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No New England states will lose congressional seats following the release of Census data earlier this week.
And while we may not have wait with bated breath for that news here in Massachusetts, they were in Rhode Island. We dive into the details and show you how the Census matters here with Ted Nesi, politics and business editor at WPRI-TV, and Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University.
This segment aired on April 28, 2021.
As Beacon Hill begins budget debate, tax breaks come under scrutiny
By Emma Platoff and Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated April 12, 2021, 7:27 p.m.
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A crew prepared to film a scene of The Tender Bar last month in Boston s South End.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
As an uncertain budget process kicks off on Beacon Hill this week, the stage is set for a debate over how Massachusetts hands out $17.8 billion a year in tax breaks, heralding the possibility of major changes to state tax law even as lawmakers have largely
taken broad-based tax hikes off the table.
Our Opinion: Seeking a future for all in a post-pandemic Massachusetts berkshireeagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkshireeagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There now is a Massachusetts Senate committee tasked with figuring out how to do that.
State Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, chairs the Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts: Post-Pandemic Resiliency, which met publicly for the first time Tuesday to discuss housing, internet access and affordability, and regional issues facing Southeastern Massachusetts.
Rather than issue a report after a set period of time, Hinds sees the committeeâs role as to study issues facing a post-pandemic Massachusetts and to investigate proposed solutions, recommending or supporting legislative actions as necessary.
The âreimagining committeeâ includes the chairs of committees on education, housing, racial equity, and labor and workforce development.