Sep 28, 2013 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
By Jordan Graham Boston Herald Gov. Deval Patrick repealed the tech tax yesterday, a move welcomed by an industry leader who said “it never should have become law.” The governor’s signature brought an end to a months-long debate over the
6.25 percent software...
Sep 13, 2013 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
By Matt Stout Boston Herald The state’s controversial tech tax appears primed for repeal after legislative leaders reversed course yesterday, but the ill will it generated could continue to dog the Bay State into the next election cycle, warned one tech industry...
Apr 9, 2013 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
By Ira Kantor Boston Herald Gov. Deval Patrick’s $1.9 billion transportation plan has failed to win the support of business groups, which are lining up behind the Legislature’s $500 million bill, saying it maintains the state’s competitive edge while also putting...
Apr 3, 2013 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
By Chris Cassidy Boston Herald House and Senate leaders yesterday fired the loudest shots so far in a brewing Beacon Hill battle over taxes, tossing aside Gov. Deval Patrick’s $1 billion transportation punch list and floating their own scaled back $500 million plan —...
Nov 9, 2012 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
By Marie Szaniszlo Boston Herald If Congress doesn’t avoid the year-end “fiscal cliff,” billions of dollars worth of medical research and defense contracts would be slashed, and perhaps nowhere would that be more keenly felt than in Massachusetts. Massachusetts...
Jul 15, 2011 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
By Christopher R. Anderson Pop quiz: Which Massachusetts state official has done the most to help the biopharma industry? Hint: It’s not someone who has gone on a “trade mission” or attended a national biotech conference in Washington. According to some of the largest...
