Marc Comtois
Apparently we’re at the point in Campaign 2012 where we play the game of dissecting political statements for “gotcha moments.” The pols have to be ready for the questions, so they should work to make sure they mitigate damage by reading up beforehand. That being said, of all the things to talk to a Presidential…
The arbitration bill has been made public (PDF) along with a press release explaining the rationale. A “Last Best Offer – Final Package” model has been added: The legislation changes the arbitration process to one in which the complete “Last Best Offer” from both teachers’ unions and management is considered in its entirety, as opposed…
G.B. Short’s letter to the ProJo is worth highlighting. He went to the Pension Advisory Group meeting about which I’ve already expressed some skepticism. Let’s just say his first hand, real person account does little to alleviate my reservations. First, about the makeup of the members: Early on in the meeting it was stated that…
CNBC has ranked Rhode Island as the least business-friendly state in the country. #50. Dead last. I know the yabuts will be out, but–to coin a phrase–“perception is reality” and when a business channel reports that your state is the worst, well, what do you think the business people watching that channel are going to…
The House and Senate Labor Committees will be conducting simultaneous hearings and votes on binding arbitration laws tomorrow. A fait accompli? Probably. Tim Duffy, executive director of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, whose organization opposes the legislation on grounds that it would make local taxpayers liable for the decisions of an unelected panel,…
So said Alicia Munnell of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and one of the 12 appointed to the RI Pension Advisory Group. Munnell elaborated further: “I strongly believe that [the private sector model shouldn’t be followed],” she repeated after the 2 1/2 -hour meeting, “because what you have seen in the private…
Real life took me away for the better part of the last week, but major kudos to Andrew and Monique for having the stomach to both watch and blog about the annual 11th hour House budget hearings on Captitol TV. I watched a little of it, but it was late, I was sick and they…
So GoLocalProv is trying to find the “Best Community” in Rhode Island, huh? I suppose it is a clever way to drive website traffic (and media discussion) throughout the week by releasing your findings in pieces. Especially when you put each ranking as it’s own discrete web page, thereby amplifying web clicks, page views, etc.…
Welcome to the party B’s!!!! source It’s official: in this century, Boston is the Hub of Champions!
I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign. I keep hearing that soundbite on WPRO this morning. It sounded strange to me that President Obama chose to frame his disapproval of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s actions in just that way. It doesn’t seem, well, Presidential to project oneself into that sort of…