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Enter Pioneer’s “MuniShare” Municipal Report Contest
/in Better Government, News, Press Releases, Press Releases: Government /byAs part of Pioneer Institute’s annual Better Government Competition, Pioneer is offering two $3,000 awards for the best municipal reports.
Fix Social Security? Just do what FDR did
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /byIt is time for baby boomers (like me) to stop whining about reform of Social Security. If FDR was still around, they might be facing a bigger whack than what is being proposed. And it is good that there is at least a discussion going on about it in Congress. According to the Boston Globe, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, chairman of the House Budget Committee and author of a plan to cut trillions in future federal spending, is optimistic about entitlement cuts beyond Medicare and Medicaid. “Social Security reform, hopefully, is an area where we might have a shot at a bipartisan agreement this summer,” he said. We should all hope so. Getting the grandfather of entitlement programs […]
Romney Gets ALL the Credit for RomneyCare?
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: Healthcare, Healthcare /byToday is the 5th anniversary of the signing of Chapter 58 (health care reform) here in Massachusetts. The anniversary has sparked a round of opportunistic political posturing from Democrats (and friends) thanking Mitt Romney profusely for his contribution. In return, Romney announced he is thinking about running for President. The one question I have is—Where is the love for former speaker Sal DiMasi? According to Governing magazine, he was the real power broker of the deal. I guess federal indictments hurt the number of times you are publically given credit. On a slightly more serious note, I will have an op-ed in the Boston Herald tomorrow describing the failure of the Connector to attract small company business. Also see Pioneer’s […]
Heres Comes the House Ways & Means Budget
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /byThe Legislature gets its first cut at a response to the Governor’s budget tomorrow, when the House Ways & Means Committee releases its budget. We’ll be carefully watching how they address two of the major ‘plugs’ in the Governor’s budget. First, with a few paragraphs on procurement reform and other cost-sharing, the Governor’s budget sidesteps the potential for a huge increase in Medicaid spending. All well and good, except the budget depends on a dramatic reversal in Medicaid per enrollee costs — from an average rate of 5% growth over the past five years to a reduction of 3.5%. Anyone who can turn around the rate of healthcare cost growth has accomplished a great deal. I’m skeptical it can be […]
A Defense of the Evergreen Solar Deal?
/2 Comments/in Blog, News /byOur friends at Commonwealth Magazine have put out an intriguing ‘Back Story’ regarding Evergreen Solar. But their article rests on a few shaky assumptions. First, they try to frame the discussion as a ‘Romney invested’ versus ‘Patrick invested’ story. To be sure, both were Governor when investments were made in Evergreen Solar and both bear some responsibility as leaders. But there’s a material difference between a $2.5m commitment by a single quasi-public entity controlled by a board (with a majority appointed by the Governor, although its not clear if Romney controlled those appointments when the investment was made) and a $50m+ series of commitments across six state agencies and quasi-publics that was quarterbacked by the Secretary of Economic Development. I’m […]