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The Governor's Budget was released today (well, some of it anyway,…
Great Moments in Public Management, Pt. MCMLXVII
New York's Inspector General has released a scathing report on…
MA budget woes and the federal stimulus package
Governor Patrick has to close a budget gap of at least $950 million…
Fiddling while the budget burns
It took about a year after I left the State House to realize…
What Problem Are They Trying To Solve
Bureaucracies have a wonderful, self-sustaining way of letting…
Will the Guv hit a homer on charters or more ho-hum
The Governor is making an announcement on charters. He has taken…
All We Got Was Paint and Carpet
Pioneer HQ has just undergone a facelift, but it appears we set…
If you thought of them as customers, existing ones would be important
The Turnpike cranked out one of the more inexplicable pieces…
The Great, The Good and The Bad of the Gov's speech to local officials
Today's speech by the Governor before the Massachusetts Municipal…
So you want European-style health care
Atul Gawande has a great piece in this week's New Yorker on the…
Ken Lewis is on the clock
Ken Lewis' dramatic firing of John Thain from BofA only highlights…
NEA's largesse from their disclosure report
The Education Intelligence Agency's just released scoop, entitled…
Someone please strip of him of his chairmanship
It seems Edolphus Towns, the incoming Democratic Chairman of…
The Free Market Reponse to Partners-Blue Cross
Several folks, including a recent commenter, have posed a similar…
I hope I am or at least the Governor is misinformed
I have heard from folks who listen to the Eagan-Braude show on…
Will they give the money back?
As I was walking to work this AM, a cab (thanks hackney license…
If Kant had had a nose for public policy
Passed on by a friend with a mathematical appreciation for symmetry,…
Cut the Income Tax! Raise the Sales Tax! Lower and Raise Property Taxes!
Hey, its not my idea. It's a proposal floated by a consultant…
Parking garages are silly investments for the State
Today's Globe reports on a bond bill earmark that gives Salem…
Zoning out or zoning in-clusionary
Hot trends in local zoning include age-restricted villages, in-law…