Disclosure: As a professional musician, I receive income from arts organizations that could benefit from the passage of UPMIFA. Also, my wife and I both serve on the boards of arts organizations that could benefit from the passage of … [Read more...]
A great primer on swaptions, and other MassPike minutiae
In case you didn't know, Turnpike board member Mary Connaughton writes a blog over at the Herald that is well worth checking in on. One of her latest posts, coming on the heels of the swaptions news of the week, is an excellent primer … [Read more...]
The Gov’s big win on reform
Swaptions horror show continues: UBS now has all it needs to demand termination payment
Bad news from the ratings agencies: a second downgrade to the Turnpike Authority's bond insurer has strengthened the hand of UBS, who seems now to be well within its rights to demand a "termination payment" on its swaptions agreements with … [Read more...]
Has Cahill effectively announced that he’s running as an independent?
Having just thrown the state's health care law under the bus, it's hard to imagine that Tim Cahill thinks he can win the Democratic nomination for Governor. After all, the concept of universal health coverage is pretty important to … [Read more...]
I’d say we can safely cross Mark Sanford off the 2012 list
Sorry, Mark, but this behavior is too weird for you to be considered presidential material. It's not "quirky." It's irresponsible, and frankly unacceptable for someone charged with running a state, much less the country. … [Read more...]
The next time someone gets all misty about how all our problems are due to one-party government…
...point them in the direction of the New York State Senate. As you probably know, recent events in the NY Senate (the Democrats held a 32-30 lead; two Democrats defected, briefly giving Republicans control; then one of the Democrats … [Read more...]
“They cut the Quinn Bill. Now I know what it’s like to be water-boarded.”
Amazingly, I am not making this up -- who has that kind of imagination? HT to alert reader TedF for catching what I assume is an unintentional @petehoekstra issued yesterday by the spokesman for the MA branch of the AFL-CIO. [L]abor … [Read more...]
Gov comes out strong for ethics reform; will veto sales tax hike without it
From my inbox (no link): The following is a statement from Governor Deval Patrick: "I pledged to veto the Legislature's proposed sales tax increase unless the Legislature first enacted meaningful reforms in the pension system, the … [Read more...]
@petehoekstra open thread
This particular phenomenon is so funny that it deserves its own special Joke Revue thread. Some good ones I've seen so far, in addition to the ones Bob notes below: Was a bit warm and muggy outside today. Now I know what it was like … [Read more...]
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