Middleboro Review et al

01/25/2018 06:54 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES, ACA EDITION -  Governor  Charlie Baker 's team is banking on a key certainty from Washington as they craft his latest budget proposal: That the Affordable Care Act remains essentially untouched over the next year. While last year's concerns around changes to  -  or dissolution of  -  the Affordable Care Act prompted the state to  gird itself  from what could have been a multi-billion dollar hit to its coffers, this year, the consideration has largely vanished. "We're working on the assumption that at least for this fiscal year, there does not seem to be a significant amount of focus on changes in health care," Baker told reporters as he rolled out his $40.9 billion budget proposal yesterday. Baker said he anticip...

Charlie Baker forms a TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION now?  After the gross failures of the MBTA, still not resolved.....  is anyone paying attention? Charlie decided to convert the Lakeville/Middleboro commuter rail TEMPORARILY ... that is until the Stoughton line can be completed..... Lakeville/Middleboro would become, according to Charlie Baker's short-sighted fantasy...the MIDDLEBORO STATION to serve South Coast Rail for a GAZILLION taxpayer dollars....with inadequate parking, where's that traffic study? Ready yet?  The state doesn't own the access for this proposal.....they're negotiating.   The state has failed to included affected communities, failed to consider the communities' development plans and much else. Isn't it bad enough that DOT did a shoddy job of planning for traffic flow in that area?  The Middleboro Rotary Fiasco affects 47,000 cars each day and causes regional gridlock.  The legislature and previous Governor approved pl...