Politics & Government

Question of the Day: Grading the State of the Commonwealth Speech

How would you grade Governor Deval Patrick's speech last night?

Last night, Governor Deval Patrick delivered his State of the Commonwealth speech.

The speech, given before a joint session of the State Legislature focused on successes over the past year - including Massachusetts' high credit rating and improvement in job creation.

Patrick proposed strengthinging the community college system with a centralized strategy within the state. He also proposed a medical payment system without a fee-based service, and modifying prison sentancing with more emphasis on violent offenders and less on non-violent drug offenders.

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To view the entire speech, click on the attached .pdf.

How would you grad the Governor's speech last night?

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