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…

Next Step in Reform: Cost Control

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The President & CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts…

Causes of Boston's Bus Problems

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Today's Globe has an op-ed decrying the problems with the buses…

Feds giving a safety net to Massachusetts’s safety net hospitals?

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Two of the most prominent “safety net” hospitals in Massachusetts…

Ed Glaeser slips on a banana peel

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Ed Glaeser is a brilliant economist and someone who cares deeply…

Can Big City Superintendents Fix the Schools?

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When Adrian Fenty was elected as the mayor of Washington…

The Texas standards controversy: You decide

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Gilbert King notes in his blog that Ironically, it was textbooks…

Common Core Standards Still Don’t Make the Grade

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Common Core Standards Still Don’t Make the Grade Former Massachusetts…

Keeping Massachusetts Competitive: The Business Climate in Context

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The Business Climate in Context Author(s): Steve Poftak — Publication…

Keeping MA Competitive

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Pioneer and our partners at the Mass High Tech Council are kicking…

My AM 8 Thoughts on Yesterday's Election

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1) Suzanne Bump's resounding victory over Guy Glodis and Mike…

A picture tells one story about the recession

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Certainly, the pictures that matter most in the current recession…

The Tom Menino Endorsement Continuum

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Governor Patrick is receiving Mayor Tom Menino's endorsement…

Oddity in Latest GOV Poll

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State House News Service (despite its small size, per the Globe)…

Revenue sharing for cities is a non-starter

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In today's Boston Herald Jay Fitzgerald penned a tough article…

Ed Reform going soft

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The MCAS is different from most other state tests. It is a…

Press Release: Municipal Benchmarks for MA’s Middle Cities

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Press Release on Pioneer’s new paper which takes a look…

Police Chiefs during the economic crisis

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Brenda Bond discusses her interviews with Police Chiefs regarding…

Leaders

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What leaders are saying about Pioneer.

Keeping Massachusetts Competitive

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Massachusetts is a state with many economic and competitive strengths, but policymakers, elected officials, and business leaders must not ignore its weaknesses. Massachusetts offers compelling advantages to companies looking to expand businesses or start new ones, but other states are chipping away at the state's advantages in this area.

Let Me (Try to) Explain — Property Tax Increases

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(Blog series so named for William Bulger's admonition about the…