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Carmen Ortiz is Making Beacon Hill Nervous

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Think you’ve had a tense few weeks at work? Consider potential targets of US Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s probe into wrongdoing at the state’s Probation Department. The Globe Spotlight Team and the Ware Report detailed the madness, absurdity, and outright corruption of the Probation Department. It’s tough to do it justice in a few words — rigged hiring, pay-to-play promotions, alleged quid pro quo between department leaders and legislators, and on and on. On January 17, the Globe reported that the US Attorney’s office had “essentially completed their investigation” and indictments were imminent. Given the number of legislators mentioned prominently in the Ware Report, this had to be cause for concern. Tick, tick, tick. Still waiting. Ten days later, the Lowell […]

Danvers man’s proposal for EZ-ID license plates endorsed

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http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/newsnow/x132492920/Danvers-man-s-proposal-for-EZ-ID-license-plates-endorsed?zc_p=1#axzz2NcNYjWOG The New England Association of Chiefs of Police has unanimously endorsed the  EZ-ID bill state Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, filed and  state Sen. John F. Keenan, D-Quincy, and state Rep. Anne M. Gobi, D-Spencer,  co-sponsored. Senate Bill 1798, also known as Molly’s Bill, would direct the Registry of  Motor Vehicles to issue license plates that combine the traditional letters and  numbers already used with universal, easily distinguishable symbols, such as  triangles, squares and other geometric shapes. Robert D. Campbell, president of the police chief’s association, recently  wrote a letter on behalf of the organization’s Board of Directors labeling the  EZ-ID proposal, which was crafted by Danvers resident Gary P. Richard, “truly a  worthwhile project that deserves the […]

Pioneer and Northeastern Present State Transportation Scorecard

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Use Pioneer’s Transportation Dashboard, an online, interactive application designed to model a performance measurement system that could be deployed by the state’s Department of Transportation. It features an array of publicly-available data in an easy-to-digest format, and includes the latest information on key indicators of performance such as congestion, throughput, safety, construction management, and environmental stewardship.

BCBSF of MA and Health Affairs Spinning the MA Reform

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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts (BCBSF) put out an annual survey this week on the Massachusetts health reform law, along with a Health Affairs piece that has left me shaking my head. The presentation of the results seems to overstate the findings and draws unlikely conclusions about the federal law. In my humble opinion, Health Affairs has lost some credibility with the pieces they publish on Massachusetts. Editor-in-chief Susan Dentzer admitted the publication’s bias in a recent speech to the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans. A New Era in American Health Care: What it Means for Health Plans, Providers, Employers & Consumers from Eric Linzer on Vimeo. On the actual BCBSF report, just a couple of comments: […]

Pioneer to Participate in U.S. History Competition for Students

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Pioneer to Participate in U.S. History Competition for Students; “We the People” promotes U.S. history and civics education