Why are so many Republicans and billionaires pushing Question 2?* Prof. Robert Weintraub at BU Today offers us more thoughtful context on Question 2. BMG readers, click the link and read the whole thing. There is a broader context for … [Read more...]
What About the Big T Questions?
Pardon me for riding the same MBTA hobby horse again. Several recent events and trends have me back up. The gist of it is why aren't the big kids — Gov. Baker, Speaker DeLeo, or MassDOT Board Chair Stephanie Pollack — getting real about … [Read more...]
Fully Baked Baker Budget
With an ostensible liberal Democratic-controlled General Court, MA remains traditionally fiscally conservative. That's fertile ground for GOP Gov. Charlie Baker to plant his no-new taxes seeds. Thus, most of his first budget proposal likely … [Read more...]
Providers’ Council Members Host Suffolk County Human Services Legislative Forum
Attendees heard testimonials from a number of special guests who illustrated the importance and needs of our safety net sector, including: Sanford who is able to work and know that his parent his healthy thanks to the services at Bay … [Read more...]
Step 3
I decided that I will not give up the fight as the final decision lies with the elected Boston City Council to approve or reject the Mayor's budget proposal. As for where Tommy would go as of next year, the Boston School Department still … [Read more...]
Open Letter to Mayor Menino
Secondly, the staff there has made a connection with my son that might not be readily made by other therapists. He does not do well with radical changes. In closing, I understand that the projected shortfall for the 2011 fiscal year for the … [Read more...]
FMAP Extension in Play as Massachusetts Braces for the Worst – Please Act Now!
The Senate Substitute Amendment to H.R. 4213 (pdf) includes the Extension of Temporary Increase in Federal Medicaid Matching Rate (FMAP). This modification adds a six-month extension, through June 30, 2011, of the FMAP increases enacted by … [Read more...]
Dukakis Talks Tough on Transit
Gov. Dukakis (now a distinguished professor of political science at Northeastern Unversity) regularly speaks and writes on what he calls a steel interstate. He sees terrific economic benefits.Immediately, he says upgrading and augmenting … [Read more...]
Deval on Left Ahead! Tuesday
Gov. Deval Patrick joins our ragged trio on Left Ahead! Tuesday 2/2/10 for our weekly podcast. We'll cram as much Q&A as we can in a half hour, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern.Catch the live stream here. After the show, it's … [Read more...]
Let’s Stop the Gov-Bashing
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...]