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…

Tax Time

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Some smart aleck once said that the two most effective reforms…

Who's the DINO Now

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After a legislative hearing on public-private partnerships last…

The Free Market Reponse to Partners-Blue Cross

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Several folks, including a recent commenter, have posed a similar…

More Bailout Fun

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First, the nonsense -- signaling the illogical end of this process,…

Told You So

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My colleague, Jim Stergios, mused a few weeks ago about Bernie…

Overstimulated

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Ed Glaeser has an interesting and thoughtful piece in today's…

Will they give the money back?

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As I was walking to work this AM, a cab (thanks hackney license…

Cut the Income Tax! Raise the Sales Tax! Lower and Raise Property Taxes!

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Hey, its not my idea. It's a proposal floated by a consultant…

Parking garages are silly investments for the State

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Today's Globe reports on a bond bill earmark that gives Salem…

One Last Word on the Film Tax Incentives

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Yesterday's Globe had an article critical of the film tax credit…

What’s Going on at Higher Education

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The Commonwealth released a mundane piece of annual debt disclosure…

Lottery Questions

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Interested in how your town fares under the Lottery -- take a…

Boston Cops and the Civil Service Commission

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Michelle McPhee, late of the Herald and currently on WTKK, has…

Reaching

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Slate's Tim Noah attempts to draw a parallel between Obama's…

Open Markets and Open Skies

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The thicket of regulations which used to govern air travel between…

I went to a fight

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...and a birthday party broke out. Sheesh, two police reports…

Getting the Incentives Right

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At the end of the day, compensation systems are intended to attract…

Thanks TxDoT

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Our thanks to the kind folks at the Texas Department of Transportation…

Counterintuitive Healthcare Cost Data

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It has been the conventional wisdom that small businesses are…

The Sage of Omaha on Executive Compensation

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Today's Globe contains news of potential inquiries by Congressman…

This is not a Freudian slip

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The charming head of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO tells you exactly…

Worse Than I Thought

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Turns out I was wrong about the overall indebtedness of the Commonwealth,…

The Choice to Go Negative

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By Obama? No, Silly. The New England Patriots. The Boston Globe…

Is Christy Available?

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On the heels of Tuesday's results, Obama's ability to take a…

We beat Rhode Island and New Hampshire

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But that's about it. In the latest Governing Magazine assessment…

Farm Subsidies, Part XXXVI

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This space takes a dim view of almost all farm subsidies as market-distorting…

Counterintuitive News

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It's too early, I realize.  But the state is $245 million ahead…

Healthcare Cost Control

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Senate President Murray presented her ideas about controlling…

So, which is it?

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Our friends at CURP and A Better City held an event on Oct. 31st…

Just sayin

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The old grey lady warns today: New Jersey’s problems are magnified…