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Sep 23, 2024
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
In spite of unanimous passage by both the House and the Senate, in the final days of the legislative session a compromise economic development bill failed to reach the Governor’s desk. While the two versions of the bill differ significantly on policy...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Sep 09, 2024
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
MTF's 2024 Massachusetts Competitiveness Index Report is designed to put forward a framework to assess how Massachusetts stacks up compared to other states, key economic and geographic competitors, and itself.The report looks at 26 different metrics...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Jul 26, 2024
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
On March 1st, the Healey-Driscoll administration unveiled their economic development bill, An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership, also known as the Mass Leads Act. The House and Senate have now each acted on their own...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
May 06, 2024
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
On March 1st, the Healey-Driscoll administration unveiled their economic development bill, titled An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts’ Economic Leadership or the Mass Leads Act. Through $2.815 billion in capital spending authorizations, ...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Sep 22, 2023
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
As cities like Boston continue to navigate changes in urban economies resulting from the ongoing pandemic recovery, a new report from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF) details the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Urban...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Sep 07, 2023
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Over the last two years, the federal government has made unprecedented investments in transportation, climate resiliency, and economic development infrastructure through three pieces of legislation: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Aug 12, 2022
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Massachusetts is facing a perfect storm of circumstances which, if not addressed, threaten to undermine the state’s historic advantage in attracting and retaining both businesses and talent, and could ultimately jeopardize our economic edge over...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Aug 08, 2022
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Dear Senate President Spilka and Speaker Mariano:
As a coalition of business organizations, we write to urge you to pass the economic development bill in informal session as soon as possible. Both chambers unanimously passed comprehensive bills...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Jul 26, 2022
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Legislative leaders have less than a week to reconcile the House and Senate’s differing $5 billion omnibus spending, tax and policy bills. This Bulletin identifies key fiscal and policy provisions to be negotiated by the Conference Committee tasked...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Apr 21, 2022
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Earlier today, Governor Baker filed a combination economic development and COVID recovery bill that includes $1.3 billion in capital authorization, $2.3 billion in direct spending of remaining federal ARPA funds and 137 policy sections. This Brief...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS