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…

When falling demand and inflexible management collide

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There's a rather curious editorial in today's Globe. I don't…

Take a deep breath and relax on union infiltration of charters

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Our Education Intelligence agent comes through with an interesting…

Live Blogging the President's Press Conference

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Sort of. I'm not really in the East Room of the White House,…

Is KIPP really scalable?

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Yesterday on Slate, in her review of Jay Mathews' new book on…

Eye on Paul Levy

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This space has long been in the tank for Paul Levy. His leadership…

Question on Legislative Management?

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The Carol Aloisi story was in yesterday's Globe, but no one has…

Bailout Fever Continues

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Even those nesting Russian dolls are getting some of the action…

Love thy Labor

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Mayor Menino is asking bargaining units in Boston to accept wage…

Long blog on biotech gift ban

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Good public policy is built on two pillars - and they pretty…

Another Predictable Ideologue for Charter Schools

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"Provided this greater accountability, I call on states to reform…

The Herald's multiple personalities

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The Herald ended an editorial this morning on the Administration's…

Not terribly helpful to the 19, 25, and 29 cent gas tax supporters

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Obama Administration Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood opines…

Sidewalk Superintendent Series: Downtown Crossing

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(An irregular series where your loyal correspondent provides…

Our charters are especially good

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Our charters are different. Massachusetts staked out non-ideological…

Assignment Desk: Pension Obligation Bonds

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Pension Obligation Bonds were one method that a number of municipalities…

A Private Lottery?

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Treasurer Cahill floated the notion of privatizing the lottery…

Businesses propose taxing consumers!!

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My friends in the business community came out yesterday for a…

Ok, this is awkward

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Massport raised its parking fees by $1 last month after its Board…

Accountability Overboard

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Author(s): Charles D. Chieppo and James T. Gass — Publication…

Zoned Out

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Ouch. The BPS has already pulled its first proposal for altering…

Without comment

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...School Superintendent Carol Johnson presented a preliminary…

Gulp

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Jim Cramer is obviously a smart guy with a schtick. It's kind…

Erroll Tyler and the IJ lawsuit

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Kudos to the Globe editorial page and to the Boston Herald for…

Just Asking

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Apparently University of Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim…

First Nick's Beef and Beer, then Triple D's, now. . .

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In the Globe's front-page article this morning about a proposed…

Musings on the Governor's Transportation Plan

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The title above is accurate -- these are simply musings because…

The Thin Blue Line Freezes Out Menino

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UPDATE -- As the Herald reports today (and two commenters from…

Nationalization is Coming

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Its clear that the occasional side conversations are entering…

Getting There: Transportation Reform in 2009

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Author(s): Steve Poftak — Publication date: 2009-02-16 Category:…

Is global warming due to sulfur and not carbon

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A great post by DA Mittell on his new blog (welcome to the blogosphere,…