by Melissa Roy | Jan 31, 2013 | Council in the News, Lowell Sun |
By Dan O’Brien Lowell Sun Economic growth in the state sputtered along at 1 percent during the fourth quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by MassBenchmarks, a journal of the state economy published by the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue...
by Melissa Roy | Jan 30, 2013 | Boston Globe, Council in the News |
By Globe Staff The Massachusetts economy grew slightly faster than the nation as a whole at the end of last year, continuing a modest expansion despite the economic crisis in Europe and political crisis in Washington, the University of Massachusetts reported...
by Melissa Roy | Jan 18, 2013 | Boston Globe, Council in the News |
By James Vaznis Boston Globe A group of charter school advocates, business leaders, and legislators is pushing to abolish a state-imposed cap on the number of charter schools that can operate in Boston and other low-performing school districts, under legislation...
by Melissa Roy | Jan 17, 2013 | Boston Globe, Council in the News |
By Michael Levenson and Frank Phillips Boston Globe Governor Deval Patrick, unleashed from the political constraints of a looming election, unveiled a bold plan Wednesday for his last two years in office, proposing to hike the state income tax while slashing the sales...