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Legislative leaders have reached a compromise on a tax relief bill aimed at making Massachusetts “more affordable, equitable, and competitive.” — but more needs to be done.

They fight against charter schools, MCAS testing, and state oversight. Meanwhile, students’ reading and math scores are worse.

Human Resources and Workforce Management News

The state needs to present a more unified message on why this is a good place for entrepreneurs.

Marc Cohen’s profile on The Conversation

Every so often, someone like Marty Walsh comes along whose entire existence is so Bostonian that having an impact on the city is inevitable.

Ellen Cooper, an award-winning portrait artist with a portfolio that includes paintings of dozens of academic, medical, and judicial officials, lists “Charles Baker, Governor Massachusetts (in progress)” on the collections page of her website.

Gonzalez succeeds Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr., who served as president of Curry for 27 years.

As more than 15,000 executives, investors, and promoters from around the world arrive at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, industry leaders are bracing for multiple challenges even as they trumpet their triumphs.

The state needs an approach that puts the burden and the responsibility not only on government but on all of us as concerned citizens.