Aug 27, 2019 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Jon Chesto, The Boston Globe, August 26, 2019 After sitting across the negotiating table from each other, Raise Up Massachusetts and Associated Industries of Massachusetts gradually developed what seemed like a friendly working relationship. Most notably, the...
Jul 26, 2019 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Jon Chesto, July 25, 2019 Solving our transportation mess will inevitably require help from the private sector. State government won’t be able to do it alone. Now, the Baker administration is proposing ways that could make so-called public private partnerships...
Jun 9, 2019 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Larry Edelman and Jon Chesto Globe Staff June 9, 2019 After charting its own course for nearly a century, Waltham-based Raytheon Co. plans to merge with United Technologies Corp. in a deal that would create the nation’s second-largest aerospace and defense company....
Apr 11, 2019 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Victoria McGrane GLOBE STAFF A measure to revive a statewide tax on high earners received a glowing reception on Beacon Hill Thursday, suggesting an easy path ahead despite staunch opposition from business groups. “We are in desperate need for revenue for our...
Apr 9, 2019 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Jon Chesto GLOBE STAFF Welcome to the Millionaires Tax Showdown, Part 2. It could get ugly. The two sides last faced off in court. They’re girding for battle again on Thursday — this time before a legislative committee in the State House’s cavernous Gardner...
Jan 19, 2019 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Jon Chesto You may still get a say on that millionaires tax after all. You’ll just have to wait a few years. The proposal, you may recall, had been headed to Massachusetts voters last year before being sideswiped by a court ruling. Proponents, led by the Raise Up...
