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...past has admitted that he often smokes marijuana before classes. “Legally, I think it’s a very good idea [to] moderate the Draconian application of drug laws.” Earlier this year, Nesson mounted a legal challenge to Massachusetts?? drug laws, arguing that criminalizing marijuana has no “rational basis.” Economics professor Jeffrey A. Miron, who has devoted much of his scholarship to advocating for drug legalization, voiced similar support, but said that the initiative was only “a very small step” because...
...strategic planning comes at a time when the Health Alliance is facing financial woes stemming largely from the number of uninsured patients it has been treating in the months following the enactment of Massachusetts?? health care reform act last year. The hospital system has already cut back on discretionary spending, such as travel costs, and is halfway through laying off roughly 300 workers—nine percent of its staff, according to Health Alliance spokesperson Doug M. Bailey...
...campaign, O’Reilly styled himself as a more principled and liberal alternative to Kerry, lambasting the senator for his 2002 vote in favor of military action in Iraq. He also argued that Kerry—who is well-known nationally while never having the local following of Massachusetts?? senior senator, Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56—should devote more time to representing the interests of his constituents. The race represented Kerry’s first contested Democratic primary since he first won a three-way primary...
...life science plan is the brainchild of Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78, who proposed it last year as a means to ensure the long-term competitiveness of Massachusetts?? vaunted life sciences industry. California, for example, which has a burgeoning biotechnology sector of its own, is devoting $3 billion to stem cell research over the next 10 years...
...Reitan said. “The manner [in which] we confront them should be the same.” The group hopes to encourage Republican Senator Susan M. Collins of Maine and Democratic Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56 of Massachusetts??who has said in the past that he needs a Republican co-sponsor—into working together to repeal the policy, according to Brooks. By stopping in New York City and Washington D.C., Brooks said, the tour hopes to put pressure on presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John...