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POLLING: Bay Staters Not Sweet on Taxing Candy
MOA’s latest polling shows that majority of surveyed Mass. residents oppose tax hikes.
Massachusetts Is Experiencing More Business Closures than Openings
The latest data for Massachusetts revealed some alarming trends: the Commonwealth had a disproportionately high rate of business closures compared to business openings.
Residents Reject Congestion Pricing As a Means to Tame Traffic
MOA’s latest polling shows that 58 percent of surveyed Mass. residents oppose congestion pricing in Boston to reduce traffic.
Businesses Shouldn’t Pay for the State’s UI Mistake
Massachusetts inadvertently misallocated federal relief funds to pay state unemployment benefits, resulting in a $2.5 billion debt. The pressing question now is: how will the Commonwealth address this financial obligation without further burdening its businesses and residents?
MA Leads the Nation in Venture Capital, But Follows National Declining Trend
Massachusetts leads the nation in venture capital investment. But new data shows the Commonwealth’s VC investment growth is not immune to the decline happening across the country.

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