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Patrick Polling at 19 Percent!?

August 15, 2009 By yellow-dog

MassInsight reportedly has a poll putting Gov. Deval Patrick's approval rating at 19%. I say reportedly because I like to see the methodology. There's no link at MassInsight, and no idea what questions were asked. Still, 19 … [Read more...]

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Civilian Flaggers

April 20, 2009 By yellow-dog

The audit found the Executive Office of Transportation relied on a "one-week snapshot summary period" during peak construction season to conclude that replacing police details with flaggers would save between $5.7 million and $7.2 million … [Read more...]

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Straighter Talk on the GIC

April 18, 2009 By yellow-dog

27 jurisdictions have agreed to be insured through the GIC. They include Melrose, Pittsfield, Quincy, Springfield and Weymouth.62 locals were involved in GIC activity. Thirty-five percent of those conversations were initiated by both … [Read more...]

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Obama’s Education Plan

March 13, 2009 By yellow-dog

Let there be no doubt: The future belongs to the nation that best educates its citizens -- and my fellow Americans, we have everything we need to be that nation. President Barack Obama's speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerceis less a … [Read more...]

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Tax Blast from the Past

January 28, 2009 By yellow-dog

I wasn't too politically thoughtful in the late 1980s, but I remember the cuts that Proposition 2  1/2 brought on. Gary's comments on the push to tax legal services led me to do a LexisNexis search. I associated the tax on services … [Read more...]

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For Whom the Toll Tolls

January 24, 2009 By yellow-dog

Don't ask for whom the toll tolls. It tolls for thee. I know we're desperate for money, but charging out-of-staters to drive into the state is a lunatic idea. What's to stop other states from returning the favor? It's a classic example of … [Read more...]

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What’s the Matter With Unions? And Liberals?

December 11, 2008 By yellow-dog

DiMasi's plan is unnecessary. The speaker's proposal implies that municipal leaders across the state are seeking to enter the GIC and the local unions are resisting unreasonably. That is not the case. According to health insurance analysts … [Read more...]

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Patrick Fails to Fill Appointed Posts

November 17, 2008 By yellow-dog

One Beacon Hill source told me recently that when it came to filling appointed positions,the Patrick Administration was worse than the Romney position. These aren't paid positions mind you, just political appointments to various boards that … [Read more...]

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Review: Obama’s Education Plan

September 16, 2008 By yellow-dog

The Plan for Lifetime Success Through Education has nine sections. These break down into four general categories: 1) early childhood education 2) teacher improvement 3) school leadership improvement 4) drop out prevention. There is also a … [Read more...]

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Are the Lies of John McCain Catching Up With Him?

September 13, 2008 By yellow-dog

Mr. Obama has also been accused of distortions, but this week Mr. McCain has found himself under particularly heavy fire for a pair of headline-grabbing attacks. First the McCain campaign twisted Mr. Obama's words to suggest that he had … [Read more...]

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