The bill, intended to extend coverage to Massachusetts’ estimated 550,000 uninsured, is being touted as a national model, thrusting the state to the forefront of the national debate about how to provide near-universal health care coverage without creating a single government-controlled system.
*
*
*
Romney used his line-item veto power to strike eight portions of the bill, most significantly the $295 fee. Administration officials say the fee could actually discourage registration for the new health program, since some employers might consider it cheaper to pay the fee than to insure workers.
*
*
*
Leaders of the heavily Democratic House and Senate said they would override any changes made by the governor.
Click here for link.
Pr. George’s Defender’s Office Never Met With Immigrant on Misdemeanor
This is outragous. The man was criminalized for not speaking english! To those who say that it was his fault for not learning english, I say that it is the moral obligation of the elites who are governing this country to furnish the resources necessary for convenient (And free!) E.S.L. courses.
But because he doesn’t speak English, Games, 46, a Guatemalan immigrant laborer, spent nearly six months in jail without going to trial. He said he was unable to alert anyone in the justice system that his case was lingering.
For nearly five months, Games was charged with only simple possession of cocaine, a misdemeanor that often results in probation or a few days in jail.
Click here for link.