Smitty: Bash the Governor. Meddle with the Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education, trying to convince them to stop pushing for regionalization of school districts entirely. Ignore the educational benefits of having larger districts … [Read more...]
Tough Transit Talk
"The days of highway expansion in Massachusetts are over," declared Aliosi. Now is the time to act and particularly to level the playing field by developing passenger rail and public transit. He ticked off such benefits as sparking … [Read more...]
Patrick Watch – While we were arguing about Coakley:
Patrick: Cut the State's rape counseling program by 66%. The program known as SANE - for sexual assault nurse examiners - lost 66 percent of its $2.4 million budget as part of the state's latest round of emergency cuts, leaving too little … [Read more...]
Is Charlie Baker in trouble? “Cahill Rejects Baker’s offer to be # 2”
Many massachusetts republicans are wondering whether Charlie Baker is a RINO (Republican In Name Only). This is after it came to light that Baker over the last several years had been a major donor to Democatic Office Holders like … [Read more...]
Governor talks education, housing and more with young adults in Boston
Affordable housing was another key issue raised, and Nina shared her knowledge of programs that can help residents such as the Soft Second Program. One hour wasn't long enough to hear all your questions and suggestions, so let us know what … [Read more...]
Deval adds to his Gloucester woes
Talk about your huge mistake. You are surrounded on both sides by folks seeking Paul Reville's resignation (or worse), Charlotte Golar Richie put out a statement with this interesting little paragraph. On Saturday, the Gloucester … [Read more...]
The Governor responds to “Chartergate”
The timeline and facts: The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, Mitchell Chester, received an application to create a new charter school in Gloucester, one of three charter applications that made it to the final review … [Read more...]
Dr. Atul Gawande For Senate?
From the Think Progress Blog: President Obama has told his staff that Dr. Gawande's writings are "required reading" in the White House. Dr. Gawande has written extensively on sustaining health care reform and lowering health care costs over … [Read more...]
Can Deval Play Samson?
Not raising taxes when required to fix the commonwealth's infrastructure has been the worst blunder of modern times in the Bay State. Joined and often led by cowardly and self-interested Dems, they refused to generate the revenue … [Read more...]
Paul Reville, Patrick adminstration angers school committees
Statement by Massachusetts Association of School Committee President Deb Bibeau, distributed to school committee members throughout the state. At the September 4 Local Government Advisory Commission Meeting Dorothy Presser, B.Ellen Holmes … [Read more...]
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