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Will "Taxachusetts" soon join the undead? On Wednesday, lawmakers on Beacon Hill have an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of that long-derided state nickname, by refusing to vote for a new 4 percent surcharge on million-dollar incomes. If legislators give the proposed constitutional amendment the
jobs
A new tax on entry level jobs has residents in Connecticut wondering how their lawmakers plan to spur economic growth when they're passing bills that show hostility to employers. A bill voted out of committee in Hartford last week would levy a $1 tax on every hour worked
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Since its inception in 1990, the H-1B guestworker program that allows employers to bring in high-skilled foreign workers on six-year visas has been steeped in controversy.
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Immigrants are more central than ever to Boston's economy. They make up more than a quarter of city residents and spend around $4 billion annually, which accounts for almost 26,000 jobs and generates $1.3 billion in tax revenue, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority. But
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BOSTON – Film industry workers flooded a State House hearing Tuesday to defend a tax credit they say has fueled job growth by making the state a regular destination for large and small productions and enabled industry workers to stay in Massachusetts rather than pursuing opportunities in New York or Los
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A funny thing happens every January or February. During most of the year, journalists and politicians trumpet relatively small gains in employment or drops in the unemployment rate. Gov. Gina Raimondo repeatedly proclaims, for example, that Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped faster over the year
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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
terrorism
Health care, terrorism and jobs topped Americans' concerns in 2015, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. The survey reveals that six years after passage of President Barack Obama's signature Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (widely known as Obamacare), 63 percent of Americans
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