by Melissa Roy | Mar 24, 2013 | Boston Globe, Council in the News |
By Jay Fitzgerald Boston Globe For much of the past several months, local businesses have had their eyes on Washington, as Congress and the Obama administration faced off in one showdown after another. But as federal officials lurch from fiscal cliffs to sequesters...
by Melissa Roy | Mar 18, 2013 | Council in the News, Other |
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation The proposal to tax computer and data processing services and custom software is a Pandora’s box, raising numerous problems for virtually all businesses in the state, large and small, and seriously undercutting the state’s...
by Melissa Roy | Mar 15, 2013 | Boston Business Journal, Council in the News |
By Mary Moore Boston Business Journal A new proposal by Gov. Deval Patrick to broaden the types of software services that can be taxed is already running into opposition from the tech industry. In his budget proposal for the state’s next fiscal year, Patrick proposes...
by Melissa Roy | Mar 10, 2013 | Council in the News, Wall Street Journal |
In Massachusetts, a Pair of Democrats Pust to Lift Restrictions in Some Districts By Jennifer Levitz The Wall Street Journal Massachusetts lawmakers are considering eliminating a cap on the number of charter schools that can operate in the lowest-performing school...