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Massachusetts’ transportation bond bills: an analysis and recommendation

Posted on 2020-07-26 by Garrett Wollman

This month, I’ve spent rather more time than I would like to admit digging through the Massachusetts state legislature’s web site to try to figure out what the heck they have done with the transportation funding (and MBTA governance) measures … Continue reading →

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Three Reasons the Commonwealth Needs to Commit to Regional Rail Now

Posted on 2018-10-27 by Garrett Wollman

After writing that very long slide deck, I thought it was worth boiling down my conclusions for policymakers to three important points: 1. There is a large investment of some sort required in commuter rail infrastructure over the next ten … Continue reading →

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Transit funding for Massachusetts (and how to spend it)

Posted on 2018-09-06 by Garrett Wollman

Sorry folks, it’s going to be another long rant about public transportation in Massachusetts. I know this isn’t exactly what you signed up for, but it’s what you’re going to get until I manage to write something else. As I … Continue reading →

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Interlude: a better way of choosing presidential electors?

Posted on 2017-05-13 by Garrett Wollman

In a bitterly contested U.S. presidential election, like the one last year, the question often comes up about the perceived unfairness of the Electoral College, the system of indirect democracy we use for electing presidents. Every state is entitled to … Continue reading →

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One more day in 2016 for charitable giving

Posted on 2016-12-30 by Garrett Wollman

If, like many people in the United States and elsewhere, you give money to charities at the end of the year, you have only a few hours left. (Note that for tax purposes, a gift made using a payment card … Continue reading →

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I stumbled across some whiners on Twitter today who hate their country so muchhate Hillary Clinton so much that they would rather have their vote not count at all, or worse, throw the election to Donald Trump, rather than vote … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016-08-01 by Garrett Wollman | Comments Off on Protest-vote idiocy

Computing apportionment for the U.S. House of Representatives

Posted on 2015-07-26 by Garrett Wollman

Several months ago, I started a really simple project to compute Congressional apportionment, using the method defined in current law, with the intent of considering several different scenarios. I haven’t really had time to work on this since then, but … Continue reading →

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