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Preventing Distracted Driving

Massachusetts lost 442 lives to auto accidents in 2005, of these 42% were attributed to impaired drivers. These impaired drivers may have been distracted for a million reasons. Some with a little too much to drink while others chat away on their cell phone. If a driver were to give his or her full attention [...]

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What Does Everyone Have to Say About "Managed Competition"?

For years, the state of Massachusetts controlled auto insurance carriers to produce higher revenues.  However, the system has changed directions, and state officials put a “managed competition” program into place in order to lower car insurance premiums and rates. This program has been in existence for about two years now, and has received both praise [...]

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Summer and construction..

Summer season is here again! This means one thing… so is construction season. Massive pile ups and countless detours plague the roads. Massachusetts roads crumbled until Gov. Deval Patrick signed a $2 billion emergency transportation bond, starting hundreds of previously under-funded projects.  With additional funding: “Massachusetts will see about $115 million projects this summer, compared with $92 [...]

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