Legislature Passes Economic Development, Transportation Bills
The Massachusetts Legislature wrapped up its two-year session near sunrise this morning by passing both a $626 million…
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Speaker Mariano Provides Stable Transition on Beacon Hill
The election of Ronald Mariano as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives provides a welcome dose of…
January 3, 2021
Read MoreGovernor Announces New Capacity Restrictions
Today Governor Baker announced new temporary orders to reduce capacity across many businesses to 25% from the current 40% for most businesses (See graph below). The new orders go into…
December 22, 2020
Read MoreStimulus Bill Would Re-Invigorate PPP; Clarify Tax Status
Congressional negotiators announced agreement Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, delivering help to businesses and…
December 21, 2020
Read MoreLegislature Avoids Broad-Based Tax Increases in Proposed Budget
Editor’s Note – The following article was written by Brad MacDougall, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at…
December 6, 2020
Read MoreGovernor: COVID Case Increase Coming from Gatherings, Not Businesses
Rising COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts are coming largely from informal social gatherings like game nights and barbecues, not…
November 13, 2020
Read MoreEconomic Recovery Plan to Aid Small Business
The Baker Administration announced a $774 million economic recovery plan today that includes $115 million in new money…
October 22, 2020
Read MoreNew Survey Underscores Fragile Nature of Massachusetts Economy
A new Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey of Massachusetts employers tells the story of businesses in the state…
October 20, 2020
Read MoreGovernor Unveils Budget with No Tax Increase
Governor Charlie Baker today unveiled a $45.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 that balances the state’s books…
October 14, 2020
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