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The Economic Development Bill Starting to Take Shape; It Makes Big Bets on Life Sciences, Clean Technology and Applied AI
/in Blog: Economy, Economic Opportunity, Featured /by Eileen McAnnenyThe Massachusetts Senate debated S.2856, its version of the biennial economic development bill, last week. The Senate pared down H.4804, the $3.5 billion version of the bill the House enacted last month and H.4459, the proposal Governor Healey filed back in January, by over $1 billion. With the full Senate debate on the bill concluded, a conference committee must resolve the differences between the two branches before adjourning on July 31st, and the Governor must still sign the resulting legislation into law before the plan is finalized. Some provisions are common to the House and Senate versions and are likely to be in the final version. They include an array of modest investments in municipal infrastructure programs such as: $400 […]
Disparities in LIHTC Data Illuminate Difficulties in Housing Production
/in Blog: Transparency, Housing, News /by Matt MulveyWhile disparities in LIHTC awards and issuances are to be expected, the mismatch points to inhibitors of housing production that are outside the scope of the program’s impact.
Examining the New Massachusetts Estate Tax
/in Blog: Transparency, News /by Matt MulveyThe new Massachusetts estate tax may be correlated to lower estate tax revenues. However, the inclusion of out-of-state property in the estate tax calculation has brought about important legal questions.
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/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, News, Pioneer Research, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffSlow, inefficient system that discourages entrepreneurship puts U.S. at a competitive disadvantage
Pulitzer Winner Kai Bird on Robert Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffMr. Bird focuses on the life and legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb.” He discusses Oppenheimer’s impact on history, his early life and education, and his academic achievements in quantum physics. Bird covers Oppenheimer’s political views, relationships, as well as his leadership in the Manhattan Project and his role in the Trinity test.