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...brief cites Massachusetts General Law, which lists several broad groups— “any agency, executive office, board commission...of the Commonwealth??—whose records qualify as public. Because Harvard is a private institution by law, and since campus police officers are not mentioned specifically in the law, the statute does not apply to HUPD, Harvard argues...
...This has nothing to do with Harvard at all,” Barrios said of his planned legislation, “and everything to do with the Commonwealth??s fiscal crisis...
...number of his long-term reforms make sense in reducing government waste, his short term solution—which consists of slashing state funding by $343 million by the end of the fiscal year—is a product of a misguided refusal to even consider increasing the commonwealth??s taxes. The Massachusetts income tax, in the process of being further rolled back because of a ballot referendum adopted during more flush economic times, is an obvious target for generating needed revenue...
...final price tag for the inaugural celebrations was the highest in the history of the Commonwealth??$750,000—but for the first time all events, including the $40-per-plate gala, were entirely funded by donations from supporters and corporate sponsors. The decision to refuse public funds for the ceremonies came on the heels of Romney and Healy’s pledge to forgo their salaries for the duration of their terms...
Boston educator Kerry A. Costello stood on the curb and shouted contentiously at Romney vehicles as they passed. She participated in the demonstration, she said, because she felt that a Democratic governor would improve the Commonwealth??s educational system...