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…

Don't cut the safety net to shreds

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The State House News Service (subscription required) reports…

Creating Jobs: Reforming Unemployment Insurance in Massachusetts

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Author(s): Steve Poftak — Publication date: 2011-02-10 Category:…

CPOE Initiative

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In 2004, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC), in…

A National Market for Individual Health Insurance

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Health insurance markets are regulated by the states under the…

Wellness Health Incentive Payment Program

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Suitable healthcare should always involve an accountable partnership…

Intro to KIPP video

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Check out this video introduction to Knowledge Is Power Program…

Anyone besides Baker running for MA Governor?

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Crossposting an interesting blog from EaBo Clipper at RedMassGroup: Here…

Brookline — Busy Thanksgiving Season

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Brookline has had a busy week. First, the town and its unions…

Design it first and then cost it out

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Or maybe the title should be "borne back ceaselessly into the…

Flier and Saturday's Senate debate

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As noted here last week, the Wall Street Journal opinion piece…

Thoughts on the Route 28X Failure

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UPDATE BELOW What's Route 28X? It was MassDOT's attempt to turn…

Dean Flier on federal health care debate

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For those of you who missed today's Wall Street Journal, Dr.…

Whose lack of urgency?

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Laura Crimaldi of the Boston Herald has done a good job reporting…

Ouch from the Gadfly

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The Education Gadfly has a sting today on the Senate bill that…

Fighting for it with all he has got

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Where is the Governor on the day when a bill to give 27,000 inner…

Not the time you want this to come out…

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From Jamie Vaznis of the Globe's Metro Desk comes one of those…

Ford (Foundation) drives off the road

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From the Wall Street Journal comes an incredible story: "The…

I am in favor of job training

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I can't be sure, but I'm almost positive that the four Democratic…

The fate of 27,000 kids

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The bill that we saw last week looked very good. By the weekend…

High Noon?

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High noon on the charter bill, and the Senate is still not in…

Go back to the Governor's bill

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The Senate is going to be debating a bill that on the face of…

Innovation or re-inventing the flat tire

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The state legislature's rewrite of the governor's two education…

Charter opponents have no more legs to stand on

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So the unions and superintendents tried the argument that charters…

Defining Political Capital

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Thursday's Globe relates that Mayor Tom Menino is considering…

More on the US DOE Inspector General's report

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I have been at a meeting in North Carolina with budget watchdog…

Will He Make History?

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Tom Menino already has by ensuring that he will be mayor of Boston…

Federal health care mandate and the Commerce Clause

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Robert Levy, chairman of the CATO Institute, is a brilliant guy.…

Just. Not. Smart.

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The Governor is now talking about layoffs. I suppose Pioneer…

Running the Numbers, Stimulus Style

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You'll forgive me for being a skeptic about job creation numbers.…

Time to Activate the PAFNDAS

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UPDATE BELOW What's that? Why, its the Patrick Administration…