Internet Statistics by Alex Goldman » massachusetts http://net-statistics.net/wordpress of AG Internet Knowledge, LLC Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:33:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Massachusetts Courageously Chooses Only Three http://net-statistics.net/wordpress/2009/11/massachusetts-courageously-chooses-only-three/ http://net-statistics.net/wordpress/2009/11/massachusetts-courageously-chooses-only-three/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:24:51 +0000 Alex http://net-statistics.net/wordpress/?p=180 Masachusetts governor Deval Patrick (D), in a letter I find only on the Baller Herbst website, recommended three projects: an infrastructure project in Western Massachusetts, an educational project in and around Boston, and OpenCape, which I wrote up earlier in depth.

Given the large number of potential applications, I applaud the state for choosing to recommend only three. I think it takes a lot of courage for a bureaucrat or a politician to recommend a limited amount of spending on their state.

However, the three projects could still use a lot of cash: $146 million in grants and $184 million in loans. On the other hand, the high proportion of loans in this mix should count in their favor.

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