Hemp Fest in the Boston Common Boston just spent thousands of dollars to seed and renovate the Boston Common. The powers that govern the Common all agree that our parks are a limited resource and need to be taken care of, that their use it … [Read more...]
Suffolk, Mayor Menino and a Blank Check
Suffolk University has asked Mayor Menino and the BRA to approve a Master Plan for the next ten years. They want to add 828,000 sq ft in Boston; a 60% increase in the existing sq footage for the University. There are two specific projects … [Read more...]
Scrutiny Tightens for Title Insurers-WSJ
Scrutiny Tightens for Title Insurers By JOHN R. WILKE WSJ February 12, 2008; Page A1 "The collapse of the housing boom is bringing harsh new scrutiny to the $17 billion title-insurance business, including allegations that insurers … [Read more...]
Patrick’s Budget
Spending is going up 5%. Taxes are going up. Not great ideas in a recession. What about cutting spending, and lowering taxes? … [Read more...]
Democrats want to raise taxes going into a recession.
Charlie Rangel - SR Democrat on Ways and Means has a new Tax plan. He wants to add a 4.6% surcharge after the increase to 39.6% from the expiration of the Bush cuts. Therefore, the top rate is 44%. Bill Clinton's … [Read more...]
Bikes for Boston
Bikes for BostonIn July a company in Paris launched a city wide biking rental service. More that 10,000 bikes installed in the City; over 4mln people have used the service: 100,000 rides a day. Wow. Other cities in Europe have similar … [Read more...]
Immigration-
Biotech and technology are essential to Mass. We want the greatest talents in the world to live and work in our country. "WSJ: You recently said that the factor limiting R&D isn't money but the ability to find the best people. Aren't we … [Read more...]
Mass Transport-Private Bus lines
Massachusetts needs private bus services for commuters. It's green, it grows jobs, and it improves traffic flows.Let private companies to decide the routes, schedules, and costs. Google has created a great system for it own employee's in … [Read more...]
Condie Rice on Gun Violence
SECRETARY RICE: ??."what do we need to do? It's quite obvious: Stop the flow of arms to foreign fighters; stop the flow of foreign fighters across the borders; stop using advanced IED technology to kill American soldiers; stop stirring up … [Read more...]
Patrick offers $1b biotech program
It is great Gov Patrick wants to grow Biotech in Mass. It is great he is looking around at the competing states in this industry. A better use of tax payers $ is to lower corporate tax rate. Deciding on who gets funded, who runs what stem … [Read more...]