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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Arne Duncan on Education
A great spot on “This Week”, with education heavyweights with real policy differences talking about the Obama Administration efforts in this area. Superintendent Rhee in Washington has not been afraid to stir the pot vigorously. The Obama Administration has made … Continue reading
Governor Schwarzenegger on Public Pensions
Same old boring song and dance. Or is it? As everyone begins to fight and claw over a rapidly shrinking economic pie nobody wants to talk about the elephant in the room consuming everything in its path. And that is … Continue reading
Mass Dems on the Attack
The Massachusetts Democratic Party unveiled a short web video attacking Charlie Baker’s tenure as the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, highlighting the rate increases for customers and the pay increases for himself that occurred during his time there. While Deval Patrick … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Baker, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Governors Race
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Scott Brown, Faux Pioneer
Governor Sarah Palin, in remarks broadcast on Fox News, correctly points out that while Senators like Scott Brown may be tolerated in Massachusetts, he would never be accepted up there in Alaska, where the pioneering spirit is dominant. And lets … Continue reading
Sarah Palin Kicks Around Scott Brown
Former Governor Sarah Palin had some choice words for Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown on Fox News yesterday, saying that in places like Alaska folks wouldn’t put up with the “antics” of Scott Brown. Also seemed to agree that Brown has … Continue reading
Education Dollars to Methuen
Governor Patrick’s education announcement. Methuen will receive $1.8 million in education funding from this federal grant. NEW BEDFORD – Wednesday, August 25, 2010 – Governor Deval Patrick today allocated $204 million from the federal Education Jobs Fund to school districts … Continue reading
Cahill and Baker Hit the Airwaves
Tim Cahill and Charlie Baker hit the airwaves with new ads in advance of Labor Day, with Baker touting his ability to fix things that are broken, and Cahill talking about his success with the new school building system. Both … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Baker, Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Governors Race, Tim Cahill
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Oh No Blago!
Blago goes on the Jon Stewart show, and has at it with Jon. Pretty good entertainment, but probably not worth much discussion. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'Exclusive … Continue reading
Reid Pours on Hits
Majority Leader Harry Reid, looking at some pretty terrible poll numbers, is hitting tea party favorite Sharron Angle with a multi million dollar barrage of negative ads using her own words. Reid’s strategy boils down to “you may hate me … Continue reading
Michael Widmer on Municipal Health Care and Pensions
The President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Michael Widmer has written a letter to all Legislators and candidates for the Legislature calling on them to support changes in health care and pension law that would allow municipalities to save over … Continue reading
Posted in Methuen, Municipal Finance, State News
Tagged Michael Widmer, Municipal Health Care Reform
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