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…

Thoughts on Tuesday's Election in Boston

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- Boston should take a lot of pride in the quality, depth, and…

More Doors Equals Faster Service

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I'm a big fan of the planned expansion of the MBTA's Fairmount…

Would you rather be….

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secretary of transportation in Massachusetts or drummer in Spinal…

Waiting Times for Medical Care in MA

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Ok, a bunch of folks -- Globe, Newsweek, USA Today, Cato, Heartland…

Pension Reform II may cost you money

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I've blogged in the past about the comments of several members…

Important Announcement on US Senate Race

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I will not be a candidate for US Senate. First, I’d like to…

300 jobs created in Boston

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The above statistic was used in both our press release for our…

Not Sure I'd Be Featuring This….

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My eyes popped at the all-you-can-eat sushi bar, with plates…

Painful Reading

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You know that feeling you get when you are watching a particular…

Serious Charge by Kevin McCrea

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Mayoral Candidate Kevin McCrea levels a serious and inflammatory…

It's not cool to….

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...use colonoscopy metaphors (third para, first sentence) about…

Guess Who Didn't Say This…

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As for the international school, we are working diligently to…

Refinancing the Mortgage

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Monday's Pension Reform Commission had a couple of recommendations…

Walking the walk, or something like that

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As part of the follow-up to the Aloisi-Grabauskas dust-up, the…

You should go faster

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(Ed. Note -- Pioneer Institute urges compliance with all local,…

A Healthcare Cliche That Might Not Be True

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Today's FT reports that "study after study shows that overall…

Redistricting Wish List

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This morning's Globe reports that Massachusetts will lose a Congressional…

In Praise of Alicia Munnell

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This post is week late, but I think it’s still worth getting…

Lotteries, Lotteries Everywhere

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Today's Globe letters to the editor section contains a number…

Grace Shepard is on the clock

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The MBTA board is meeting at 1 PM today to ponder General Manager…

Another Pension Commission Report

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The Special Commission on Pension Reform met again on Monday. I…

The Challenge of Regionalization

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This space is a big fan of regionalization (see here and here),…

Even More Zoo Thoughts

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(Disclaimer: I am in the tank for the Franklin Park Zoo. I'm…

File Photo Fun at the Globe

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Page A10 of today's Globe has a background piece on Charlie Baker.…

Things That Irritate Me

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- Lack of Legislative transparency -- Our Legislature seems…

Pioneer Beats BRA

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Warning: Blatant Self-Promotion Ahead Yesterday's paper had…

Obstacles to Reform – Lowell Edition

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The Lowell School Superintendent tried to put out an RFP to determine…

Layoff Confusion

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The fluid nature of the budget process and the semantics around…

Parsing the Budget Vote

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29 Democrats voted against the budget last week and I'd like…

Ralph White, Fiscal Conservative

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[CORRECTION ADDED BELOW] I attended another meeting of the Special…