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Mt. Holyoke’s Pulitzer-Winning Prof. Joseph Ellis on John Adams & American Independence
/in Featured, Podcast, US History /by Editorial StaffThis Fourth of July week on “The Learning Curve,” co-hosts Gerard Robinson and Cara Candal talk with Dr. Joseph Ellis, Professor Emeritus of History at Mount Holyoke College and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation.
Survey of Business Sentiment: MA Income Tax Hike Would Lead to Employer Exodus
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, Graduated Income Tax, News, Press Releases, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffNearly three quarters (73 percent) of Massachusetts business leaders think business associates will leave the state if a constitutional amendment appearing on the November ballot to hike taxes is successful, according to a survey conducted by Pioneer Institute.
The Green Line Extension Project Progress and Finances
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: MBTA, Blog: Transparency, Blog: Transportation /by Mitch BoveEarlier this month, a Boston Globe article informed Boston residents that they may have to wait another four months before the rest of MBTA’s 4.7-mile Green Line Extension connecting Lechmere to Medford and Somerville is complete. The new extension was originally supposed to open last December. The date was moved to May, and it’s now expected to open in late summer, according to an MBTA spokesperson. The Green Line extension past Lechmere was originally promised during the Big Dig in 1990, but was later put on hold due to going over budget. In 2007, the state began planning the extension again and in 2013 awarded a contract to White-Kiewit-Skanska to begin construction. In the best Big Dig tradition, the […]
Healthcare dominates the job market.
/0 Comments/in Blog: Healthcare, Blog: Healthcare Transparency, Blog: Transparency, Healthcare, Middle Cities/ Urban /by Etelson AlciusHealthcare and social assistance are among the most important services; but did you know the category is also one of the fastest growing? Luckily for us, there’s no shortage of workers in this important industry. According to Masseconomix, the sector grew by 34 percent since 2004 in Massachusetts. So what are the counties that are seeing the most and least growth in this sector? Figure 1: Sector Growth 2004 and 2020 As shown in Figure 1, the healthcare and social assistance sector was the commonwealth’s leading employer in 2004, and the trend has since accelerated. In 2004 the sector employed 538,081, and it rose to 722,988 in 2020, a near 35 percent increase. For perspective, healthcare and social assistance […]
Looming Budget Crisis Reveals MBTA’s Dependency on Federal Funds
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: Better Government, Blog: Economy, Blog: MBTA, Blog: Transparency, Blog: Transportation, Economic Opportunity, News, News: Transportation, Transparency /by Joseph StaruskiThe MBTA is about to lose federal funding at a critical moment when ridership has not yet recovered. Will the state make up the difference?