MASSterList: On principle | Step right up! | ‘Stunned, shocked, amazed'

MASSterList: On principle | Step right up! | ‘Stunned, shocked, amazed

NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM CHARLIE BAKER, NO SOLUTIONS, NO SUGGESTIONS. CHARLIE BAKER IS INCAPABLE OF LEADERSHIP.  MOUNT IDA'S PROBLEMS WERE KNOWN AND CHARLIE BAKER IGNORED.

Baker ‘stunned, shocked, amazed’ by Mount Ida’s sudden collapse   From Gintautas Dumcius at MassLive: “Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is ripping leaders at Mount Ida College, saying they let down the students and staff who now feel left in the lurch as the University of Massachusetts moves to acquire the small private institution in Newton. ‘Like everybody, I was stunned, shocked, amazed, and really disappointed by the current state of play at Mount Ida,’ Baker told reporters on Tuesday. "I mean, the thing that bothered me the most about that was it was pretty clear that for the past several years, this deficit that they are dealing with now has gotten worse and worse.’” No word on whether he was stunned, shocked and amazed by UMass-Amherst spending tens of millions of dollars to buy Mount Ida at a time when the entire UMass system is under pressure to lower costs and tuition prices. MassLive

Fall River Mayor Correia’s bright future … if only for that FBI investigation

Another CommonWealth magazine spring-issue story: Ted Siefer takes a look at Jasiel Correia, the young, bright, ambitious and brave (check out the part about former Fall River mayor having a not-so-friendly chat with Correia with a handgun on the dashboard) mayor of hard-scrabble Fall River. Things are starting to go Fall River’s way ... except for an FBI investigation of Correia and a running feud with a government agency seemingly intent on “operating as its own sovereign fiefdom.” CommonWealth Tufts Medical CEO slams Beth Israel-Lahey merger, saying it will lead to higher medical prices   Though it can’t stop the already approved Beth Israel Deaconess-Lahey hospitals merger, the Boston City Council yesterday went through with a public hearing on the deal – and it actually produced substantive debate. Among others, Tufts Medical Center chief executive Michael Wagner warned the newly formed hospital network will merely lead to higher prices and siphon patients away from lower-price institutions like Tufts, reports Jessica Bartlett at the BBJ. BBJ CLICK ON LINK FOR MORE OR CONSIDER SUBSCRIBING

MASSterList: Getting nowhere fast | Claims backlog | ‘Intimidation campaign’

MASSterList: Getting nowhere fast | Claims backlog | ‘Intimidation campaign’

Galvin goes after Scottrade, accuses Trump administration of ignoring brokerage violations

From Greg Ryan at the BBJ: “Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin’s office is targeting Scottrade Inc. for allegedly holding sales contests that posed a conflict of interest for its agents, with Galvin claiming the Trump administration is failing to police such misdeeds. Twice in 2017, the brokerage firm held contests that awarded those agents who brought in the most assets to the firm, including retirement assets, Galvin’s office said in an administrative complaint filed Thursday.” BBJ