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‘Millionaire tax’ to see its first vote

BOSTON (AP) — A plan for taxing the wealthiest Massachusetts residents could get its first nudge forward in the coming week when the Legislature, meeting in a joint constitutional convention, is expected to take up what has become known as the "millionaire tax." The proposed constitutional amendment needs the

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Rethinking Rodin at the Peabody Essex Museum

Rodin: Transforming Sculpture is the latest installation of acclaim at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM). According to the museum, the exhibition fundamentally alters how we understand, interpret and experience one of the world's most iconic sculptors. The collection features more than 160 finished and unfinished works by the

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Boston tops Silicon Valley as innovation hub, study says

BOSTON – The Hub edged out Silicon Valley as America's top location for digital innovation in a ranking of major U.S. metropolitan regions released Thursday, with researchers citing Boston's higher scores for livability and connectedness. "While the San Francisco Bay Area is the clear leader

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Golden: House bill may come in ‘south’ of hydro, wind power requests

BOSTON — The omnibus House energy bill will likely come in below Gov. Charlie Baker's proposal for hydropower procurement and below what the offshore wind industry wants to produce and sell to Massachusetts ratepayers, according to a House chairman working on the bill. After a speech where House Speaker

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Baker suspends spending on ‘non-essential’ consultants, equipment

STATE HOUSE — The Baker administration on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of all state spending on "non-essential" goods and services in an array of categories, including outside consultants, leases and office equipment and computers. The directive is part of an effort to balance this year's $38.

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Will Massachusetts’ diverse economy blunt a looming recession?

With an overload of disparate data, headlines alarmingly assert that the economy is headed for a recession in 2016. Given the severity and duration of the last downturn, how might Massachusetts fare this time? Technically, The Great Recession of 2007-2009 ended on June 30, 2009. But quantitative evidence feeds negative

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‘Bathroom bill’ comes under fire over privacy, safety

BOSTON – Opponents of a proposal that would let people in Massachusetts use sex-segregated public bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice, regardless of their anatomy, spoke out on Beacon Hill Wednesday against a growing chorus accusing them of discrimination. Speaking to reporters at the State House, Kaeley Triller shot back

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The shell game

At times, government seems like little more than a "shell game," with the ultimate goal of increasing its budgets, expanding its reach, and bloating its bureaucracy, all at the expense of taxpaying families. When the government acts effectively, at least some justification for expansion exists. After all, when