Readers Weigh In: Don't Cut Number of Weeks To Collect Jobless Benefits

Compared with other states, Massachusetts offers generous unemployment benefits. But business groups believe reform is needed in the state's unemployment compensation system, and their...

Be Fair To Main Street: Lift Online Sales Tax Exemption

Having run a family business for 36 years, I understand the importance of competition in the marketplace. Competition sharpens the responsiveness of a business and ultimately delivers a...

Immigration Reform Must Address STEM Skills Gap

After years of discussion about the need to update our immigration system, the issue is finally on the so-called front burner in Congress and comprehensive reform is on the horizon. From...

Hospitals’ Focus On Readmissions Is Wrong Approach

Many hospitals are focusing on reducing patient readmissions within 30 days of discharge because of a concern that readmission represents a failure of medical care.

Clean Tech In Massachusetts Goes Full Steam Ahead

Sources indicate that hybrid vehicles comprise 4 percent of the United States' automobile market. That's the highest percentage ever.

Central Mass. Is Well Positioned In Life Sciences Future

The recent release of the Boston Foundation's report on Massachusetts' $1-billion, 10-year life sciences initiative revealed that this investment, a priority of the Patrick administration...

Schools Don't Need Cash As Much As Change

Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise new revenue for education provides an important opportunity for public dialogue in Massachusetts. The governor is right that education is the key to...

Boost Quality Of Life: Think Beyond The Car

Many of us know transportation is about access to jobs and housing, about economic competitiveness, convenience, quality of life and our environment. Yet our transportation system —...