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…

Beacon Hill Budget Games

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I'm a bit perplexed at the latest round of expectation-setting…

Budgeting Innovation?

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If you deal with budgets regularly, you know the pain of trying…

Can the MBTA Learn From Germany?

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Participate in the transportation conversation long enough and…

Benefit of The Doubt? Not For Gov. Tim Murray

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Lieut. Gov. Tim Murray has forfeited the benefit of the doubt. Murray,…

Odds-On Favorite? Not the Lottery

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The Massachusetts state lottery has made news the past few weeks…

MBTA Puts the Screws to Bus Riders

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The MBTA released two scenarios to deal with a projected FY13…

Will 2012 be the year of the e-patient?

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Dave deBronkart gave an interesting talk at a TED conference…

Tough Times on virtual learning

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Back at the start of December, I blogged on the need for both…

Filling the Red Kettle

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The Salvation Army is struggling to raise money this year through…

The wrong strategy to fix Lawrence public schools

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With a wondrous display of British understatement, the state’s…

Massachusetts raced other states to win over doomed Evergreen Solar

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In my last post, I took a look at how surprisingly credulous…

Tim Tebow, the Read Option and Our Patriots

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(What? I have to do policy wonk stuff all the time?) Tim Tebow…

Boston’s Struggle With 3rd Grade Reading

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Achieving reading proficiency by 3rd Grade is a vital skill,…

Why did Evergreen Solar backers miss the Chinese threat?

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In reviewing hundreds of pages of documents related to Massachusetts'…

Rise of the Zune Monopolists

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"Understand, I am not for monopoly when we can help it,”…

Our Old Friend Film Tax Credits

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There's a state commission that's currently examining all the…

Some lessons for virtual learning

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There is so much energy in the virtual learning space right…

Frank: One of a kind, but not in a good way

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Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank’s retirement announcement…

Taking Commuter Rail In-House?

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Bad idea. At least that appeared to be the consensus at commuter…

Examining Our Community Colleges

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Community Colleges are a popular topic these days - with two…

Questions for the AG on Health Reform 2

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Attorney General Coakley spoke this afternoon at MAHP's annual…

The Dog That Didn’t Bark — Chelsea Housing Authority and the Auditor

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It feels like a familiar story - an obscure public sector entity…

What a Deal: State $. No Oversight?

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Imagine getting money from the state on a no-bid basis. Even…

Pressley’s Victory and Connolly’s Regrets

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The more you look at Ayanna Pressley’s first-place finish in…

Does Mass. Exclude Low-Achievers from National Education Tests?

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Last week, in reporting the national test results on how…

What will adoption of national standards cost Massachusetts schools?

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It’s always struck me as odd that with all the talk about…

Brief Thoughts on Tuesday’s Election Results

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Monster win for Pressley: She topped the ticket unequivocally.…

Preserving Benefits Trumps Public Safety

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Police union leaders are forever claiming that their highest…

5 Things to Watch in Tuesday’s At Large City Council Race

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Next Tuesday's municipal election in Boston has a competitive…