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Providers’ Council Members Host Suffolk County Human Services Legislative Forum

March 29, 2011 By kgilnack

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, budget, developmental-disabilities, disability, eohhs, funding, human-service, legislation, legislative-breakfast, massachusetts, politics, public-policy

Senator Pat Jehlen hosts 9th annual Budget event

April 3, 2009 By woburndem

The evening started with a presentation by Noah Burger from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center www.massbudget.org Noah offers both a look back history on what we have done in the past and how we arrived at this place and time. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 23rd-middlesex, economy, governor-patrick, judy-meredith, massachusetts, medford, noah-burger, one-massachusetts, public-policy, sean-garballey, senator-jehlen, somerville, winchester, woburn

AIM’s 2007-2008 Legislative Scorecard Underscores Need for Improvement

September 4, 2008 By brad-macdougall

Brian Gilmore, AIM's Executive Vice President - Public Affairs noted, "It is was a challenge to calculate the Scorecard this Session, since there were fewer 'clear' roll call votes taken during the session."  (A clear roll call is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2007, 2008, aim, business, confidence, economy, employees, house, legislative, massachusetts, public-policy, scorecard, senate, vote

Cost Control and Health Care Reform

February 11, 2008 By annem

The public, including its "opinion makers", is beginning to understand that the MA Health law rearranges deck chairs on the Titanic while throwing many uninsured and underinsured overboard to the sharks. A public backlash is sure to come. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: follow-the-money-trail, health-care, health-care-reform, politics, public-policy, who-wins-and-who-loses

Massachusetts Community Preservation Act: A New Study

July 27, 2007 By david-eisenthal

Funds raised under CPA have often been used to leverage borrowing to acquire open space, promote historic preservation, or create affordable housing. For example, a community that raises $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds annually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: affordable-housing, conservation, economy, massachusetts, open-space, public-policy

Dear Massachusetts: I think one of your welfare policies is swell.

July 19, 2007 By elana-dmiblog

One program through which this has been realized is Choices, which allows people receiving welfare opportunities to build economic security for their families. Through Choices, people receiving welfare and low-income workers are assessed on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, college, drum-major-institute, education, employement, feminism, labor, massachusetts, poverty, public-policy, welfare, women

Losing Faith in Gov. Patrick’s Management Skills

March 10, 2007 By eddiecoyle

In the case of the much ballyhooed universal health care law will likely self-destruct this spring and summer because the health insurance plans approved by the Connector Board remain so prohibitvely so expensive for many uninsured working … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governomr-patrick, management, massachusetts, public-policy, state-government

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