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…

Going through the motions

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Ever get that feeling that you were doing just that, without…

A shrinking dependency ratio

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But fewer younger, healthier people are joining the state's workforce…

Goodbye, Camelot

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Mr. Robert Goulet, the pride of Lawrence, died yesterday. You…

Drip, drip, drip

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Ever heard of the "Heart Law"? It says that certain public safety…

An Interesting Idea — Behind the Counter Medications

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A recent op-ed in the LA Times calls for certain medications…

Murray’s Healthcare Moment

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The prospect for dynamic reform on Beacon Hill seemed slight…

Fixin for a fight

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The Governor has frequently talked about his openness to lifting…

Home of the Bean, the Cod, and the Free Glass of Tap Water

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As much of the Sun Belt dries up, we may have to revise our tally…

Dear critic, Do you or don’t you

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support the Massachusetts Health Care Reform? We get the question…

Brunch in Boston

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Brunch in Boston - or anywhere really - is a time to get caught…

Merit pay gaining steam

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As AP and the New York Times reported, New York Mayor Bloomberg…

Three choice selections on educational options

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In the Sunday Globe, Jim Peyser had a terrific (and hopeful)…

Carrots for homes

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The Greater Boston Housing Report Card released last week concludes…

Very Off-Topic Post on Baseball Playoffs

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1) I never thought I would be pining for Jack Buck and Tim McCarver,…

Always the last one picked

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I think I'm the only person that the Patrick Administration has…

Greek futurists, indeed.

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November 13, 2007, at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Dr. Peter Diamandis…

Not rocket science – competition works

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The Sunday Globe ran a great story on the dawn of a new industry…

They might also consider pricing

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Globe West recently highlighted the issue that day-of-the-week…

Beware of Administrations Bearing Gifts

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Remember the pledge to put 1000 new police officers on the street? That…

Why wait?

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My post today is really a question. It has to do with Boston…

School Choice Without Vouchers: Expanding Education Options Through Tax Benefits

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Authors: William Howell and Mindy Spencer Date: October 2007…

DiMasi Rex

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Ready, AIM, fire! Call it what you want--line in the sand, declaration…

Needless Piling On Department

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From today's Senate Session, via State House News (sub. required): MOORE…

School Choice Without Vouchers: Expanding Education Options Through Tax Credits

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The school choice movement has suffered a number of severe setbacks during the last decade. California and Michigan voters rejected school voucher ballot initiatives in 2000, state courts in Colorado and Florida ruled that their voucher programs were unconstitutional, and during negotiations over the No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush abandoned provisions that would allow students in failing public schools to switch to private schools. Fifteen years after Milwaukee instituted the nation’s first voucher program, fewer than 35,000 non-special education students receive publicly funded school vouchers nationwide.