the Big Dig, in particular, suffered from a range of managerial issues common to public projects in which key managerial functions have been privatized. … [Read more...]
Cost rising on the Wrentham Center renovations
Despite that, we're still supposed to accept on faith the Patrick administration's claim that Fernald must be closed because it's too expensive to operate.Of course, we will never know what the true "savings" in closing … [Read more...]
Globe story and photo show human impact of budget cuts
Most of the [Tufts clinic] patients live in group homes, and their disabilities can be so severe that many can’t sit still or follow simple instructions. Some have seizures. Others spit, kick, and thrash about when receiving … [Read more...]
How the First Circuit Court killed high-level DDS care
Before discussing the Appeals Court decision, let me concede to the facility closure advocates that the comprehensive level of services provided in ICF facilities is indeed "outmoded," at least in this state. It is … [Read more...]
Cahill criticizes state land sales
Thank you for taking the time to contact the Cahill Campaign -- we sincerely apologize for the delay in getting back to you! Thank you also for your detailed description of the Patrick administration's decisions to shut state run … [Read more...]
Update: Court endorses guardian’s First Amendment right!
The Arc contended in its motion that the letter made "defamatory" statements about the Arc's role in approving the previous transfer from Fernald in February 2008 of 91-year-old Anna Tross to the same Bedford-based group … [Read more...]
A what-if scenario
To our knowledge, no guardians have yet filed appeals of the planned transfers from Fernald. But that's only because the Department of Developmental Services has not yet officially notified them that their wards will be … [Read more...]
Mr. President, can we afford to be misled about this?
The Boston Globe is reporting today that operators of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant lied to "misled" Vermont officials about the leak of the radioactive isotope tritium from the plant in 2005.Granted, the technology involved in … [Read more...]
DDS provider tries to silence guardian
In her letter, filed with the court in February, Walsh McDonald stated that she was objecting to a plan by DDS to transfer her brother from Fernald to the same group home that Tross had been taken to two years earlier. The Arc of … [Read more...]
Our nuclear president
But what about the nuclear waste issue? The administration is reportedly looking for new waste dump sites now, after rulling out Yucca Mountain in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's home state. I can't quite … [Read more...]
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