Council in the News
Massachusetts High Technology Council media coverage.
WGBH News: Millionaire’s Tax Debate
WGBH News: Greater Boston hosted by Jim Braude Next November, voters will decide whether Massachusetts’ highest earners should pay more in state taxes. The so-called “millionaire’s tax plan” would...
Millionaire’s Tax Would Revive “Taxachusetts”
By Kari Jahnsen On Wednesday, the Massachusetts legislature is scheduled to hold a constitutional convention on a so-called “millionaire’s tax.” The “Fair Share Amendment” would levy a 4 percent...
GE’s New Boss Expected to Continue Promoting Local Innovation
By Andy Rosen Christopher Anderson, president of the Mass High Technology Council, said Flannery “has all of the global experience and is totally focused on innovative tech.” “He’ll be able to fit...
Business Advocates Gear Up for Legal Fight Against ‘Millionaires Tax’ Proposal
By Jon Chesto A proposal that would impose more taxes on the rich to pay for education and transportation is expected to be an easy sell to voters. That’s why the state’s most powerful business...
Trump Moves to Limit Visa Program for Tech Workers
By Curt Woodward "“I’d hope that the further review of the system will lead to an increase in the number of such visas, as the demand is exponentially higher than the government-imposed limit,” said...
Baker, Business Leaders are at Odds on Health Care
By Jon Chesto As the former head of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Governor Baker (above) has been seen as friendly to businesses. But as a result of the soaring expense of MassHealth, last month he...
Tech Sector Bracing for Next Move from Trump, on Worker Visas
By Curt Woodward Already roiled by President Trump’s immigration crackdown, high-tech employers are bracing for a more direct disruption of their business as the administration considers major...
Mass. Tech Council Leader Wary Of Losing H-1B Visa Holders — But Not Alarmed By Trump’s Travel Ban (WBUR 5:57)
By Bob Oakes and Yasmin Amer Massachusetts tech companies are among those in the industry watching President Trump's immigration policies very closely. Many are worried that his next move will...
Warren and McCain Could Be Unlikely Allies on Armed Services
By Jacqueline Klimas Sen. Elizabeth Warren could become an unlikely ally to Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee looking to hold the Pentagon accountable and cut waste and fraud,...
Warren Raises Foreign Policy Profile with Armed Services Assignment
By Victoria McGrane "Christopher Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council, an advocacy group that heavily lobbies the Armed Services Committee, said in an interview he...
Exporting is Expected to Get Tougher Under a Trump Presidency
By Jon Chesto "Christopher Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council, said a Trump presidency could bring some positives to the business community that outweigh the concerns...
Boston Business Leaders React after Trump Election Victory
By STAFF, Government & Regulations Chris Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council “My first reaction is that it is way premature for anybody to effectively predict...
With Mass. Jobless Rate at 3.6%, Workers are Gaining Clout
By Deidre Fernandes "On Thursday, the Massachusetts High Technology Council released a survey of 60 executives that found nearly all of them felt the business environment in the state was holding...
Altering Focus to What Matters at Tech Companies
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...
After Tech Tax, Council Rounding Up Info for Hill’s Next Big Tax Debate
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...
Business Group Aims to Kill ‘Millionaires’ Tax’
By Frank Phillips The Massachusetts High Technology Council is asking its members to raise $400,000 to lay the groundwork for a Beacon Hill campaign to kill the so-called “millionaires’ tax” ballot...
Viewpoint: Charter Expansion Key to Winning Tech Talent
By Christopher Anderson, President of the Massachusetts High Technology Council The high quality of Massachusetts’ workforce, with the highest percentage of bachelor’s degrees of any state and one...
“Big Three” Look Back on Failed Talks Over Non-Compete Bill
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...
DeLeo: Charter Proposal Never Should Have Reached Ballot
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...
Empty-Handed Again, MA Noncompete Reformers Seek More Progress
By Jeff Engel "That was a step too far,” says Mark Gallagher, executive vice president of public policy and communications for the Massachusetts High Technology Council. “There were legitimate...
Here Are Some of the Boston Tech Cos. Supporting the Campaign Against Noncompete Reform
By Dylan Martin "Mark Gallagher, executive vice president of public policy and communications for the council, told us in an email, "There are a variety of views among our individual members. The...