I'm nowhere near Beacon Hill these days, so it is useful and perhaps natural for me to consider what fundamental changes will be left standing after Governor Patrick takes his walk tomorrow. I think of these as "facts on the ground," … [Read more...]
We Need Bold Solutions for Transportation and Education
**Massachusetts legislators will be debating and voting on an inadequate transportation finance bill TODAY, I encourage you to speak out and let your legislators know that we must do better. Join me and sign my petition for real investment … [Read more...]
Patrick’s Good Move
The future of Massachusetts depends on the decisions we make today. From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, Massachusetts cut taxes dramatically, leading to devastating cuts in transportation, human services, local aid for cities and towns, … [Read more...]
They were singing, “bye, bye Miss American Pie”
When the Watergate scandal broke, I was just old enough to grasp that something really bad, shocking in fact had happened. That was before "shocking" became just another mot du jour and scandals were not reality shows. I was raised by … [Read more...]
Is Medicaid (MassHealth) Preventing the Poor from Breaking out of Addiction?
Lawrence Harmon of The Boston Globe had a very interesting article that highlights the intersection of medicine and public policy. The issue was the debate whether MassHealth, our state’s Medicaid program, should move to pay for Suboxone … [Read more...]
Spoiling the wingnut narrative: Fidelity’s job action had nothing to do with MA’s business climate
If you listen to our friends on the other side of the aisle, you'd think that (a) Massachusetts is a terrible place to do business, and (b) Fidelity's decision to move 1,100 jobs from Marlborough to Rhode Island is because of (a). We … [Read more...]
Deval: Setti Warren and Alan Khazei “in for sure” for MA-Sen in 2012 [updated 2x]
A fascinating nugget in the National Journal (HT Bernstein - emphasis mine): Though Patrick said he had not been actively recruiting challengers for Brown, he told [National Journal] he has spoken with four potential candidates - City Year … [Read more...]
What would you call Deval’s PAC?
For the curious, here is the release announcing the PAC's formation. The director of Governor Deval Patrick's Massachusetts political committee today announced the Governor's plans to open a federal political action committee to help … [Read more...]
Patrick files legislation to control health care costs
"Massachusetts led the nation on health care reform and is poised to lead again on health care cost containment," said Governor Patrick. "With 98 percent of the Commonwealth's residents insured, we have shown how government, consumers, … [Read more...]
Bloomberg: film tax credits a waste, a race to the bottom
So Deval's hero, Michael Bloomberg, said the film and TV industry subsidy is a "race to the bottom" and "a waste." Will Deval emulate the politician he said during his campaign that he most would want to be? Or will he continue … [Read more...]
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