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MBTA Budget Crisis: It’s Not About Scarcity

March 21, 2012 By danke 3 Comments

On Wednesday, April 4th, the day that the MBTA Board is expected to hand the Massachusetts Legislature its proposal for a “balanced budget,” T-riders, community members, and Occupy activists will descend on the Statehouse to say “No!” to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #a4, april 4, big-dig, jay jubilee, massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, mbta, mbta bus cuts, mbta fare hike, mbta service cuts, millionaire's tax, Occupy Boston, occupy the mbta, occupy the t, OWS, public-transportation, scarcity, t fare hike, t riders union, t service cut

Errors of judgment and public safety

March 18, 2011 By thurman-hart 13 Comments

First of all, public safety should be the top concern for the DOT. There is absolutely no reason - none - to withhold information from the public that forces them to blindly accept what may amount to a lethal risk. I sympathize with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, jeffrey-mullan, stupid-bureaucrat-tricks

Charlie Baker’s Digging Deeper

October 25, 2010 By cb_world 1 Comment

The Associated Press uncovered an interesting memo from inside Charlie Baker's World. Looks like Charlie hasn't been totally truthful about his role in the Big Dig: As he concluded his tenure as budget chief in Massachusetts, Republican … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, cellucci, charlie-baker, massachusetts, memo

AP finds devastating memo from Charlie Baker about the Big Dig

October 24, 2010 By David 27 Comments

Talk about an October surprise.  This memo, dug up by Glen Johnson at AP, is absolutely devastating, and it couldn't come at a worse time for Charlie Baker - the same day a Globe poll finds him still trailing Deval Patrick and losing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, baker, big-dig, ma-gov, patrick

New Video: Governor Patrick & JT nailed the issues yesterday.

September 27, 2010 By kingcast 9 Comments

This video is a wake up call Moderates who are considering a GOP/Tea Party vote and to Dems who mamby-pamby the evil that the GOP represents. It is long, but worth every second to view. Sometimes it takes a while to thoroughly explain an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, charlie-baker, civil-rights, dems, education, energy, gop, governor-patrick, health-care, immigration, joe-arpaio, kelly-ayotte, kingcast, lee-fisher, open-government, paul-hodes, south-end, taxes, titus-park, unemployment

Cartoon: “Charlie Baker’s ads”

June 21, 2010 By kgilnack 1 Comment

A bit of humor from Boston.com to start your Monday... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, cartoon, charlie-baker, election, governor, massachusetts, political-cartoon, shovel-read

New book cites government downsizing as cause of Big Dig, other problems

April 7, 2010 By dave-from-hvad 15 Comments

(Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog)The book points out that that the Big Dig, in particular, suffered from a range of managerial issues common to public projects in which key managerial functions have been privatized.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bechtel, big-dig, downsizing, iraq-reconstruction, public-projects

It has been eleven days – – –

July 28, 2009 By john-e-walsh 10 Comments

- - since Republican Charles Baker first said he's running for governor.  And it has been eleven days since he has refused to answer five basic questions about his deep involvement with the troubled Big Dig when he was our state's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, charlie-baker, governor

Five Questions

July 17, 2009 By john-e-walsh 33 Comments

1.  Now that you announced you are running for Governor, why do you refuse to answer questions about the Big Dig, one of the biggest financial challenges facing the state--and your past role in creating it? Today's Boston Globe: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, charles-baker, governor, questions

Big Dug

November 25, 2008 By smalltownguy 2 Comments

Maybe we need a big-time state ethics commission. I remain among the skeptics. But we damn well need a commission at the highest level and with a strong budget and with subpoena powers, to take a comprehensive look at the Big Dig. Today's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, massachusetts-finances

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Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

Well gosh that was never true, to say the least. #StockholmSyndrome

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“Utter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

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Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
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