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CBS NEWS: Survey asks former Massachusetts residents who moved to Florida or New Hampshire why they left
Why do people move out of Massachusetts? A new survey from a pro-business group posed that question to residents who recently left Massachusetts for two states in particular.
BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Survey: High cost of living is driving residents to move out of Mass.
Two-thirds of former Massachusetts residents who moved to Florida or New Hampshire said their primary reason was the state’s high cost of living, according to a new survey by the business group Mass Opportunity Alliance.
COMMONWEALTH BEACON: Political Notebook: New nonprofit swings into action on unemployment insurance
A mistake made by Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration during the pandemic is now costing Massachusetts $2.1 billion, as his successor Maura Healey brokered a deal in the waning days of the Biden White House to pay the money back over a decade, without fees or interest.
NBC BOSTON: Gov. Healey to give State of the Commonwealth address Thursday. Here’s what to expect
Massachusetts has reason to both celebrate accomplishments and fret over serious challenges as Gov. Maura Healey gets set to check in with a joint session of the Legislature and the roughly 7 million residents from Pittsfield to Provincetown at 7 p.m. Thursday, setting the course for what many expect will be an eventful year ahead.
BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Keep MCAS graduation mandate temporarily while new standard is created
Last November, 59% of voters statewide said they’d like to do away with a single test — the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam — as a requirement to graduate from high school.
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