As a student at UMass Amherst, Darlene Arcese changed her major three times before realizing the traditional college experience wasn’t for her. So Arcese went off the beaten education path […]
Adam Sennott
Posted inEconomy, Health Care
Bush hit and miss on new tech tax
The new computer and software services tax is stirring strong opposition in the business community – and a large dose of confusion as well. Jonathan Bush, the president of Watertown-based […]
Posted inPolitics, Transportation
Lawmakers dismiss Patrick warnings, vote to override
The Legislature on Wednesday dismissed Gov. Deval Patrick’s warnings about a future shortage of transportation funds, voting overwhelmingly to override the governor’s veto of a $500 million revenue package made […]
Posted inPolitics, Transportation
Transportation bill vetoed by Patrick
Saying the Legislature’s “good bill isn’t good enough,” Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday vetoed legislation that would have pumped $500 million into the state’s transportation system and helped avoid steep […]
Posted inEconomy
The Massachusetts H-1B connection
MORE THAN 1,200 Massachusetts companies hired 5,481 skilled foreign workers last year through a controversial visa program that is simultaneously being praised for helping to plug holes in the state’s […]
Posted inEnvironment, Politics
State facility tests wind turbine blades
PERCHED ON THE edge of Boston Harbor in Charlestown is a long white box about the length of a football field. Inside is a testing facility where the Patrick administration […]
Posted inPolitics, Transportation
Patrick signs budget, vetoes local aid, T funds
GOV. DEVAL PATRICK on Friday signed a $33.6 billion budget for the already-underway fiscal year, but vetoed $417 million in transportation and local aid funds because of an ongoing dispute […]
Posted inEconomy, Politics
Bills push tax credits for angel investors
TWO STATE LAWMAKERS are pushing legislation that would create a new tax credit benefitting investors in Massachusetts startup companies, particularly firms located in struggling areas of the state. Rep. Claire […]
Posted inPolitics, The Back Story
Naughton’s gun tour
The school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, sparked an intense national debate about gun control, but the issue soon faded in the face of a split Congress. The debate has also […]