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June 19, 2012

Tribe and tribulation for Indian gaming

http://www.commonwealthmagazine.org/The-Download/239-Tribe-and-tribulation-for-Indian-gaming.aspx Since Gov. Deval Patrick signed a law authorizing casino gambling last year, a giant contradiction has been hanging over the race for the state’s three casino licenses. The law carves out a license for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe in the state’s...
May 11, 2012

Taxachusetts redux

http://www.pharmacychoice.com/News/article.cfm?Article_ID=884991 May 11Gov. Deval Patrick has ushered in the return of Taxachusetts taxing and spending more than ever, new figures show. The latest state numbers show Massachusetts has taken in a record $17.21 billion in income and sales taxes and other levies during...
May 8, 2012

Not grateful for "charter school cap lift"

http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/05/not_grateful_for_charter_schoo.html The 2010 Achievement Gap bill that was passed by both the House and the Senate and signed into law by Governor Patrick lifted the limits on charter schools and the number of students in them in districts that were failing to...
April 13, 2012

Deval Patrick’s RomneyCare

http://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2012/04/13/deval-patricks-romneycare/ There are a couple of things I did not know, much as that might shock you.  First, I didn’t know that the Governor of Massachusetts enjoys a line-item veto.  Second, to paraphrase a line from the under-appreciated Simon: The RomneyCare that...
September 14, 2011

Patrick Admin's Misdiagnosis on ACA Transparency

This post was co-written by Michael Morisy. During this year’s budget debate, Pioneer asked many questions about the reality behind optimistic health care cost predictions which, if flawed, could leave the state facing a $900 million budget hole next year alone. The...