New Council A Good First Step To Improve Massachusetts’ Competitiveness
Everyone’s talking about it: the Commonwealth is losing its competitive edge. Governor Maura Healey just announced a new initiative focused on finding out why.
POLLING: Mass Should Follow New York’s Lead on Unemployment Insurance Reform
Call it a tale of two states: On Sunday, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance announced that it was substantially increasing the amount of benefits that the state can pay out to unemployed workers. On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Empire State would also raise its weekly benefits maximum. The difference is, unlike New York, Massachusetts can’t afford this new increase.
MOA Says Proposals to Expand Business Taxes Will Further Harm Mass Competitiveness
Since its creation, Mass Opportunity Alliance (MOA)’s mission has been to educate on the decline in competitiveness ailing our state. As such, MOA submitted written testimony urging the Committee not to advance two bills that would expand taxes on certain business, arguing they would make Massachusetts even more of an outlier while exacerbating declining job growth, driving up high costs, and pushing taxpayers out of state.
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New Council A Good First Step To Improve Massachusetts’ Competitiveness
Everyone’s talking about it: the Commonwealth is losing its competitive edge. Governor Maura Healey just announced a new initiative focused on finding out why.
DORCHESTER REPORTER: Two ’26 ballot questions could upend state revenue plans
The Dorchester Reporter discusses two MOA-inspired 2026 ballot measures and their overall impact on the Bay State.
1420 WBSM NEW BEDFORD’S NEWS-TALK STATION: Massachusetts Outspends Taxpayers’ Income Growth and Inflation
A recent 1420 WBSM segment cited Massachusetts Opportunity Alliance research showing state spending has surged more than $20 billion—over 50 percent—since 2018, warning that Beacon Hill’s unchecked growth far outpaces taxpayers’ income and inflation.
LOWELL SUN: Mass. needs new ideas to reboot listless economy
The Lowell Sun editorial board recently warned that Massachusetts’ economy is stagnating, weighed down by high costs, slow job growth, and outmigration. The article cites research from MOA showing that private-sector employment has fallen further below pre-COVID levels even as neighboring states show gains.
POLLING: Mass Should Follow New York’s Lead on Unemployment Insurance Reform
Call it a tale of two states: On Sunday, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance announced that it was substantially increasing the amount of benefits that the state can pay out to unemployed workers. On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Empire State would also raise its weekly benefits maximum. The difference is, unlike New York, Massachusetts can’t afford this new increase.
MOA Says Proposals to Expand Business Taxes Will Further Harm Mass Competitiveness
Since its creation, Mass Opportunity Alliance (MOA)’s mission has been to educate on the decline in competitiveness ailing our state. As such, MOA submitted written testimony urging the Committee not to advance two bills that would expand taxes on certain business, arguing they would make Massachusetts even more of an outlier while exacerbating declining job growth, driving up high costs, and pushing taxpayers out of state.
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