[statecom-discuss] Fwd: New issue of CommonWealth out today!

[gary hicks]

Dear Adcom and Statecom:

This is a website of "left-liberal" Democrats. Every once in awhile they come up with something useful. Enjoy.

Gary Hicks
Member Adcom
Delegate, Suffolk County, South Boston

Anne Middle <amiddle at massinc.org> wrote: Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:22:01 -0400
From: Anne Middle <amiddle at massinc.org>
Subject: New issue of CommonWealth out today!
To: Gary Hicks <gooberthink06 at yahoo.com>

CommonWealth Magazine out today            a, a.visited {    color: #A23B3B;    text-decoration: underline;   }  #magCover {   width: 135px; height: 200px;   background: no-repeat url('http://www.massinc.org/fileadmin/templates/images/content/commonwealth/cover-border.gif');   float: right;  } .style3 {  font-size: 13px;  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }                             
                

         Release of CommonWealth           magazine's 
           spring issue!
         The Spring 2008 issue of CommonWealth magazine is in the mail and posted online in its entirety, in both HTML and PDF formats. Click here to see the full contents, or click on a link below to go directly to the story of your choice (one-time free registration required).             
In our cover story, “Subsidizing the stars,” I focus on a new breed of tax credit the state is offering the film and life sciences industries. Instead of reducing how much tax a company must pay, these credits allow unprofitable companies to turn their credits into cash.                 
With shrinking budgets at newspapers and TV stations, news executives are experimenting with new models for investigative journalism. Some are enlisting college students, some are working jointly with other media outlets, and others are exploring a nonprofit model. Staff writer Gabrielle Gurley investigates.                     
Bill Brett is wrapping up a photographic marathon, taking one picture in Boston each day for a year. The pictures will be published in a forthcoming book entitled Boston: A Day in the Life. Brett sat down with CommonWealth to answer questions about his book and offer a glimpse of some of his photos.                         
In our Perspectives section, Stephen Kidder, the attorney and former Revenue Department commissioner, provides an inside look at a state task force that brokered a political compromise on corporate taxes. And Texas consumer advocate Birny Birnbaum, who was hired as a consultant by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, tells what he wasn’t allowed to say at hearings on auto insurance reform.                             
A new feature called What Works debuts in this issue, with B.J. Roche reporting on programs and services that are successful in promoting recycling, workplace safety, and helping foster children make their way in the world.                                  
We’ve also got our regular contributors: Robert David Sullivan helps you understand the world in Statistically Significant and State of the States; Dan Kennedy writes about Adam Gaffin’s blog of blogs; Shawn Zeller reports that another Massachusetts politican is fixated on gambling; and James V. Horrigan writes about McImages of America.                                     
This is my first issue at CommonWealth and I’m eager to hear what you think. Send me your thoughts and ideas at bmohl at massinc.org.                                       
Thanks,
           
           Bruce Mohl
 Editor       

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