CAN A MASSIVE federal effort to bolster national security in the semiconductor sector also boost the tech economy in the Northeast? That’s the idea behind a sprawling, multistate partnership of […]
Mass. looks to line up lucrative CHIPS shot
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Mass. looks to line up lucrative CHIPS shot
CAN A MASSIVE federal effort to bolster national security in the semiconductor sector also boost the tech economy in the Northeast? That’s the idea behind a sprawling, multistate partnership of 85 […]
Posted inEconomy
Women have gone missing from the workforce
AS MASSACHUSETTS employers struggle to attract and retain workers, it’s worth remembering that experienced talent already exists here in the Commonwealth among the tens of thousands of caregivers who have […]
Posted inHealth Care
Mass. doctors feeling burned out, survey finds
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HALF OF 500 MASSACHUSETTS doctors surveyed have already or intend to soon cut back their clinical hours, and one in four plan to leave medicine altogether […]
Posted inState Government
Healey tells business group no one will compete harder
GOV. MAURA HEALEY started stumping for public support for her budget and tax proposals on Thursday, with the message tailored a bit to each of her audiences. In a speech […]
Posted inThe Download
Administration not waiting for a ‘housing hero,’ says LG
FILED ALONGSIDE HER inaugural budget on Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed cabinet reconfiguration legislation offers the first concrete look at the responsibilities of a new standalone housing secretariat. Housing programs currently […]
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Administration not waiting for a ‘housing hero,’ says LG
FILED ALONGSIDE HER inaugural budget on Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed cabinet reconfiguration legislation offers the first concrete look at the responsibilities of a new standalone housing secretariat. Housing programs currently […]
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Challenge the status quo on student mental health
WE ARE FACING a seismic shift in the mental health of an entire generation. Children today are grappling with profound emotional and mental distress: According to the CDC, one in […]
Posted inState Government
Budget sets up ‘system’ for millionaire tax money
THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION on Wednesday proposed a system to segregate, track, and spend the tax revenues that have started to flow into state coffers as a result of passage of […]
Posted inState Government
Healey files a ‘unicorn’ of a state budget
GOV. MAURA HEALEY unveiled a state budget package on Wednesday that cuts taxes by nearly $1 billion, socks money away for a rainy day, and pours record amounts of funds […]
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In end of era, Bay State Banner sold
Big news from the world of local news in Boston: After almost 60 years at the helm, Mel Miller has decided it’s time for a changing of the guard at […]
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In end of era, Bay State Banner sold
BIG NEWS FROM the world of local news in Boston: After almost 60 years at the helm, Mel Miller has decided it’s time for a changing of the guard at […]
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State board approves controversial Worcester charter school proposal
A SPLIT Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved a controversial new charter school in Worcester on Tuesday – the first new charter given the go-ahead during Commissioner of Education […]
Posted inOpinion
Drinks to Go should go
“DRINKS TO GO” was never intended to last longer than a few months. To the dismay of many, the emergency provisions have been extended by the Legislature for three years. […]
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Fight over millionaire tax shifts to new arena
THE POLITICAL FIGHT over the millionaire tax never seems to end. It took eight years for the state’s unions to win passage of a constitutional amendment assessing a 4 percent surcharge […]
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Fight over millionaire tax shifts to new arena
THE POLITICAL FIGHT over the millionaire tax never seems to end. It took eight years for the state’s unions to win passage of a constitutional amendment assessing a 4 percent […]
Posted inOpinion
Congestion pricing – a tool that can solve many transportation problems
IN ADDITION to ranking among the worst cities for traffic, economic inequality, and housing costs, Boston holds another ignominious distinction: we’re the largest US metro area not using dynamic tolls […]
Posted inEnergy, State Government
Back-channel talks on Commonwealth Wind
THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION has been working behind the scenes to get the Avangrid wind farm project back on track, but so far little progress has been made. Avangrid last year […]
Posted inThe Codcast
How far will Healey go on tax competitiveness?
CommonWealth Magazine · How far will Healey go on tax competitiveness?
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A difference of opinion on estate tax, capital gains
TWO OF THE state’s leading budget analysts are split on whether Gov. Maura Healey’s tax reform package will make the state more competitive in retaining and attracting wealthy residents. On […]
Posted inEconomy, State Government
A difference of opinion on estate tax, capital gains
TWO OF THE state’s leading budget analysts are split on whether Gov. Maura Healey’s tax reform package will make the state more competitive in retaining and attracting wealthy residents. On […]
Posted inEconomy, State Government
Healey tax plan addresses ‘competitiveness’ issues
GOV. MAURA HEALEY is proposing a tax reform package that addresses cost-of-living concerns of parents, renters, and seniors while providing significant relief to wealthy individuals who may be turned off […]
Posted inHealth, Health Care, State Government
A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’
LEGISLATORS AND MEDICAL CHOICE advocates are taking another run at passing a medical aid in dying bill after the Supreme Judicial Court last year placed the responsibility squarely on lawmakers to […]
Posted inOpinion
John Silber, my father, never caved
I WISH JOHN SILBER, my father, could see the new Center for Computer and Data Sciences on the Boston University campus. Some call it the Jenga building; to me it […]
