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The treasurer’s call for a cut in the pension’s rate of return…
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Rent Seeking in Mass Price Capping Law
After Moody's issued a credit negative analysis for hospitals…
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Medicaid Patient Access in Mass
Yesterday the Massachusetts Medical Society released its annual…
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Moody’s Report: New Mass Price Capping Law “Credit Negative” for Hospitals
In the soon to be long list of unintended consequences as…
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Funny Business Ahead in Massachusetts?
Over at the Manhattan Institute, Paul Howard recently blogged…
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The right reform path in Lawrence?
There are two issues that matter in K-12 education - what you…
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Will Government-Directed Healthcare in Mass. Really Contain Costs?
Governor Patrick signed a new healthcare law today aimed at cost…
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Beacon Hill’s “Healthcare Reform 2.0”
T-minus 13 days until the end of the legislative session and…
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Public Pensions and Workforce – State Police Version
The recent announcement that State Police Superintendent Marian…
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Video: But Will The Cost-Cutting Bills Really Save Money?
The debate on Beacon Hill is heating up on payment reform legislation,…
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Our Final Thoughts on The 38 Studios Meltdown
First and foremost, this is an economic disaster for Rhode Island…
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Massachusetts’ Jobs-Unfriendly Regulatory Environment
I know this can seem like a talking point, but there's some new…
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Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past?
The Globe's Adrian Walker has been all over Roxbury Community…
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Is Maine Leading the Way on Health Care?
The Commonwealth is currently debating greater government intervention…
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The Struggles of 38 Studios
The State of Rhode Island is working hard, very hard, to make…
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Health Care Reform in Record Time
If you blinked over the past seven days, you might have missed…
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Manufacturing Still Matters
Way back in 2006, Pioneer was interested in manufacturing. Our…
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UMASS Law School Revisited
I won't bury the lede -- the UMASS law school has been recommended…
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Here We Go Again… Now It’s Medford
Several months back, the egregious abuses at the Chelsea Housing…
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Is Romneycare A Budget Buster?
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF) put out a report…
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HOT(High Occupancy Toll) Lanes in Massachusetts?
Toll hikes are a tough sell in this area, but what if tolls were…
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How Much Do Same-Sex Marriage & Health Care Overlap Constitutionally?
Socially liberal commentators opine against some conservative’s…
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The Hidden Transit Enemy? Dwell Time.
Transit riders (like me) love to complain about how long certain…
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If the State Takes the MBTA’s Debt, Then…
Multiple voices have suggested during this debate that the state…
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The Political Elegance of the MBTA’s Deficit Solution
If you want the details of today's MBTA deficit solution, take…
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Sigh. Another MBTA Procurement Snafu?
As a sometimes commuter rail passenger, it's depressing to contemplate…
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STERGIOS and ARCHAMBAULT: The way forward post-Obamacare
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The…
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The Patrick Administration’s Guide to the Public Records Law
(Co-authored with Pioneer's partner, Muckrock, which has extensive…
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Stop grading Massachusetts transparency on a curve
As Pioneer's Steve Poftak has pointed out, the Office for Administration…