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Crygate

November 1, 2014 By power-wheels 1 Comment

Martha Coakley's response to a question at the last gubernatorial debate is crumbling under heavy media scrutiny. Martha indicated that she had cried recently at a memorial service. However, interviews with witnesses cast doubt onto this … [Read more...]

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Single Payer in MA – How Do We Get There?

July 2, 2014 By power-wheels 160 Comments

It seems to me that a common mindset on this blog is that it would be nice for Boston to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, but that there are so many questions regarding the costs of such an event that without a solid framework on where the … [Read more...]

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The ACA Health Insurance Providers Fee

January 2, 2014 By power-wheels 41 Comments

There are already a few threads on this subject, but since there seems to be considerable interest I thought it would be better to start a new one to discuss the substance of the Health Insurance Providers Fee imposed by Sec. 9010(a) of the … [Read more...]

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Deficiencies in Gov. Patrick’s Life Sciences Bill

May 22, 2008 By power-wheels 3 Comments

The Life Sciences Bill is a poor tax policy proposal, even before the legislature gets its hands on it.  The bill erodes the Sales & Use tax base, the Personal Income tax base, AND the Corporate Excise tax base.  The credit … [Read more...]

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MPA Local Tax Option Revisited

March 19, 2008 By power-wheels 8 Comments

Only 25% of the amount collected would be directed into a fund earmarked to reimburse towns for property tax abatements.  Towns already impose a higher rate of property tax on commercial property.  So it would seem that towns that … [Read more...]

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Man sentenced to prison for role in Massachusetts drug trafficking organization run in public … https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2022/08/14/man-sentenced-to-prison-for-role-in-massachusetts-drug-trafficking-organization-run-in-public/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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State Senator talks about new gambling law in Mass. | Sports | http://eagletribune.com https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2022/08/14/state-senator-talks-about-new-gambling-law-in-mass-sports-eagletribune-com/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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The Column: Signs of the times? – Lowell Sun https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2022/08/14/the-column-signs-of-the-times-lowell-sun/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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Arizona Speaker of the House Republican Rusty Bowers on Trumpism:

"The rule by thuggery and intimidation. They found a niche, they found a way, and it's fear. People can use fear, demagogues like to use fear as a weapon. And they weaponize everything."

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Rusty Bowers on Trumpism: "The rule by thuggery and intimidation. They found a niche, they found a way, and it's fear. People can use fear, demagogues like to use fear as a weapon. And they weaponize everything."

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stevenl57 Steve Leibowitz @stevenl57 ·
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So there was a tweet from Senator Warren that the #MBTA mess is on the Governor. She's not wrong, but it is incomplete. You can debate the pie slice, but you cannot exclude the Legislature on this, where the culture of kicking cans down the road, prevails. #mapoli

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lowellcouncilor Darius Mitchell_ Massachusetts Governor 2022 🇺🇸 @lowellcouncilor ·
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JOE BIDEN, KAMALA HARRIS, THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS HAS SHOWN ZERO PASSION OR EMOTIONAL CONNECTION FOR BLACK AMERICA 🇺🇸! IT’S OLD! THEY ARE OLD!!

THE PARTY OF SLAVERY! THAT’S WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING!

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