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Untangling Unsheltered Encampments: Home Is Where the Help Lies
/in Featured, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi discusses the challenges posed by homeless encampments, like Boston’s Mass and Cass, with Dr. Judge Glock, the director of research at the Manhattan Institute. They also explore policy alternatives aimed at addressing the needs of both the community and the unsheltered individuals.
Pioneer Institute Statement on the State Legislature’s FY2024 Tax Relief Package
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News /by Editorial StaffThe recent advancement of a tax bill H. 4104, that is expected to be enacted by the Legislature this week after languishing for more than 20 months, puts Massachusetts taxpayers one step closer to realizing some tax relief. However, it may be too little to tackle the Commonwealth’s affordability and competitiveness challenges.
Poll: MA Voters Oppose Legislative Proposals to Change Tax Rebate Law
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, Press Releases, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffA strong majority of registered Massachusetts voters oppose a plan recently announced by state legislative leaders that would change the way tax rebates are distributed in Massachusetts under a state law approved by voters in 1986, according to a new poll sponsored by Pioneer Institute and the Massachusetts High Technology Council.
UK’s Laura Thompson on Agatha Christie, Queen of Crime Mystery
/in Featured, Podcast /by Editorial StaffIn this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Mariam Memarsadeghi and Mary Connaughton interview Laura Thompson, author of “Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life.” Ms. Thompson discusses into Agatha Christie’s life, her iconic characters, and her impact on the mystery genre, including adaptations of her works in film and theater, as well as her mysterious 1926 disappearance. The interview concludes with a reading from Thompson’s biography of Agatha Christie.
Ruining Research Rewards: Price Controls Come for University Patents and Products
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Bill Smith about the benefit of the Bayh-Dole Act’s protection of intellectual property rights for university research patents and the risk posed to the nation and the local economy from recent efforts to consider price controls on products developed from patented discoveries.