Council in the News
Baystate Business: Congressman Keating (Radio)
July 14, 2021Bloomberg Baystate Business (Radio)Hosts: Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, and Kim Carrigan | Producer: Dan Pierce Bloomberg Baystate Business for Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | Click HERE to listen - Janet Wu reports on OPT Industries, an MIT spinoff that has...
Three Biz Groups Take Sides in Debate Over App-Based Drivers, Benefits
July 8, 2021State House News ServiceBy: Chris Lisinksi A trio of regional business organizations in Massachusetts threw their support behind gig economy giants in the growing debate over pay and benefits for the state's more than 200,000 app-based drivers. The...
Lawmakers Advance Income Surtax to 2022 Ballot
June 9, 2021State House News ServiceBy: Colin A. Young, with contributions from Chris Van Buskirk and Michael P. Norton With a vote of the House and Senate Wednesday afternoon, the Massachusetts Legislature effectively kicked off a year-and-a-half-long ballot campaign...
Legislature passes Fair Share amendment again
June 9, 2021CommonWealth MagazineBy: Shira Schoenberg The Massachusetts Legislature on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment raising taxes on income over $1 million, the final vote needed to put the measure on the November 2022 ballot. The Fair Share Amendment,...
Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly advances proposed tax on top earners to 2022 ballot
June 9, 2021The Boston GlobeBy: Matt Stout Massachusetts lawmakers overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a sweeping change to the state tax code to the 2022 ballot, kickstarting what’s expected to be a bruising political debate over whether the wealthiest...
Baystate Business: Millionaires Tax (Radio)
June 8, 2021Bloomberg Baystate Business (Radio)Hosts: Joe Shortsleeve, Kim Carrigan and Anne Mostue | Producer: Dan Pierce Bloomberg Baystate Business for Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 | Click HERE to listen - Bloomberg News reporter Alyza Sebenius on the recovery of ransom...
Proposal to tax top earners more looks to be headed to 2022 ballot; lawmakers plan key vote
June 3, 2021The Boston GlobeBy: Matt Stout After years of wrangling and setbacks, Massachusetts voters appear poised to finally get the chance to decide whether the state’s highest earners should pay more in taxes. The Legislature next week will take the final...
Mass. employers still have options to vaccinate workers on-site
May 4, 2021 Boston Business Journal By: Greg Ryan, with contributions from Jessica Bartlett AccuRounds CEO Michael Tamasi said an on-site clinic could help drive up the vaccination rate among the company's Avon workforce, which is now around 30%, he says. Gov. Charlie...
Remote work looks like it’s here to stay
March 17, 2021CommonWealth MagazineBy: Shira Schoenberg Companies see gains from hybrid models Eastern Bank used to be a typical employer. Be in the office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an hour break for lunch. Its employees in Lynn, Boston, and elsewhere fought the...
When are we going back to the office? Big employers set timelines but remain cautious
March 14, 2021The Boston GlobeBy Jon Chesto Companies are suggesting a wide range of return dates, mostly from June to September After scrambling to shut down their offices last March, many top executives told their staffs that normal commutes would probably resume by...
A wealth tax, a SCOTUS case, and a likely Mass. exodus
March 10, 2021The Boston Globe By: Jim Stergios and Christopher Anderson If you don’t believe the $200 million annual loss to New Hampshire is a threat, consider the wealth drain to Florida. A case New Hampshire filed with the US Supreme Court last October against the...
Post-Pandemic Prospects: Tech Leaders’ Prescription for Preserving a Healthy Economy, Council President Chris Anderson on Hubwonk
March 9, 2021 Pioneer Institute Hubwonk Podscast Listen to Council President Chris Anderson on Hubwonk: Link
Half of State Workforce Could Stay Remote After Pandemic
March 4, 2021 By Matt Murphy The Baker administration has been quietly planning for a permanent "hybrid" work model for as much as half of the state workforce, and over the course of 2021 will be redesigning office space and equipping employees with the technology...
Local nonprofits join Uber, Lyft in new coalition for ‘app-based workers’
March 3, 2021Boston Business Journal By Lucia Maffei – Technology Reporter A new local coalition launches today in Massachusetts, backed by several large national companies including Uber and Lyft, as well as local industry groups and nonprofits, saying it plans to...
State health secretary explains why employer-hosted vaccine programs are being suspended
February 25 2021The Boston GlobeBy Jon Chesto, Globe Staff Companies had been encouraged by the Baker administration to apply Only several weeks after soliciting help from the business community, the administration is telling companies to suspend their COVID-19...
Pioneer Institute report helps build case against the Massachusetts top-earners’ tax
February 10, 2021The Boston GlobeBy Jon Chesto, Globe Staff Boston think tank warns of migration to low-cost locations because of increased acceptance of telecommuting The Pioneer Institute’s latest report warns of the economic threat to high-cost regions posed by the...
House Sponsor Favors Early Vote on Income Surtax
February 2, 2021 By Matt Murphy Rep. Jim O'Day, the House sponsor last session of a constitutional amendment to increase income taxes on the wealthy, said he'd like to see lawmakers take a vote this spring to put the measure on the 2022 ballot, rather than let it...
Listen to Council President Chris Anderson discuss Governor Baker’s State of the State speech and the Council’s 2021 economic recovery focus and policy priorities on Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio
January 26, 2021Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio Listen to Council President Chris Anderson discuss Governor Baker’s State of the State speech and the Council’s 2021 economic recovery focus and policy priorities. (Segment starts at ~16:45.): Link
Testing Seen as Critical Bridge to Vaccine
November 23, 2020State House News ServiceBy Colin Young Promising vaccine trial results have offered a glimmer of hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic could be approaching, but testing capacity is still "far short" of what's required to avoid "further...
COVID-19 testing in Mass. is ‘far short’ of levels needed to stop the spread
November 23, 2020The Boston GlobeBy Jon Chesto, Globe Staff The Massachusetts High Technology Council recommends that federal, state, and local governments develop a systematic, expanded testing regime using multiple kinds of tests. The number of COVID-19 tests taking...