State representatives said their second pandemic-era spending plan charts “a path toward economic recovery” after they unanimously passed a $47.7 billion state budget in the wee hours of Thursday morning, capping three marathon days of debate. “This budget meets the needs of our residents who have endured an unprecedented level of health and economic challenges […]
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For several decades, it has been illegal for individuals to sell or possess assault weapons in Massachusetts.
At the same time, the state has an even longer history as the home of Springfield-based Smith & Wesson, one of the largest gunmakers in the country, among roughly two dozen other firearm manufacturers. And as such, critics say that Massachusetts bears some responsibility for the epidemic of gun deaths in the United States.
“These weapons are made in your state, but they can’t be sold in your state,” Sandy Phillips, whose daughter was killed in the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, said during a virtual press conference Tuesday. “So in effect, Massachusetts is exporting bloodshed to the rest of the country.”
âCastle Rock,â the Stephen King-inspired television series, received $14 million in state subsidies
By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated April 16, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Massachusetts issued more than $77 million in film tax subsidies in 2019, including tens of millions of dollars to scripted television series â projects that officials have sought for years to attract to the state through its controversial tax credit program.
âCastle Rock,â the Hulu series based on the stories of Stephen King, received $13.8 million in tax credits for its first season, the highest amount issued to any single project in 2019 and the most for a scripted series since the state began releasing such tax data nine years ago.