Professor Voices » Massachusetts http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices Opinions and views by Boston University experts Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:10:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Massachusetts prepares for Aug. 2 debt ceiling deadline http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/07/28/massachusetts-prepares-for-aug-2-debt-ceiling-deadline/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/07/28/massachusetts-prepares-for-aug-2-debt-ceiling-deadline/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:33:25 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2323 With the Aug. 2 deadline looming on the debt ceiling crisis, Massachusetts officials are drafting an emergency plan to ensure that the state will be able to pay their bills. The following Boston University experts are available to comment:

Fred Bayles, Associate Professor of Journalism at BU’s College of Communication. An expert on Massachusetts politics, he is the Director of the State House Program. He can be reached at 617-353-7736 or fbayles@bu.edu

Tom Whalen, Associate Professor of Social Science at the College of General Studies, is an expert in American politics. He is a regular contributor to PoliticoArena. He can be reached at 978-888-3131 or tjw64@comcast.net

Kevin Lang, Professor of Economics at the College of Arts & Sciences. He can be reached at 617-353-5694 or lang@bu.edu


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/07/28/massachusetts-prepares-for-aug-2-debt-ceiling-deadline/feed/ 0 New school nutrition guidelines to be set for Boston Public Schools http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/07/13/new-school-nutrition-guidelines-to-be-set-for-boston-public-schools/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/07/13/new-school-nutrition-guidelines-to-be-set-for-boston-public-schools/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:06:41 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2018 Massachusetts is preparing to issue new school nutrition guidelines. It is being reported that the state’s Public Health Council will set some of the toughest standards in the country. Joan Salge Blake, a clinical associate professor of nutrition at Boston University’s Sargent College, offers the following comment:

“With an alarming percentage of the state’s youth either obese or at risk of becoming obese, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has proposed nutrition standards for competitive foods and beverages, which are all food and/or beverages sold or provided in public schools, other than those that are provided as part of federal nutrition programs. These foods include those sold not only in the school cafeteria but also in school stores, vending machines, fund-raising activities, and even school-sponsored events.

“The proposed regulations set limits for the amount of many nutrients, such as fat, saturated fat, sugars, and sodium, that these competitive foods and beverages can contain per serving. The final regulations will be released on Wednesday, July 13th and are expected to go into effect on August 1st.”

Contact Joan at 617-353-7470, salge@bu.edu, Twitter: @joansalgeblake


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