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…

Getting Healthy

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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino made his first public appearance in…

The Cake Is Baked, Convention-Center Style

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Sunday's Globe brought a supportive editorial asking for a careful…

Whining About Legislative Process

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Yesterday's Globe highlighted a troubling aspect of the state…

Awkward Juxtaposition Department — Probation

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Today's Globe detailed a new Boston Foundation report that shows…

Going Off the Rails On the Khazei Train

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(sorry about the title, could not resist). In the last two weeks,…

Brookline — Busy Thanksgiving Season

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Brookline has had a busy week. First, the town and its unions…

Design it first and then cost it out

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Or maybe the title should be "borne back ceaselessly into the…

Thoughts on the Route 28X Failure

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UPDATE BELOW What's Route 28X? It was MassDOT's attempt to turn…

I am in favor of job training

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I can't be sure, but I'm almost positive that the four Democratic…

Defining Political Capital

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Thursday's Globe relates that Mayor Tom Menino is considering…

Running the Numbers, Stimulus Style

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You'll forgive me for being a skeptic about job creation numbers.…

Time to Activate the PAFNDAS

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UPDATE BELOW What's that? Why, its the Patrick Administration…

Running the Numbers

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The Herald reports on Governor Patrick's fundraiser today: the…

Committed to Maximum Transparency

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The above words are Governor Deval Patrick's description of his…

Not Just Minutiae and Methodology

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UPDATE BELOW The Boston Globe has the power to set the agenda…

Make It So

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Just today, Candidate for State Treasurer Steve Grossman said…

Walking the Walk

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A number of state legislators did not accept an automatic pay…

Well, that's going well….

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A bit of weirdness in today's Globe article on the final meeting…

Do I hear $1.9 Billion?

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Yep, you sure do. The total cost of the South Coast Rail Link…

Is it too much to ask…

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...to change the name of the line items at the Department of…

Scenes from the Parade

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The Roslindale parade was held yesterday. The Globe even covered…

Enter the Job-Month

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During last year's casino debate, there was an awkward period…

What could honor Gandhi more than…

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...a $23,000 "limited-edition fountain pen in 18-carat solid…

The City's Hotline Really Does Work

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The City of Boston has a 24 hour constituent service line --…

Pension Reform Commission Kicks It to the LEG

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Just got back from the last meeting of the Pension Reform Commission,…

Read and Learn

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Ken Lewis of BofA to step down before the new year. Who called…

The State Pension System is not responsibly funded

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Or so says the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission. I…

Tough Time for Incumbent Mayors

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(Disclosure: I know several of these folks professionally.) Boston…

Helpful Governing Tips

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Re: Use of Email Tip #1: Don't use it to try and engineer the…

Ouch

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The print version of the Globe (corrected here online) quoted…