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Massachusetts High Technology Council media coverage.
A Proposed Moratorium on Data Centers Hits Resistance in Mass. Senate
As Massachusetts weighs the impacts of data centers, lawmakers are debating policies that could shape the Commonwealth’s ability to attract investment, support AI innovation, and remain economically competitive.
In The Panic Over a Talent Exodus, Massachusetts Is Forgetting the Underutilized Talent It Has
Massachusetts is focused on retaining talent, but a new opinion piece argues the Commonwealth should do more to connect underutilized residents with high-value career opportunities already available across the state. Expanding workforce pathways, aligning skills with employer needs, and activating untapped talent could strengthen long-term economic competitiveness.
Eleventh-Hour Senate Move Could Upend Tax Rebate Ballot Question
A majority of Massachusetts senators are backing a proposal to repeal Chapter 62F, the tax cap law that triggered billions in taxpayer refunds in 2022. The move could also undermine a ballot question that would expand future tax rebate payments to Massachusetts taxpayers.
Editorial: Yet Another Wealth Tax Would Hurt Mass. Competitiveness
The Boston Business Journal Editorial Board warns that a new wealth tax in Massachusetts could undermine the state’s competitiveness by accelerating the loss of high-income residents, businesses, and investment to lower-tax states. In the editorial, they argue that policymakers should focus on growing the tax base and strengthening economic opportunity rather than pursuing policies that may discourage job creation and long-term growth.
Massachusetts Rises to 15th in CNBC’s 2026 Top States for Business Rankings
CNBC released its 20th annual ranking of America’s Top States for Business, which includes both positive and troubling news for Massachusetts. Massachusetts is ranked 15th overall, an improvement from last year’s ranking of 20th.
Massachusetts Climbs Five Spots on CNBC’s Top States for Business List
Massachusetts ranked 15th overall on CNBC’s 2026 America’s Top States for Business rankings, climbing five spots from last year. However, the state remains the second-most expensive in the nation for doing business, trailing only Hawaii.
Anderson: Mass. Must Stay Engaged on Economic Reform
Following the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision to remove the income tax ballot question from the November ballot, Council President Chris Anderson defends the ballot question effort while emphasizing why the state must stay engaged on economic reform in a recent Boston Business Journal Op-Ed.
Fight for Tax Relief is Far from Over
When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) denied voters the ability to support a popular tax cut this November, it was more than a temporary loss for residents of one of America’s most overtaxed states. The fight for tax relief is far from over, writes Mass Opportunity Alliance senior advisor Colin Reed in a Boston Herald Op-Ed.
Socialist Massachusetts Rep. Celebrates SJC Ruling on AG Campbell’s Tax Ballot Snafu
A Massachusetts rep. celebrates SJC ruling on the income tax cut ballot question, despite the proposed ballot question having strong support from Bay State voters, with 66% of respondents expressing their support for it in a recent Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll.
Mass. High Court Blocks Proposal to Slash Income Tax from November Ballot
Massachusetts voters will not get to decide an explosive political issue this November after the state’s highest court rejected a ballot initiative that would have cut the state income tax rate to 4 percent because of an error by the state’s attorney general in the wording of the proposal’s summary.
SJC Blocks High-stakes Income Tax Cut Question from the November Ballot
The state’s highest court tossed a measure seeking to trim the income tax rate by one-fifth from the November ballot, stopping in its tracks a bruising, months-long political fight.
Reactions Pour in to SJC’s Ruling on Income Tax Cut Ballot Question
Reactions pour in following the SJC’s ruling on the income tax cut ballot question from proponents and opponents, including the Massachusetts High Technology Council.
Mass. High Court Blocks State Income Tax Question from November Ballot
Massachusetts’ highest court has blocked a proposal to knock the state income tax to 4% from 5% from appearing on this November’s ballot.
Income Tax Cut Ballot Question Tossed by State’s Highest Court
Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a proposal to cut the state’s income tax from 5% to 4% will not appear on the ballot this fall.
Massachusetts Court Strikes Down Tax Cut Ballot Measure
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down a ballot proposal for a state income-tax cut that was backed by certain business groups. The ruling doesn’t apply to a companion proposal to cap annual state revenue growth, which isn’t expected to have as significant an effect on the state budget. That measure is still set to go to voters in November.
Healey’s Pension Startup Gambit Sparks Boston Union Uproar
Gov. Maura Healey’s Mass Wins Act has run headfirst into a wall of union resistance. Business and industry groups have largely lined up behind the broader Mass Wins package as a way to keep firms and talent rooted in Massachusetts, arguing that the state needs tools to boost local deal flow and competitiveness.
SJC Should Let Tax-cut Question Stay on the Ballot
A popular proposal to lower the Massachusetts state income tax rate is tied up in a legal challenge at the state’s Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). Robert Cordt, a retired associate justice of the SJC, breaks down why the complaint is political posturing, not legal substance, in a CommonWealth Beacon Op-Ed.
Boston Marathon: John Korir & Sharon Lokedi Win But Won’t Takeaway All Prize Money Home
John Korir & Sharon Lokedi may have won the 2026 Boston Marathon, but they won’t be walking away with all the prize money, according to a study by the Mass Opportunity Alliance.
‘I’m Starting to Worry About Massachusetts’: Is Boston’s Tech and Innovation Scene Withering?
Boston’s longstanding tech and innovation advantages are slipping as venture funding lags competitors like California and New York, talent leaves the state, and factors such as high costs, non‑competes, and a risk‑averse investment culture deter entrepreneurs.
Mass. Ballot Questions to Cut Taxes Pit Powerful Union Against Business Groups
A political battle is taking shape between a powerful union and local business groups over proposed ballot questions to lower the state income tax and trigger more tax refunds.
U-Haul Ranks Massachusetts Near the Bottom for Growth — Again
Massachusetts continues to lag in population growth, landing 46th in the 2025 U-Haul Growth Index — a modest rise from 49th last year but still firmly in the bottom five states for migration. The state has consistently ranked low on the U-Haul Growth Index, with data showing more one-way rentals leaving the state than entering it.