Charley draws my attention to Mass Inc.’s thorough guide to the major policy issues facing the Commonwealth during the 2006 election season. The briefing book is divided into major categories of Education; Immigration/Demographics; Housing; Cost of Living; Growth and Development; Economy and Jobs; Health Care; Public Safety; and Government Reform. The contributions look excellent.
The one problem: I don’t have time to read it all, digest the many, varied contributions and figure out what it all means for the Fall elections. I’m sure other readers are in the same boat. So I have an experimental proposal: would other bloggers be interested in taking on a topic for a book report of sorts? You know, briefly summarize the basic argument of the article, maybe give your take on the issue and/or assess where the candidates stand on it? The articles are fairly short (5 to 10 pages), so are manageable. And it would be an opportunity to inject a wide range of policy considerations into our blogging and serve as springboards for further debate.
If you’re interested, leave a comment or drop a line. I’ll start with the one on second city development, since that’s been a pet issue of mine. I’ll try to do a couple by end of week, and can post a roundup the start of next week.
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