Governor Deval Patrick is the man who appointed his campaign driver as Chairman of the Parole Board. Given this history, he cannot be trusted to radically tamper with the criminal justice system. That is one of the many reasons why … [Read more...]
Chevron ordered to pay $17 billion for Ecuador pollution
Which side are you on, Governor Patrick? … [Read more...]
Real Competition at the Health Connector?
The Connector Board yesterday moved forward with plans to introduce "competition" into the bidding process for insurers selling to those buying coverage within Commonwealth Care (CommCare). CommCare: more than 160,000 residents - … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s Budget on Health Care: Playing Around the Edges
The budget grants the MA Secretary of HHS authority to change benefits and eligibility in MassHealth when possible- however her actions are restricted by the many constraints placed on the state by the federal government in the stimulus and … [Read more...]
Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs
Please take a moment to review the areas of the budget that impact your clients/consumers and advise us as to any other line items in jeopardy that we should be monitoring by emailing Bill Yelenak.This is the first of several … [Read more...]
Gov Patrick’s plan to destroy private indigent defense and hire a minimum of 1500
But private lawyers, known as bar advocates, say they perform a valuable service at a low cost. "I'm surprised the governor would want to eliminate a successful, privatized group of very economically independent contractors,'' said Deborah … [Read more...]
Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts
2011-2012 Human Services Legislative AgendaPrior to the 2011-12 legislative session, the Providers' Council surveyed its statewide membership of human services providers about the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed to … [Read more...]
Barack and Deval Redux
Noam Scheiber starts with a good idea in the New Republic today, and then meanders all over the map so the point becomes muddied. He starts by asserting that Deval Patrick's win is an argument for not reinventing your political identity: Of … [Read more...]
Political contributions tell the story in human services
Family-supported nonprofits such as COFAR and its affiliated organizations have long fought to prevent the wholesale privatization of care for persons with intellectual disabilities. But in recent years, we've begun … [Read more...]
Roderick Ireland, Associate Supreme Judicial Court Justice, nominated today for Chief Justice
Roderick Ireland, a former Juvenile Court Judge, former Appeals Court Judge, and senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, as well as first African-American Supreme Judicial Court Justice has been nominated by newly-re-elected … [Read more...]
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