US Attorney Carmen Ortiz is Making Beacon Hill Verrrry Nervous. Read why here.
We've heard on the campaign trail that RomneyCare = ObamaCare. Our healthcare policy director Josh Archambault doesn't agree. Read his take in Politico here.
Read about the changes Mass. will have to make to comply with the federal health care law here.
Josh also spotted a messaging tactic by liberals and supporters of the federal health care law who want the public to think Massachusetts is the same as the rest of the country, and that ObamaCare will have the exact same impact nationally as it has locally. Read about it here.
Boston Public Schools spends roughly $80 million each year, or nearly 10% of its budget, on transportation to bus kids across the city - Steve Poftak argues in this issue of Boston Magazine that much of that money could and should be going to classrooms. But is Mayor Menino ready to do something about it? Read more here.
Edu-crats in Massachusetts talk a good game about "innovation," but their policies prevent our kids from learning about America's unique legacy of scientific discovery. Read all about that legacy in today's Worcester T&G op-ed by Pioneer's Jamie Gass here
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