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Climate Change Reset: Catastrophic Consensus Cools As New Models Emerge
/in Featured, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with climate expert Dr. Judith Curry about the insights contained in her newly released book, Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking our Response, in which she tracks the evolution of climate science from model development, to political weapon, to an emerging view that the best response to a changing climate is to build resiliency.
Installing bike and bus lanes requires public debate
/in Jobs and Business Climate, Oped: Economy, Oped: Transparency, Oped: Transportation, Opeds /by Barbara AnthonyThe problem isn’t with the concept of bike lanes but, rather, the lack of public conversation or transparency. Municipal governments are changing the infrastructure and character of entire neighborhoods and small commercial centers with little input from those most affected.
Opinion: Legislature should act on bill to limit out-of-pocket drug costs
/in Oped: Healthcare, Oped: Life Sciences /by William SmithS. 609, a bill that would limit out-of-pocket costs for patients paying for prescription drugs, is a clear step in the right direction. Massachusetts should join 16 other states that have passed similar bills to protect patients.
Remove roadblocks for charter schools
/in Featured, Oped: Education, Oped: School Choice, Opeds /by Charles ChieppoWorcester, Brockton, Fall River, New Bedford, and other Gateway Cities in Massachusetts have large waiting lists for charter schools plus room to expand under state caps. What’s needed are ways to curb obstructionist behavior that is blocking that expansion.
State, Regional, and National Employment Trends Point to an Aging Workforce: Part Two
/in Blog /by Sarah DelanoThis blog furthers the discussion about the aging workforce by examining how decreased employment among young people as they turn to education instead impacts the issue. Then, it explains the implications of an older workforce on the future of labor and productivity in the U.S.