I was thinking about the casino that is going into Springfield. It is projected to be a $900 million investment. Springfield has a split property tax rate. The business rate is currently $39.04/1000. That would mean that a $900 million … [Read more...]

A couple of weeks ago, in a discussion about urban issues, I made the statement that the state was resettling poor people from Eastern Massachusetts to cities in Western Massachusetts. I don't think that people actually believed my … [Read more...]

The Boston Globe reports that Governor Patrick is proposing to replace the state's local housing authorities with six regional housing authorities;. This is being done in response to several high-profile instances of corruption in the local … [Read more...]

I read an article in today's Springfield Republican today about how the State Registry of Motor Vehicles is getting together with AAA of the Pioneer Valley so that AAA clients can avoid waiting in lines at the registry. The state has … [Read more...]

It is about time that someone raised this issue. The segregation between the Springfield area's cities and towns is incredible, with some suburban schools having just one or two black children in them, and others with no Latinos in them. … [Read more...]

It is not racist to oppose giving illegal immigrants free health care. However, it is racist to assume that 80% of the people with brown skin at a hospital emergency room are an inferior class of people -- illegal immigrants. Magovern has … [Read more...]

Tax cuts for the wealthy. Trickle-down economics. The person who ran against the government saddling everyone's grandkids with debt wants to cut taxes. He makes no bones about who he's trying to give more money. Brown says, "You can give … [Read more...]

In 2003, Mitt Romney reduced local aid to cities and towns. He did so mid-year, and then mocked the communities that struggled with his cuts, ignoring that a cut made after 3/4 of the fiscal year has passed has triple the impact than if it … [Read more...]