Many are waiting for answers regarding the perceived deterioration of 73 service. I had the occasion to get an informal response from the MBTA on this issue today: MBTA staff have reviewed your comments at this website. They have received my letter further conveying concerns. They agree that there has been a meaningful deterioration of …
Author Archives: Will Brownsberger
Single Use Plastic Bags
I’ve been asked by a new group in Watertown — “Rethink Plastic” — to make a statement about eliminating single use plastic bags. I’m pleased to do so! I do support eliminating single use plastic bags. I am cosponsor of a bill, House 696, which would address this issue statewide. The environmental damage that plastic …
Animal Cruelty
I have recently received a number of emails in the form below asking me to support Senate 1626 to protect circus elephants. I do support this legislation, and I am, in fact, a cosponsor. I believe that at some point in the future, we will look back on the days when we trucked circus animals …
Belmont-Trapelo Corridor Project — FAQ
When are we going to repave Belmont Street and Trapelo Road? The project took a decade to get underway, but it finally started last fall. The contractor is working through the winter installing new storm drainage grates and piping. The goal for 2014 is to complete paving from the Waltham line to the west side of …
Anesthesiology Practice Issues
There are two competing email campaigns going on right now — one waged by a group of nurse anesthetists and the other by a group of physician anesthesiologists. Samples of the emails appear further below. A pair of bills are pending which would allow trained nurses to administer anesthesia without the supervision of a physician. …
Overview of the Governor’s Budget
Quite appropriately, Governor Patrick’s Fiscal 2015 budget continues and extends the priorities he has defined together with the legislature over the past 8 years. It does not propose major new initiatives. Total proposed Fiscal 2015 budgetary spending is $36.4 billion — up $1.7 billion or 4.9% over projected Fiscal 2014 budgetary spending. This growth is …