Dec 11, 2017 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Andy Metzger A proposed constitutional amendment that roughly 70 percent of Bay State lawmakers voted to put before voters is “truly radical,” a group of business representatives told the state’s highest court in a brief filed Monday. Christopher...
Oct 3, 2017 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Michael P. Norton Proponents of an income surtax on high earners face a new challenge as opponents, led by large business groups, are going to court in a bid to derail a constitutional amendment calling for a 4 percent surtax on annual household income above $1...
Jul 17, 2017 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Matt Murphy “Massachusetts High Technology Council President Chris Anderson said his organization’s support for the assessment deal negotiated with Baker “has always been absolutely conditioned on the adoption of reforms to MassHealth that are...
Jun 20, 2017 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Matt Murphy Employers would be counted on to pay $200 million more a year over the next two years to help pay for rising expenses in the state’s $16.6 billion Medicaid program under a plan the Baker administration presented to the Legislature Tuesday to...
Oct 21, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Colin A. Young “”We’re hearing directly from business leaders Massachusetts’ advantages — like our best-in-the-nation talent pool — can be offset by other more challenging factors including the high costs of doing business and...
Oct 20, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Colin Young The Massachusetts High Technology Council is gearing up to fight the proposed surtax on households with incomes above $1 million and hopes to persuade lawmakers not to advance the so-called “millionaire’s tax” to the 2018 ballot. The...
