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Patrick Polling at 19 Percent!?

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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...]

Civilian Flaggers

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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...]

Straighter Talk on the GIC

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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...]

Obama’s Education Plan

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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...]

Tax Blast from the Past

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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...]

For Whom the Toll Tolls

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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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