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It's not cool to….
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: Better Government, News /by…use colonoscopy metaphors (third para, first sentence) about someone with Crohn’s Disease. Really, it isn’t.
Who Knew Jon Keller was a Deadhead?
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /by Liam DayIt’s been a long week here at Pioneer. We finally joined the social media revolution (check us out on Facebook and Twitter). We also released – in conjunction with the Boston Municipal Research Bureau – our first four issue briefs on the upcoming mayoral election. (If you missed them, you can check them out here.) So, I have to admit to being a little spacey. Therefore, in that vein, today’s post is a lighthearted one. I wanted to tweak Mr. Keller, who is moderating Wednesday’s mayoral debate (Jon, check out our questions for the mayors; they might prove useful) for basing his objection (which you can find at his blog) to Time’s list of the 10 greatest electric guitarists on […]
Guess Who Didn't Say This…
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: Better Government, News /byAs for the international school, we are working diligently to be able to open the facility as soon as possible because we realise how important it is to have an excellent school and other amenities to attract people to live, raise families and conduct business in…. Well, it wasn’t Boston’s Mayor. Turns out that developer John Hynes, who’s Seaport District development plans hit a notorious snag several years ago, is also facing some challenges in his attempt to develop a similar project in South Korea.
Refinancing the Mortgage
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: Better Government, News /byMonday’s Pension Reform Commission had a couple of recommendations that deserve follow-up and discussion. They appear headed to a full commission recommendation of extending the funding schedule by another 10 years and to allow any future expansion of liabilities to be amortized over 20 years. To put it in perspective, Massachusetts figured out in the late ’80s that a pay-as-you-go pension system was not sustainable and started to sock money away in pension funds. Of course, a huge liability had been accrued that couldn’t be paid all at once. So, it was decided that we would pay that liability off over 40 years, culminating in fully funded pension plans in the 2020s. However, for a variety of reasons — expanded […]
Walking the walk, or something like that
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: Better Government, News /byAs part of the follow-up to the Aloisi-Grabauskas dust-up, the Globe has printed a long series of emails between various administration officials. At one point (see page 70), an interview request shows up from WBUR’s Meghna Chakrabarti, who regularly reports on a variety of issues but particularly transportation. To her everlasting credit, she requests the interview and reports that she is on the T at that very moment.