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Updated on January 22, 2021 at 10:22 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Thousands of business owners in Massachusetts could get a reprieve from surprise tax bills attached to their emergency coronavirus relief. As the NBC10 Boston Investigators first reported, the state of Massachusetts will assess a 5% tax on money that many business owners received last year through the federal governments Paycheck Protection Program. At Signarama in Braintree, Massachusetts, for example, a PPP loan allowed owner Michael...

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A note from Bob Katzen, publisher of Beacon Hill Roll Call: My guest on Jan. 24 on my WMEX 1510 AM Radio and online show will be Jordan Rich, beloved WBZ Boston radio personality, national voice-over artist, mobile disc jockey, emcee, philanthropist, all-around good guy and a mensch, to boot. He is also well-known for his support and work on behalf of many charities. Jordan will talk about his new book “ON AIR: My 50-Year Love Affair with Radio.” Jordan currently hosts a podcast at www.jord...

Coalition led by Holyoke officials press Baker to vaccinate educators earlier Holyoke School Committee member Devin Sheehan is leading a coalition of school committee members statewide to encourage Gov. Charlie Baker to vaccinate teachers and other school personnel earlier. SUBMITTED PHOTO Holyoke High School GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 1/19/2021 6:57:59 PM HOLYOKE — As students and teachers in Holyoke prepare to soon head back to school under a hybrid learning model, a coalition of school ...

3:31    On the eve of the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the Springfield Democratic City Committee hosted a virtual gathering to preview legislative priorities for 2021.       The forum was a platform for members of the city’s all-Democratic Beacon Hill delegation to speak on their legislative priorities. But, the program began with a nod toward the changes in Washington from U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, the Springfield Democrat, who is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. ...

The longer the Legislature waited to finalize its negotiations over major bills, the more power they relinquished to Gov. Charlie Baker.

Legislators lobby to add small-business franchisees to COVID grant program But Baker administration says it aims to help local companies without ties to big corporations By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated January 14, 2021, 7:33 p.m. Email to a Friend Governor Baker at a press conference on Thursday talked about the pandemic and the small-business grant program. He appeared at Ristorante Saraceno in the North End with owner Frank Pezzano (left).David L. Ryan/Globe Staff At first glance, Steve Sta...

Lawmakers passed the economic development bill early Wednesday in the final hours of the two-year legislative session.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed legislation spreading $626 million around the economy over the next five years and making it easier to build new housing, an area where Massachusetts has lagged behind other states. Baker said the bill was strategically tailored during its drafting to respond to some of the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, Baker cited $40 million in the bill designed to revitalize underutilized properties. The housing changes in the bill "r...

The bill was strategically tailored during its drafting to respond to some of the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.