The conversation about gun violence has everyone’s attention as a result of the tragedy at Sandy Hook. A meeting last week in the State House members lounge drew well over 100 people, with a long waiting line out the door and down the hall (equaling those rare occasions when food is served). Natick representative David …
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The cost of college is out of hand! Please note: This provocative infographic was prepared by “FrugalDad.com” and I’ve posted it here at their request. I think the issue raised is very real and central, but I haven’t fully fact checked their piece. So, comments and corrections are welcome!
What do we need our public transportation to look like twenty years from now? There is consensus that we need to address the backlog in our transportation infrastructure maintenance, but no consensus on what we need to develop for the future. My advocacy priority now is to build consensus that we need to improve our …
The good news is that the state’s leaders agree that, in the coming legislative term, we need to address our deficit in transportation infrastructure investment. The challenge is that there is no consensus about the scope of the fix.
Eternally grateful to be elected as State Senator, but we kept the swearing in event low-key this time.
Got this question by email: I just noticed that all the bids (both) got cancelled on 12/20/2012 and bidding will re-open at some future date. Why? Answer: The bids came in high because of some concerns about challenges that the project would raise — bidders seemed to view it as a tunnel project requiring special …
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