Aug 2, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 2, 2016…..Reiterating his support for the bill as it passed the House, Speaker Robert DeLeo on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements in Massachusetts did not reach...
Aug 2, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Katie Lannan House Speaker Robert DeLeo said Tuesday he regrets not getting a charter school bill done and thinks the complex and controversial education policy issue shouldn’t have been left to be settled at the ballot box this November. Question 2 on...
Jun 20, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Andy Metzger A week after union officials urged MBTA overseers not to outsource work currently performed by public employees, a series of residents encouraged the T to consider privatization. Representatives from NAIOP, the commercial real estate developer...
Jun 7, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Katie Lannan “In a nutshell, sending this bill to study seems to be the best result,” Massachusetts High Technology Council executive vice president Mark Gallagher told the News Service. “We have deep concerns about it, and we will continue to...
Mar 8, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Andy Metzger “We see a growing number of Massachusetts-headquartered technology firms that are taxed under single sales factor apportionment in other states and that believe strongly they should have the benefit of similar policy in Massachusetts,” said...
Mar 7, 2016 | Council in the News, State House News Service
By Katie Lannan Mark Gallagher of the Massachusetts High Technology Council said there could be an economic advantage to charter school expansion. “Our members tell us the same thing all the time: I have a hard time getting the people I need with the right...
