Results tagged “apocalypse”

Okay, we might be exaggerating a little, but this sentence from the independent review of the MBTA that was released yesterday caught our attention: more ›

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is on the verge of fiscal crisis. Standard & Poor's certifies that the state has enough cash to make it through the end of the year. After that, it's a toss-up. Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 is down $233 million, and many believe that the state will have to slash $1 billion from next year's budget. The culprit? Capital gains tax shortfalls, according to one e-pundit. Are the people of Massachusetts stupid enough to make a bad situation worse by voting away the state income tax? Probably not, says Edward L. Glaeser, a Harvard professor. (Shout-out to UHub.) more ›

Fangela has had quite enough news about the New England Patriots' linebacker Tom Brady's torn ACL from NPR during her morning and afternoon commute, thank you very much. And because WBUR's recent focus on "local programming" basically translates to "recycling the same news a whole lot," they'll make sure to update us every ten minutes on the lack of a change in status in the ACL tomorrow. That is, if the world still exists tomorrow. more ›