BGC 2013 Winners

As Pioneer Institute observes Sunshine Week,?we are disappointed by the legislature’s attempts to deny what the vast majority of voters want: an audit of the legislature by our State Auditor. Trying to avoid an audit further exacerbates the loss of public trust. After all, what are we left to think? Do they have something to hide? That is not the government our founders intended; nor is it what 72 percent of Massachusetts voters wanted. This year, during Sunshine Week, we are entirely focused on the top three actions to bring sunlight to the state legislature. They are: 

We were pleased to learn of the announcement this week of a Manufacturing Caucus in the state Legislature, led by Senator Richard Moore and Representative John Fernandes. State House News Service reports that the caucus will support workforce training, to address a problem...

Author: Michael J. Munday, CEO of Arwood Machine Corporation, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts [message_box title=”Please Join Us in Recognizing the 2013 Better Government Competition Winner and Runners Up at the Annual Awards Dinner, on September 30, 2013″ color=”red”]Purchase Tickets Today[/message_box] After years...

“Evaluating State Incentives for Business” Author: Ben Zimmer, Connecticut Policy Institute, New Haven, Connecticut [message_box title=”Please Join Us in Recognizing the 2013 Better Government Competition Winner and Runners Up at the Annual Awards Dinner, on September 30, 2013″ color=”red”]Purchase Tickets Today[/message_box] To...

“Reinventing the Local Economy Through Sustainable Urban Redevelopment” Authors: Keith West and Ryan Johnson, City of North Charleston, South Carolina [message_box title=”Please Join Us in Recognizing the 2013 Better Government Competition Winner and Runners Up at the Annual Awards Dinner, on September...

“Promoting High-Impact Startups to Create a More Robust Economy” Authors: Jibran Malek and Veronica del Rosario, MassChallenge, Inc., in Boston, Massachusetts. [message_box title=”Please Join Us in Recognizing the 2013 Better Government Competition Winner and Runners Up at the Annual Awards Dinner, on...

“Freeing Entrepreneurs from Overreaching Government Regulations” Authors: Shira Rawlinson and Dana Berliner, Institute for Justice, in Arlington, Virginia [message_box title=”Please Join Us in Recognizing the 2013 Better Government Competition Winner and Runners Up at the Annual Awards Dinner, on September 30, 2013″...