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Block the Partners deal

July 15, 2014 By donberwick

The Attorney General’s settlement allowing Partners Healthcare to acquire South Shore Hospital and two North Shore community hospitals is a great and lasting disservice to the future of high quality, affordable health care in … [Read more...]

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Let’s end child poverty

March 24, 2014 By donberwick

We are a wealthy state in a wealthy nation, and yet one out of every seven people in Massachusetts lives in poverty.  And even that doesn’t tell the true story.  The number is 29% among African Americans here; 40% among Latinos.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, boston, childhood poverty, children, democrats, don berwick, ending-childhood-poverty, governor, income-inequality, inequality, ma, ma-gov, massachusetts, poverty

Let’s tax pollution, not jobs

February 25, 2014 By donberwick

Our nation and our world face an undeniable climate crisis. We are already experiencing firsthand the impacts. Childhood asthma rates have soared, and many of our neighbors have lost or seen significant damage to their homes from climate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: carbon tax, don berwick, energy, environment, environmental tax reform

Dr. King had it right

January 20, 2014 By donberwick

Like the passing of Nelson Mandela, our annual celebration of the life of Martin Luther King gives us a chance to pause and reflect on how few, far between, and essential are those inspired leaders who have the confidence to call upon our … [Read more...]

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Why I’m supporting the casino repeal effort

December 5, 2013 By donberwick

I am running for Governor because sound government needs to rest on a foundation of economic and social justice. With that in mind, I am supporting the ballot initiative now proposed to repeal the casino law. I don’t believe that we … [Read more...]

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Better health, better care, lower cost

November 22, 2013 By donberwick

At the first stop of my Innovating Massachusetts Tour, I outlined my vision for health care in Massachusetts and released my campaign's health care policy proposal. Health care costs accounted for 23 percent of the state budget in 2000 … [Read more...]

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Baker on minimum wage: “Taxpayers should fill the burden”

October 22, 2013 By donberwick

On Boston Herald Radio last week, GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker affirmed his support for enabling some of the largest and most profitable corporations in the world to continue paying substandard wages and depending on taxpayers … [Read more...]

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Big day today

October 16, 2013 By donberwick

For the past few weeks, I have been traveling around the Commonwealth meeting voters and listening to their hopes for what the future holds for our state. You can follow along on Twitter @berwickforMA and on Facebook at Don Berwick for … [Read more...]

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Why I’m Running for Governor

August 13, 2013 By donberwick

I want to take a moment to thank the entire Blue Mass Group community for your work highlighting progressive causes and candidates. I know we have a lot of work ahead to keep improving Massachusetts, and I hope you'll follow my campaign via … [Read more...]

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