MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

Yummm, 10:16 Lunch…….

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The Globe Magazine has a fascinating piece on the extended school…

Out of the Mouths of Grad Students

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Today's Globe has two interesting articles (one unintentionally…

Will Massachusetts’ economic recovery be short-lived?

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Good news, everyone. According to today's Boston Globe, Massachusetts'…

Wacky Pension Hijinks, Pt. 2?

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This morning's Globe raises some interesting questions about…

Wacky Pension-Related Hijinks

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Or maybe not so wacky. The estimable adamg over at Universal…

Psst… the Speaker may be trying to tell you something.

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First, Speaker DiMasi went to a Greater Boston Chamber breakfast…

Build it and they will come?

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I think we have heard that one before. So now we are going to…

A Plea For Slightly Less Integrated Transportation Planning

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The Herald's has done a fine job pointing out one of the dumb…

More Drapes? Enough with the drapes!

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Sometimes smart people cannot learn. We are smart people in Massachusetts.…

What a Difference 100 Days Makes……

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Remember the early days: "We strongly believe that good governance…

The Winter Moth

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As winter turns to spring, or the day of it, anyway, we can expect…

School Choice in Boston

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A brilliant author has crafted a masterwork on school choice,…

Earmarks and Elections

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As a young man I always marvelled that the day for filing my…

Be Careful What You Wish For: Participatory Democracy Dept.

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The relaunch of devalpatrick.com was accompanied by great fanfare,…

BAKER – LEVY HEALTHCARE SMACKDOWN!!!!!

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Ok, maybe that's a bit dramatic. Or a lot dramatic, but interesting…

Budget Minutiae – Part 2 of a 700 part series

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More interesting fun with amendments and earmarks -- What if…

Crime in Urban Areas – Perception and Reality

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At Pioneer's February conference on Revitalizing Middle Cities…

Budget Minutiae – Part 1 of a 700 part series

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Spring in Massachusetts! Ahh, the joys... Opening Day, bulbs…

A Reform of Workers’ Compensation Insurance

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The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents has implemented numerous reforms that have improved the safety of workplaces throughout the state since Governor Mitt Romney’s election in 2002. In the process, the DIA has reduced the number companies that do not adhere to the state’s worker compensation laws.