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…

Nice job by Regional Planning Agencies

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Kudos to the state's planning agencies for coming together to…

Two connections are missing

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In a number of articles in the Boston press on the Governor's…

A lack of imagination

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As Dennis Miller used to say, I don't want to go on a rant here,…

3 trillion and counting

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Of note today, a milestone somewhat akin to watching your car's…

A taste of feuds to come

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It is interesting to view from afar what is happening with other…

Transportation and Technology

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A tip of the pen to the newly created Metrowest Regional Transportation…

More Commuter Rail Chatter

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To make my bias plain, I'm a regular commuter rail user and a…

NEA dollars at work for whom?

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This is a long one. But if you like following the money, it is…

You can still make money in Boston real estate

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In today's Metro, Mayor Menino is asked why the Hynes Center…

Small Things Matter

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We are sometimes so focused on what doesn't work, that we sometimes…

Unemployment Insurance: A Drag on Employment?

Unemployment Insurance in Massachusetts: Burdening Businesses and Hurting Job Creation, a new Pioneer Policy Brief, presents convincing evidence that UI’s problems are serious, but solvable.

Overheated Extrapolation Department

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Ok, maybe I didn't pay as much attention to the NH primary as…

Minute Clinics are coming

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This space has been a supporter of in-store limited service clinics…

Councilor Feeney, invite some firefighters to your forum.

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The Globe's Juxtaposition Desk is really on the ball this morning.…

The Knock-on Effect of the Subprime Mess

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I attended the Finance Advisory Board meeting last week and one…

There are no other issues. This is the issue.

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At a critical moment in The Verdict perhaps the best Boston movie…

Who said this?

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Could, for instance, more services be privatized? Could state…

The real war on Christmas

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No, not the silly kerfluffle whipped up by Bill O'Reilly and…

Radiohead and Pioneer for infrastructure improvements

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In Radiohead's latest, In Rainbows (buy it here!), there is a…

Borne back ceaselessly into the past

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Fiscal management can mean big front-page items -- raising taxes,…

Shame on you

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I'm disappointed in Joe Kennedy (and very irritated with the…

Shameless Gary Gnu reference

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I'm a few days late, but I want to offer a quick rebuttal to…

Justice, Massachusetts-style

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Be careful what you do here in the Commonwealth, you might be…

Maxing out the State Credit Card

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As noted in yesterday's post, the Commonwealth signaled its intention…

Full Coverage of Saliva-Related Issues

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The Legislature may not have had time to take up gambling or…

American Exceptionalism

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Joseph Stiglitz was spot on about the costs of the Iraq War.…

Stopping the Drip, Drip, Drip

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I posted a few weeks ago, regarding the quiet, unchecked potential…

Ummm, ahhh, the number is 617-723-2277

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Heh, heh, still waiting for the Patrick Administration to call. Did…

Or you could just give the money back to ratepayers

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Tuesday's Globe had a story on the tug of war going on regarding…

Some ugly numbers on deficient bridges

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The Reason Foundation has posted up some data on the number of…