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...These Republicans are sheepish because, like most students, they want to fit in. Imagine yourself, a Republican, at an Institute of Politics Director’s Dinner. Shirley Temple in hand, you prattle on with a state representative’s chief of staff. As he gushes about Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, you realize—surprise, surprise—he’s a Democrat. Do you tell him you think Patrick’s speeches sound as corny as a 1950’s jingle? No, you just smile and nod?...
...Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced a 10-year, $1 billion life sciences initiative. But because no funds are specifically earmarked for stem cell funding, state officials said that the lifting of federal restrictions would have an unclear effect...
Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced on Friday that $437.9 million from President Obama’s stimulus package is targeted for state transportation projects. According to a press release on Patrick’s official Web site, approximately $153 million of that amount will be given to “shovel-ready” highway and transit projects advertised for bid within the next 120 days. Shovel-ready projects are those that already have all requisite approvals and permits in place. For Cantabrigians, this could mean a new $36 million pedestrian bridge from North Point...
...Washington is sure to keep an eye on the brouhaha, and the states may take a look too - as Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick did last August when he signed a law banning certain types of gifts to doctors and requiring the industry to disclose any others over $50 in value. Harvard has convened a 19-member committee made up of representatives of its medical school, affiliated teaching hospitals and research institutes, and the student body to review its pharma policy, though the university is hedging on whether it actually plans to change the way it operates. "We cannot speculate...
...February, Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 decreased state aid to Cambridge by $2.6 million for the current fiscal year, which ends in June. The loss of funds is small compared to the city’s overall budget of $434 million. But, combined with the fact that “all other revenue sources are ‘flat’ during this economic downturn,” it was expected to necessitate “serious expenditure reductions,” wrote City Manager Robert W. Healy in a memo to the City Council...