Figure Friday would be the best for everyone, so let’s get a head count of how many people might show before we pick a place.
Salutations from the Cradle of Liberty
Megabus was everything I thought it would be and more, and I would use it a helluva lot more if it were around me. Seventeen bucks from Hartford to Boston is a pretty solid deal, the wifi was good, and there were outlets. What more does a man need? I was a little pissed at …
Oklahoma’s 1332 application
Oklahoma is preparing a 1332 State Innovation Waiver for a customized ACA implementation in the state. It is an interesting concept and as the AHCA has failed to progress, I can see quite a few conservative states go down the 1332 route to tweak the ACA to fit local political and economic needs. And I’m …
Security Theater Open Thread: Wolverines! — Not the UM Kind
"John Kelly stood up at one point and threatened to leave after a community advocate accused the department of targeting their communities" https://t.co/K9hcPTHpxJ — Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) March 28, 2017 Full story of DHS Sec. John Kelly's tense meetings today in Michigan with Arab-American, Latino, Muslim advocates. https://t.co/rU5YZfCFGx — Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) March 28, 2017 …
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Potentially good news everybody
Two ACA related stories from yesterday. The first is from the Hill on the Cost Sharing Reduction subsidies: Key House Republicans on healthcare say they want to find a way to fund ObamaCare payments that they previously sued the Obama administration over. The payments, known as cost-sharing reductions, reimburse insurers for providing discounted deductibles for …
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Stee-RIKE!
According to the Nats, the White House cited a scheduling issue. — Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) March 28, 2017 . Apart from booing the Coward-in-Chief, what’s on the agenda for the day? I asked a bunch of MLB teams if @realDonaldTrump is welcome to throw out the first pitch at their stadiums this year https://t.co/gG0DygjZlp — …
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On The Road
Good Morning All, This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their …