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MassINC’s work is published for educational purposes and should not be construed as an attempt to influence any election or legislative action. 2 CommonWealth SPRING 2012 ©2011 NationalGrid ©2011 understand this problem is becoming a problem. The percentage of people who can even will be in very good hands. For more about what we’re doing, visit doing, aboutwhatwe’re will beinverygoodhands.Formore engineering featslikebuildingsmartgridsandnextgenerationdelivery systems andmathskills, science, togethands-onstudents inourregion thatbuildtechnology, engineeringexperience.Andwithprograms andjobshadowopportunitiesthatallowhighschool mentoringprograms, paidinternships, creating we’re National Grid has invested more than three milliondollarsinour thanthree National Gridhasinvestedmore Simple asthat. engineers. America needsmore And as a company that depends heavily on engineers, And asacompanythatdependsheavilyonengineers, “Engineering Our Future” Program. Every year, Everyyear, Program. 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Bruce Katz Tad Heuer Paul Mattera Civic Sense is an initiative of the Emilee Hoover William P. McDermott LZ Nunn MassINC Associate Board: A group Travis McCready Jackney Prioly Melvin B. Miller of young professionals in the Michael Ratty Michael E. Porter Angie Rodriguez business, government, and Dean Richlin Drew Russo Ken Robinson Matthew Segneri nonprofit sectors who advise and Mark E. Robinson Liz Walczak promote the work of MassINC. 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BY STEVE KOCZELA 25 | WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK The White House Middle Class Task Force was set up to shape policy, but ARTICLES now it’s part of a political strategy. 34 | STIMULUS What did Massachusetts get and where did it BY SHAWN ZELLER go? BY JACK SULLIVAN 89 | LONG VIEW A Haiti-Boston connection builds 42 | FINDING HER VOICE After her devastating Senate defeat, a desperately needed hospital. Martha Coakley is back. BY PAUL McMORROW BY MARK ERLICH 50 | TIME OUT The Legislature is spending less time in session and taking far fewer roll calls than it did a generation ago. DISCUSSION BY GABRIELLE GURLEY 29 | WHAT WORKS Mental health workers ride with Framingham 56 | LOG-ON LEARNING Could online learning transform police and make referrals, not arrests. American education? BY MICHAEL JONAS BY WILDER FLEMING 80 | CONVERSATION Nobel Prize winner 64 | EXPOSED As Peter Blute returns to politics, Gidget, the girl Craig Mello is about to step on to a gone wild from the booze cruise 13 years ago, finally talks. new stage at the UMass Medical BY JACK SULLIVAN School in Worcester. BY BRUCE MOHL 72 | SOCIETY’S LEPERS The state
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