mitt romney

December 31, 2012

Beware of Mitt, say Bay State conservatives

http://www.salon.com/2011/12/31/beware_of_mitt_say_bay_state_conservatives/singleton/ Mitt Romney’s Iowa surge coincides with a new Iowa TV spot in which he touts himself as a genuinely conservative businessman who will shrink and streamline the federal government. But some Massachusetts tax watchdogs and small government advocates who remember Romney’s...
June 21, 2012

What Romney should do on health care

http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/21/what-romney-should-do-on-health-care/ Americans believe in second chances. Mitt Romney will get his if the Supreme Court rules to throw out part, or all, of the president’s federal health insurance law. Should Romney propose replacing it with a federal version of the Massachusetts health...
June 6, 2012

Three of 12 Ventures Funded by Romney-Created Energy Fund Failed

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-06/three-of-12-ventures-funded-by-romney-created-energy-fund-failed A $17 million, state-backed green-energy fund created during Mitt Romney’s tenure as governor of Massachusetts invested in a dozen companies, three of which have since closed, according to the fund’s manager. It’s too soon to judge the overall success, though some...
May 25, 2012

Concerns over Romney plan allowing choice of schools

http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_20709107/concerns-over-romney-plan-allowing-choice-schools Mitt Romney’s plan to encourage parents of poor and disabled students to send  their children to the school of their choice is receiving mixed reviews. In a speech Wednesday, the former Massachusetts governor and presumed  Republican presidential nominee outlined a voucherlike...
May 25, 2012

Ed officials flunk Romney plan

http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_20709084/ed-officials-flunk-romney-plan Mitt Romney’s plan to encourage parents of poor and disabled  students to send their children to the school of their choice is receiving mixed  reviews. In a speech Wednesday, the former Massachusetts governor and presumed  Republican presidential nominee outlined a voucherlike...
May 25, 2012

Different perspectives on Gov. Romney's Education Announcement

http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/05/different_perspectives_on_gov.html A round-up of various perspectives on Governor Romney’s education policy announcement yesterday.  I’ll post later on today to help you navigate through the noise, but it is always good to have a broad set of perspectives when big announcements are made....
May 24, 2012

Romney Turns Focus From Economics To Education

http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/24/romney-education BOSTON — Calling it the “civil rights issue of our era,” presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney shifted the discussion in the 2012 presidential race from the economy to education, laying out his education platform to a group of Latino business owners...
May 4, 2012

Mitt Romney Homeland Security Record In Massachusetts: Domestic Spying, Wiretapping

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/mitt-romney-homeland-security-massachusetts_n_1467940.html Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts as the man who saved the 2002 winter Olympics. While much of his focus had been on righting the games in Salt Lake City after its organizing committee became mired in a U.S. bribery...
April 19, 2012

Federal Overhaul Will Require Mass To Adjust its Health Reform Law

http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2012/1/31/federal-overhaul-will-require-mass-to-adjust-its-health-reform-law.aspx#ixzz2O6SYjEp4 Although the 2006 Massachusetts health reform law contains many of the same  provisions as the federal health reform law, state officials must make changes  to comply with federal overhaul standards, Politico reports. About the Massachusetts Law The Massachusetts law was signed...
March 30, 2012

Biden vs. Romney

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/294861/biden-vs-romney-katrina-trinko Joe Biden didn’t mince words when he talked about Mitt Romney in Iowa yesterday. He blatantly accused the former Massachusetts governor of killing jobs. “When he was governor of Massachusetts, he vetoed a bill passed by the Massachusetts legislature that would...