School choice programs increase 84 percent in 5 years

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No, not here, silly. In the rest of the United States! Do I have…

Seeking better bylaws: Zoning for new housing and historic preservation.

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Chris Skelly at the Massachusetts Historical Commission asked…

I went to a fight

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...and a birthday party broke out. Sheesh, two police reports…

WaPo on Michelle Rhee and quality teachers

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The keynote for this year's Better Government Competition, which…

A rose by another name

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Totally off topic, but I do want to acknowledge Kevin Cullen's…

Getting the Incentives Right

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At the end of the day, compensation systems are intended to attract…

Fed corporate tax killing state competitiveness

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One could sum up a report from the Tax Foundation as saying the…

Counterintuitive Healthcare Cost Data

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It has been the conventional wisdom that small businesses are…

The Sage of Omaha on Executive Compensation

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Today's Globe contains news of potential inquiries by Congressman…

From James Joyce to Grand Theft Auto

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I've been reading David Boaz lately, so I'm in a bit of a Libertarian…

This is not a Freudian slip

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The charming head of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO tells you exactly…

Forecast on foreclosures dismal. What to do?

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More than 7,500 properties were foreclosed in MA in 2007. The…

Go to D.C, young man, for that is where fortunes are made.

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Telling article on Forbes.com I just read this weekend listing…

Ouch from the Globe on state performance

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The editorial page of today's Globe takes up a favorite theme…

Supply vs. Demand – and Demand is winning

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The Boston Zoning Commission voted yesterday to approve the City…

Worse Than I Thought

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Turns out I was wrong about the overall indebtedness of the Commonwealth,…

Blue Cross Blue Shield – The Public Trough?

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I hate to go on a rant here, but $70,000 to be on the board of…

Michelle Rhee takes out the knife

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From the Washingtonian.com piece on Michelle Rhee, the chancellor…

CitiStat: Don’t make a sham of it

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Pioneer is on the cheering squad, promoting CitiStat programs.…

NYC charter to pay teachers more than lawyers

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But the unions don't like this idea. A proposed New York City…

The Choice to Go Negative

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By Obama? No, Silly. The New England Patriots. The Boston Globe…

Education leadership but not here

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Diane Ravitch, Sol Stern and others have criticized Mayor Bloomberg…

Are local zoning, wetlands regulations “market oriented”?

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At Thursday’s Pioneer forum on wetlands policy, one participant…

Good on Alan LeBovidge

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Back in the Amorello days of the Mass Turnpike, Tom Keane wrote…

Eating his words

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As noted last week, the Board Chairman S. Paul Reville performed…

Boom market for teachers in Denver

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Next thing you know, it won't just be the skilled workforce in…

Is Christy Available?

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On the heels of Tuesday's results, Obama's ability to take a…

Louisiana beat us

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A follow to Meister Poftak's post on the Grading the States report…

We beat Rhode Island and New Hampshire

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But that's about it. In the latest Governing Magazine assessment…

Debating biotech on NECN

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Some improvements in the House version of the biotech bill resulted…