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The real death panel

August 16, 2009 By David 50 Comments

As we all know, there are no "death panels" in the actual health care reform bill -- that's a fantasy of Sarah Palin & Co. But there is a real death panel up and running right now: the U.S. Senate.  NYT: The Obama administration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, obama, reform

Deval’s charter plan NOT essential for new school funds

July 24, 2009 By Pablo 18 Comments

Given that: • Massachusetts is a very-charter friendly state. • Massachusetts has been very aggressive in pushing high standards. • Our governor appears to be on very good terms with the president and his secretary of education. One would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, deval-patrick, reform, school-funding

There’s A Robbery In Progress…

July 23, 2009 By joeltpatterson 27 Comments

This year someone is stealing $6,500 from your family.  It's a perfect crime because you don't even realize it.  Before you get your paycheck, they take the money out of it and give it to insurance companies and hospitals and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: corporations, health-care, healthcare, insurance, reform

Public Option Panics Conservatives

July 21, 2009 By joeltpatterson 8 Comments

If you decided to read the extended text, well, here's a relevant news item.  Insurance companies are pouring money into Senator Baucus' coffers:Top out-of-state corporate contributors included Schering-Plough, New York Life Insurance, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, healthcare, noise-machine, reform

The Gov’s big win on reform

June 26, 2009 By David 7 Comments

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Who is Invited to Help Governor Make Critical Decisions Tonight?

June 23, 2009 By hlpeary 7 Comments

"DAILY STATE HOUSE SCHEDULE - TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009 (Schedule updated regularly.) GOV. DEVAL PATRICK 12:00.....Swears in Thomas McGuire Jr. as an associate justice of the Superior Court.....441 North Main St., Fall River 7:00.....Gov. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, ethics, reform, transportation

Why A Public Option Is Not An Option

June 21, 2009 By joeltpatterson 16 Comments

The public option is not an option... it is a necessity. The LA Times reports that insurance executives want to keep their right to drop sick people off the plan for stupid reasons.  The industry calls this "rescission," and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, healthcare, public-option, reform

Governor expected to get the budget tomorrow. Ethics reform nowhere in sight. What to do?

June 19, 2009 By David 25 Comments

Some gory details on new taxes: The conference budget contains a sales tax increase from 5 percent to 6.25 percent.... The conference budget also generates approximately $80 million from the removal of the alcohol sales tax exemption.... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, reform

Beyond ethics reform

June 7, 2009 By rick-holmes 8 Comments

The editorial offers a few suggestions: - Put legislative redistricting in the hands of an independent commission. - Put decisions about legislators' perks - office assignments, parking spaces, etc. - in the hands of an independent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beacon-hill, committees, dimasi, legislature, reform, speaker

Join Governor’s Online Community Forum Today

June 3, 2009 By elizabeth-clay 3 Comments

When the online discussion wraps up this Friday, Dr. Jean MacCormack, Chancellor of UMass - Dartmouth will select participants from the online forum to summarize the discussions and present a report directly to Governor Patrick. Share your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civic-engagement, governor, reform, revenue

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Dantes_EdmEdmund Dantes@Dantes_Edm·
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When White suburban Progressives tweet that Boston Public Schools (BPS) is good, what they really mean is that BPS is good enough. Good enough for POCs who live there.
#Bospoli #Mapoli

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Dantes_EdmEdmund Dantes@Dantes_Edm·
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BPS in 2006: budget = 700 mil, enrollment = 58K, 12K per student. Student achievement = one of the best among large cities.

BPS in 2022: Budget = 1.3 B, enrollment = 48K, 27k per student. Student achievement = Average among large cities.
#Bospoli #Mapoli #MaEdu

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mysteriousrookEd Lyons@mysteriousrook·
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11/11 The Globe, is worried #mapoli will "turn into a one-party state." WAKE. UP. WE'RE. THERE. ALREADY. It's just the media that can't handle the extinction of MassGOP. It's time them to attend some group therapy sessions for its grief. Enough denial. Move forward.

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mysteriousrookEd Lyons@mysteriousrook·
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10/11 Once you grasp the MassGOP is now an uncompromising religion and not a political party who feels responsibilities to #mapoli and does not see success at the ballot box as its mission, all that is left is for all of us who disagree is to ask, "What do we do about that?"

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MemonNasimNasim G. Memon, M.Sc.@MemonNasim·
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Please catch such #psycopaths in advance! in #bospoli #Boston #Cambridge #CambMA & #Massachusetts #mapoli @maura_healey @MassAGO @MayorSiddiqui @MayorWu @CharlieBakerMA

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Uvalde gunman made online threats to kidnap, rape and kill teen girls, but they went mostly ignored https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/28/uvalde-texas-gunman-online-threats/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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MemonNasimNasim G. Memon, M.Sc.@MemonNasim·
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Oh my God ,this man was a very sick & twisted #psychopath! How come no one in #Buffalo and/or State of #NewYork did anything at all to #STOP him at all in advance?
I hope & pray that there is no one like this #Psycho in #Boston, #CambMA & #mapoli #Massachusetts #bospoli

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I cannot emphasize enough to my younger followers that misogyny is not edgy it's serial killer shit https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1530560344212512768

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