bureaucracy

Massachusetts

The shell game

At times, government seems like little more than a "shell game," with the ultimate goal of increasing its budgets, expanding its reach, and bloating its bureaucracy, all at the expense of taxpaying families. When the government acts effectively, at least some justification for expansion exists. After all, when

boston

Indy race snagged by red tape abandons Boston

BOSTON (AP) — Organizers are scrapping plans for an IndyCar race on the streets of Boston. John Casey, president of the Grand Prix of Boston, told the Boston Globe on Friday that the relationship between promoters and the city isn't working.