Sunday, February 24, 2013
The Canton-based company is lobbying the White House to change its definition of full-time work from 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, according to reports.
Canton-based Dunkin' Brands, with locations in Foxborough, has joined the fight against Obamacare. The coffee and baked goods company is working to overturn a major provision of Obamacare, according to a Newsmax.com report this week. Specifically, Dunkin' is lobbying the White House to change its definition of full-time work from at least 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, CEO Nigel Travis told the Financial Times, according to The Huffington Post. The change would leave Dunkin', as well as other companies, with fewer workers to insure under the health care reform law, which requires large employers to provide health coverage to all full-time workers and their dependents. Those companies who fail to provide coverage could face a …
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Monday, October 22, 2012
The debates are now over - who do you think finished strongest?
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Holding their third and final debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida Monday night, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney both took one last opportunity convince voters why they should support either candidate. The topic of Monday night's debate focused on Foreign Policy. Tuesday morning, Patch will have flash survey results from Massachusetts political activists and leaders, both Republican and Democratic. But now, with the third and final debate now over, what do you think? Who would you say 'won' this third presidential debate? Tell us in the comments sections below.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Massachusetts to receive nearly $1.9 billion over two years for highway and transit as part of the $105 Billion Transportation Bill – Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 – signed by President Barack Obama.
The state can now move forward with proposed maintenance work on I-95 in Foxborough and other highway and transit projects throughout the Commonwealth after President Barack Obama signed a $105 billion transportation bill that will bring $1.9 billion to Massachusetts. According to a press release issued by Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray's office Friday, Murray joined President Barack Obama at the White House for the signing of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012. “Governor Patrick and I have worked closely with our state legislature and congressional delegation to provide the tools and resources needed to create jobs and improve infrastructure in cities and towns across the Commonwealth,” Murray said. “The passage and signing of the …
Would Governor Deval Patrick be a good fit as Attorney General?
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Friday, July 6, 2012
With U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder being held in contempt by a Republican heavy House of Representatives, pundits are saying the chances of a new Attorney General are likely should Obama serve in a second term, according to the Boston Herald. Peter Ubertaccio, a professor at Stonehill College in Easton, said Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick may be a good fit. “The chances of a new attorney general in a second Obama administration, if there is one, has increased dramatically,” Ubertaccio told the Herald. "This controversy doesn’t seem to be going away, and there’s traditionally turnover in second terms. ... If the governor is not harboring presidential aspirations, I think he’d be a natural fit for it.” For the full story in the …
R. Hood
11:08 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Steve, your first mistake is calling this man a leader. this country will never have a political solution to an economic problem, just look at Europe! just think a reitried public employee has hit the lottery when he/she retires. The average male will live to age 75. the average state employee retires after 25 years and earns more in retirement on a yearly basis than when working. that means that… more ›