Must have some PRETTY POWERFUL FRIENDS, 'eh, Bonnie?
"The Massachusetts Port Authority would remain independent and would maintain control of Logan International Airport and the seaport."
After they let those patsies, 'er, "terrorists" through (how come there is no Logan video surveillance of them; government only gave us Bangor, Maine)
Related: Dining With Massport
"Deal may bring end to Turnpike agency; Legislative leaders agree on overhaul" by Noah Bierman and Matt Viser, Globe Staff | June 18, 2009
The extensive plan, reached after weeks of closed-door negotiating, is expected to be voted on today by the House and Senate, giving rank-and-file lawmakers only hours to review complex legislation that their leaders have labeled historic....
Translation: They WON'T EVEN READ IT!
They will HAVE TO VOTE YES because of PARTY!!!
Also see: The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Problem
The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Ruling Party
The Perils of One-Party Politics: Massachusetts' Democracy
Please STOP BEING SO SMUG and HYPOCRITICAL, liberal Bay Staters!
And HOW MANY PENSION PERKS were STUFFED INTO THAT BILL?
Another unanswered question is....
WTF you mean there are UNANSWERED QUESTIONS?
In addition to pension and transportation proposals, lawmakers are trying to hammer out a final deal on an ethics law overhaul. That deal may come as early as today, and House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said yesterday he hoped to send ethics legislation, as well as the state budget, to the governor’s desk by tomorrow....
I NEVER SAW ANYTHING ABOUT a BILL MOVING in the Globe!
Not a surprise: it's like asking the arsonist to be fire chief.
The overhaul ironed out last night will not do away with toll roads or the Turnpike Authority’s $2 billion debt. But the authority will no longer exist in its current form on Jan. 1 if the bill becomes law. All state roads and bridges, now overseen by a variety of agencies and authorities, would be overseen by a new authority, as would the MBTA, to some extent.
Again, STATE GOVERNMENT EXISTS to PAY BANKS or BONDS!!!!
By centralizing the state’s transportation system, lawmakers are hoping to be able to make more coherent policy decisions about when to raise tolls and transit fares and how to invest in train cars and bridge repairs.
I don't like CENTRALIZATION of ANYTHING ANYMORE!
That's what the LYING AGENDA-PUSHING has done to me.
Under the current system, toll roads are run by two agencies, and state bridges are maintained by at least four, with oversight shared between the governor and a collection of appointed boards....
With EVERYONE DRAWING an INFLATED SALARY and PENSION, I'm sure!!!
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