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LGBT Families Discriminated Against in Stimulus Bill

February 26, 2009 By Laurel

You know, when you're married, it really sucks to STILL be considered "legal strangers" by the government.  The latest example of why comes in the form of the Stimulus Bill.  From Citizen Crain:[I]magine my elation when I heard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, gay, glbt, lgbt, stimulus

AIG should file for Bankruptcy, and Geitner, you’re wrong: Nationalize the banks

February 25, 2009 By woburndem

It is time for some tough love and time for the American taxpayers to just say no to more money going to AIG and the banks. Currently we are collectively on the hook for 2-3 Trillion by my last count and we are approaching the edge of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bailout, economy, geitner, obama, stimulus

Stimulus Watch – where the money is going in detail

February 23, 2009 By AmberPaw

Here is the link.  I am quite impressed with, say, what the Mayor of Brockton has in the stimulus pipeline - but as this is but a brief break during the work day for me, I look forward to what you all find … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: over-sight, public-oversight, shovel-ready, stimulus

Ideology vs. Governance

February 23, 2009 By Mr. Lynne

The latest parade of ideological purity involves GOP governors refusing stimulus money.   Jindal is one of a small group of Republican governors, which includes South Carolina's Mark Sanford and Mississippi's Haley Barbour, who have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: jindal, sanford, stimulus

$594 million will arrive on Wednesday

February 23, 2009 By David

The Obama administration announced that $15 billion of Medicaid funding from the stimulus bill will be released to the states on Wednesday.  Of that amount, MA is scheduled to receive a little over $594 million. Anyone know what the … [Read more...]

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PhRMA and the public good

February 19, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Money for comparative effectiveness research for drugs was salvaged in the federal stimulus, despite the intense lobbying of the drug industry. This is a good thing. PhRMA has criticized the bill, arguing (risibly) that somehow more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drugs, health-care, phrma, stimulus

Some good news from the final stimulus plan

February 13, 2009 By David

No, it's not everything that some people wanted, and maybe it's not everything that it should've been.  But there is nonetheless some good news in it. Perhaps the best news, at least locally, is more money than was expected for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma, stimulus

So what’s in/not in the stimulus?

February 11, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Read Bill first, and definitely the AP rundown. I cannot express how irritating and disappointing is the continued media emphasis on the game and process of the legislation, as opposed to precisely what's in it. One is relatively easy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: national, stimulus

My email to Senator Collins

February 9, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

At Bill's behest, I called CAF's special toll free number (866-544-7573) to get connected to the Capitol switchboard and support the stimulus. After the introductory message, it connected me to the switchboard. All circuits busy. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: national, senate, stimulus, susan-collins

What’s wrong with a Massachusetts Stimulus Package?

February 8, 2009 By joe-beckmann

For one example, we have a concentrated higher ed capacity, virtually the primary export industry of the state, yet all Deval can do is raise public tuition. Pfui! Why not establish a loan forgiveness program with teeth, repopulating our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bailout, education, energy, green, health, science, stimulus, tech

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