Without the short-term capital gains tax rate reduction favored by Gov. Maura Healey and the House, the Senate tax package “offers little” to offset the Fair Share Amendment tax hike on the wealthy, Eileen McAnneny said.
MBTA officials voiced concern about rising pension costs in arbitration hearings more than a year ago, according to a document released Wednesday that a union chief involved in the proceedings said was “out of date” because its provisions never took effect.
The Pioneer Institute, a conservative public policy think tank known for its research and advocacy on issues like school choice, is launching a nonprofit law firm to be called PioneerLegal that will give the organization a new set of tools to further its mission.
About one-third of all workers in the world could be permanent telecommuters by the end of the year, a Pioneer Institute study warns.
The combination of new remote working opportunities made popular during the COVID-19 pandemic and higher income taxes on wealthy residents could land like a one-two punch on the chin of the Massachusetts economy and state finances, the author of a new study said.
While investor activity in Massachusetts’ life sciences sector is generating new demand for tens of thousands of square feet in Cambridge, the state’s broader biopharmaceutical sector could emerge from the coronavirus pandemic weaker than some may assume.
The MBTA should add a significant number of new employees and streamline its complicated hiring and procurement practices if the transit authority wants to take full advantage of a growing capital budget, Pioneer Center researchers suggested.
Restrictive procurement requirements and a lack of high-level staffing for capital projects hamstring the MBTA’s ability to deliver much-needed improvements, according to a new report.
The saying goes that if you want fewer cars and traffic jams on the roads, all you need is a recession.
Cape Cod’s character has long been dependent on the season. As the leaves change colors in October and November, bustling summer colonies quickly transform into sleepy New England towns.
Private health insurers are “waking up to” benefits of price transparency, but work remains to reach the potential for cost savings from providing consumers with more information, according to a new study from the Pioneer Institute.
