“How flying on a private jet became the No. 1 marker of real wealth”

The Wall Street Journal

“Demand is up for private aviation, the luxury that separates the 1% from the 0.1%.”

Is this disgusting or what? Massport, an arm of our own Massachusetts state government, mustn’t hand over its property at Hanscom to the plutocrats. Thank you WSJ for the good reporting.

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Rat poison is dangerous. Let’s do something about it.

Rat poison can do serious harm to local wildlife like owls and hawks. MassAudubon and MSPCA brought advocates — and even some gorgeous owls — to the State House. People turned out from every town in my district to push for a bill that limits the use of damaging rodenticides. I’m with them.

MIT professors are pushing for new policy ideas

Thank you, MIT, for driving climate and transportation policy innovation in Massachusetts. Joining me at the State Senate rostrum after testifying on behalf of my “vehicle miles traveled” funding reform they conceived were Gib Metcalf, Visiting Professor of Economics; Bethany Patten, Executive Director of the MIT Climate Policy Center; and Chris Knittel, George P. Schultz Professor of Applied Economics and Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR).

Senator Barrett stands in the Senate chamber with Gib Metcalf, Bethany Patten, and Chris Knittel