In an important story in the Globe today, Casey Ross notices what may hopefully be a sign of the beginning of the end of the Big Dig Culture. Essentially, the financial dealings of the 20-some quasi-public agencies would be brought under … [Read more...]
Health Care Reform Financing
The following is an op-ed piece issued to major newspapers and now being released on BlueMassGroup: Massachusetts Healthcare Reform has been successful due to the confluence of the interests of businesses, healthcare providers, … [Read more...]
The Pipeline and the Greenhouse
Govern Patrick's class-III casinos are sometimes pitched as a greenhouse--redirecting into Massachusetts a flow of gambling dollars that is otherwise spent in Connecticut. Horrors! But casinos are a pipeline, not a greenhouse, designed to … [Read more...]
Insult to Injury: What the Legislature Does to Cities and Towns
In his "municipal meltdown" diary last week, Charlie quotes a Commonwealth piece extensively about the fiscal crisis facing cities and towns. One line from Commonwealth really pushed my stupid button:When the leader of the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Transportation Finance Commission Finally Releases Report
That's leadership!It isn't like this report was a surprise. I see now why it was delayed from its original anticipated date of October 2006. I would hate to be the one in charge when this came out. I have written about some of the things … [Read more...]