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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California and New York acted Monday to gradually push their statewide minimum wages to $15 an hour — the highest in the nation — as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders again seized on wage disparity and the plight of the working poor in their fight for the Democratic presidential
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April 1, 2016 Our theme this month is economic liberty. As an immigrant to this country, I have always viewed the identity of my adopted country as one rooted in human freedom. But I understand, too, that freedom can never be taken for granted. Indeed, each generation must rise to
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The morning after he spent the evening as President Barack Obama's hand-picked guest at Tuesday's State of the Union address, Connecticut's Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy awoke to headlines announcing General Electric's decision to relocate the company from suburban Fairfield, Connecticut to
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BOSTON – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker got some good news today from General Electric, the Connecticut-based industrial giant, which confirmed plans to move its headquarters to the Hub, locking in a win on some big bets the two leaders made. "They are going to be
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Bernie Sanders thrives on the language of morality and ethics, yet his vision of economic policy is anything but humane. He sees wealth and income inequality as the great injustice of our time, yet he fails to see the social disintegration caused by a burgeoning bureaucratic state, increasing dependence on
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STATE HOUSE — Ahead of a potential vote on the proposal, the Massachusetts High Technology Council warned Wednesday that a proposed 4 percent surtax on incomes over $1 million would "severely limit legislative and citizen power to set and amend tax policy in response to economic conditions." The House
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BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday proposed to pour almost $1 billion over the next five years into economic development, housing and job training as part of a strategy to maintain strong job growth in the Boston region and revitalize cities and towns still struggling to take advantage of the
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BOSTON – In 2009, Rick Ferris had just sold his packaging business. The New England entrepreneur was searching for his next opportunity, one that would provide a way to express how his faith was woven into his life in business. In June of that year, Ferris came across an ad for
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