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Accounting, accountability and democracy

August 5, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cahill, finance, masspike, mbta, patrick, quasi-public-agencies, turnpike

Health Care Reform Financing

July 29, 2008 By philip-edmundson

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, finance, governor-patrick, health, health-care, health-care-reform

The Pipeline and the Greenhouse

March 17, 2008 By Trickle up

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casinos, economic-development, finance, multiplier-effect

Insult to Injury: What the Legislature Does to Cities and Towns

October 31, 2007 By Trickle up

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, cities, finance, legislature, local-government, massachusetts, towns

Transportation Finance Commission Finally Releases Report

March 28, 2007 By pelican

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: finance, forward, funding, massachusetts, report, transportation

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