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…

Traitors In Our Midst

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Pioneer is a think tank dedicated to the work of making Massachusetts…

Who will improve our health care blues?

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Today's Globe editorial lays out the health care riffs of the…

Supply and Demand — Is it really a law or just an opinion?

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The Commonwealth is funding an innovative program to replace…

No more fat to cut

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Watching the Sox-Yankees game last night (the local feed on NESN,…

Go Newton Go

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A year ago, Pioneer released a report that put the cost of local…

More budget minutiae

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A close reading of the Outside Sections in the Senate Ways and…

A non-conventional pain in the butt, but. . .

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Jeff Jacoby was right on in his Globe op-ed of May 6th on the…

And then there were two

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The Senate Ways and Means Budget contains a provision (scroll…

A Troubling Pattern Emerging?

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Friday's Globe has two articles on recent actions by the Governor…

Feeding the Lions

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Bill Weld used to say that unless you feed the lions (i.e. the…

Try, try, and try again

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No one else seems to have noticed, but the Governor's supplemental…

More kids = More school expenditures, right?

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Seems like a reasonable idea, and the basis for Chapter 70 Education…

Digging Big into the state’s pocket

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Ouch. The state has documented $173 million in new Big Dig cost…

. . . and the 2007 BGC Runners-Up and Special Recognition Awards

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2007 Better Government Competition RUNNERS-UP Transforming a…

Cold Fusion with Common Household Items

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Our Governor has recently made some very public pronouncements…

Unemployment Insurance — Why You Should Care

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The irascible Jon Keller gets it exactly right in a recent post…

Which way to a greater Boston region?

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The indispensable Amy Dain reports from the provinces: Today…

Strategic Planning? We don’t need no stinkin’ planning.

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Our friend and Pioneer Board Member, Professor Joe Giglio has…

BGC – a forum for ideas

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Pioneer has already received a great deal of interest in its…

Yummm, 10:16 Lunch…….

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

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…

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…

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…

Leaving Money on the Table: The 106 Pension Funds of Massachusetts

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Author: Ken Ardon The focus of this paper is the choice that…