Jun 9, 2021 | Council in the News, State House News Service
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...
Mar 4, 2021 | Council in the News, State House News Service
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...
Feb 2, 2021 | Council in the News, State House News Service
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...
Nov 23, 2020 | Council in the News, State House News Service
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...
Sep 16, 2020 | Council in the News, State House News Service
September 16, 2020State House News Service By Katie Lannan When staff from Wayfair talk to interns or other students interested in the company, they field “a lot of very direct questions about, what about Boston,” said KeyAnna Schmiedl, the global head for...
Sep 14, 2020 | Council in the News, State House News Service
September 14, 2020State House News ServiceBy Colin A. Young With crunch time for difficult and potentially painful budget decisions drawing nearer each day, advocates for greater state spending are touting survey results that they say show “overwhelming...
