By Katie Lannan, State House News Service
State representatives on Monday gave a boost to tax credits for film production, land conservation and the rehabilitation of historic buildings as they dove into the likely days-long process of crafting their fiscal 2022 budget.
House lawmakers signed off on the three tax credit amendments before giving initial approval to the $47.65 billion spending plan for next year, and all other amendments involving revenue and taxes were quietly withdrawn with no vote or debate over possible tax increases or reductions.
Introducing the bill, House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz said his committee s budget proposal aims to rebuild a stronger version of the state s economy as it begins to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, with investments like $50 million for adult education, $5 million for tourism marketing, and a $10 million offshore wind career training program.
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WORCESTER George Clooney, best known as Dr. Doug Ross on TV’s “ER” and twice named People magazine s Sexiest Man Alive, is expected to be in Worcester this week to film scenes of “The Tender Bar.” Clooney is the director of the flick.
Clooney has a distant movie tie to Worcester. He once played Lt. Frank Stokes - loosely based on George L. Stout, the man who directed the Worcester Art Museum from 1947-1954 - in 2014’s “The Monuments Men.”
Filming will be at the old Commerce High School building, which also served as the state Department of Children & Families office in Worcester. It appears that all filming is going to be done inside the building, which is a block from Main Street in downtown Worcester.