via MassBeacon (a terrific site, btw -- visit often): New Rasmussen poll puts the race this way:Patrick 35%Baker 27%Cahill 23% ... and Patrick's approval rating has risen from 39% to 46% -- in a month. Whoah -- not numbers to be … [Read more...]
So, that $295 million budget gap? Never mind.
Remember that $295 million budget gap that emerged a couple of weeks ago? The one that, according to perpetual doom-sayer Mike Widmer, was "a very big deal" showing that "there's no end to the bad news"? The one that, according … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker ties himself up in knots on health care
Charlie Baker's statement, on the new health care reform law was pretty simple, pretty clear, and pretty unequivocal. Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker Jr., a former chief executive of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, … [Read more...]
“Ten years of revenue, six years of spending.” Wrong.
The answer is that in the first four years (2010-2013), new revenues are $59 billion; new spending on insurance is $29 billion; and other spending (e.g. Medicare) decreases by $29 billion, for a net deficit reduction of $59 billion. … [Read more...]
“Widmer laughed when responding to Cahill’s slight”
There's much more to say about the impact of the passage of health care reform on the Gov's race, but for now, I must just note this outstanding nugget from today's Globe article on that subject: When WRKO cohost Todd Feinberg noted that … [Read more...]
While the Health Care battle rages on in DC, Reform in MA is being threatened by Cahill, Baker
The issue of health insurance reform is all over the news. Congress is expected to vote on a bill today, and the big insurance companies are stopping at nothing to try to kill the bill. Here in Massachusetts, we are lucky to lead the nation … [Read more...]
Baker didn’t used to think revenue shortfalls were a big deal
Predictably, Charlie Baker jumped all over the news of a revenue shortfall that apparently could be as high as $295 million or as low as $195 million. Clearly, says Baker, the shortfall proves the "fundamental incompetence" of both … [Read more...]
MA economy: good news, bad news
Today's Globe has some good news and some bad news on the local economy. The good news is that in February, for the first time in nearly two years, the MA economy added jobs, and the unemployment rate didn't rise. The state's … [Read more...]
Cahill running right of Charlie Baker and Scott Brown on health care
Interesting. State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, an independent candidate for governor making a play for fiscally conservative voters, said yesterday that the state's universal health care law is bankrupting Massachusetts and will do the … [Read more...]
Herald unexpectedly keeps Gov’s winning streak going
Governor Patrick's current winning streak -- an impressive series of policy and political extra-base hits that includes an unexpected vote of confidence from the business group Associated Industries of MA -- continued yesterday and today … [Read more...]
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