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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:16:46
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Kennedy Greenway Executive Director Makes $185000 A Year
CBS Local David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute says the agency needs to be more transparent. The chairwoman of the conservancy defended the salaries, saying they are fair and the conservancy does a good job. ( Photo courtesy : Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy ... |
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:38:53
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Boston parks nonprofit unveils salary structure
Boston.com David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute says the agency needs to be more transparent. The chairwoman of the conservancy defended the salaries, saying they are fair and the conservancy does a good job. |
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:09:45
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Greenway releases salaries, records
Boston Herald David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute said, “If you're getting government money, then you have to be completely transparent.” He said Brennan should be “embarrassed to be accepting such large bonuses.” Brennan declined to comment yesterday. |
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:42:48
 GoLocalProv |
New Report Highlights Rhode Island's Disastrous Business Climate
GoLocalProv The report examines five business climate rankings – three from research organizations (The Tax Foundation, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, and the Beacon Hill Institute) and two by media outlets (Forbes and CNBC) – and finds that, ... |
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:57:31
 GoLocalProv |
Conservative Think Tank Rips Chafee on Taxes
GoLocalProv "As we have seen with recent tax increases in Illinois, California and even Greece, tax increases never generate the necessary revenue to close a budget gap" said Paul Bachman, Director of Research at the Beacon Hill Institute, which developed the ... |
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:49:05
 TucsonSentinel.com |
Debate turns into a South Carolina smackdown
TucsonSentinel.com The June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ... |
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:21:39
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Fact check: CNN South Carolina debate
Tucson Citizen The June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ... |
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:33:50
 USA TODAY |
Fact check: CNN South Carolina debate
USA TODAY The June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ... |
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:34:38
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South Carolina Smackdown
FactCheck.org The June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ... |
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:18:35
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Mitt Romney Went After Corporations Seeking Tax Havens As Governor
Huffington Post "My thought at the time and still is, was that this was barking up the wrong tree," said David G. Tuerck, Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute and Chairman and Professor of Economics at Suffolk University. |
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:03:36
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The Supreme Court created a monster
Salon “It was something you might take out of the liberal Democratic playbook,” said David Tuerck, director of the conservative Beacon Hill Institute. Romney eventually withdrew the proposal. But Tuerck warns Iowa conservatives that Romney's signature health ... |
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 03:27:01
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What's Ahead for Attorneys in 2012 - One Lawyer's View
Lawfuel In mid-December, Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute predicted that the state's economy will grow by 2.8% and 65000 jobs in 2012. We at Major, Lindsey & Africa have experienced this first-hand: We made 37 percent more global law firm placements ... |
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:49:53
 Salon |
Beware of Mitt, say Bay State conservatives
Salon “It was something you might take out of the liberal Democratic playbook,” said David Tuerck, director of the conservative Beacon Hill Institute. Romney eventually withdrew the proposal. But Tuerck warns Iowa conservatives that Romney's signature health ... |
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:07:25
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Labor Department to Mandate Controversial Project Labor Agreement on ...
The Truth About PLAs Studies by the Beacon Hill Institute in Boston indicate projects subject to prevailing wage laws built with government mandated PLAs are 12 percent and 18 percent more expensive compared to similar non-PLA projects subject to government-determined wage ... |
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:00:17
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Report lists steps to make Mass. more competitive
The Boston Globe David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston think tank that supports limited government, said some of the goals in the report are so vague - such as the promise to review existing regulations - that he doubted they would ... |
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:37:30
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Checking the elephant for a pulse
CommonWealth magazine There are intellectual engines for conservatives from the Pioneer Institute and the Beacon Hill Institute. Redmassgroup.com provides a punchy daily blog on conservative, libertarian, and party politics. Barney Frank is leaving. Bill Keating is moving. ... |
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:41:51
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Expect Higher Electricity Prices
Canada Free Press [v] The Beacon Hill Institute of Suffolk University performed a number of state studies dealing with renewable and efficiency programs. They estimated that: Green Energy Programs in Massachusetts would increase average electricity prices by 2.6 cents ... |
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:34:14
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More people moving into Louisiana than out
The Daily Advertiser ... ranking of state business climates, including those published by Chief Executive magazine, Forbes, Site Selection magazine, CNBC, Business Facilities magazine, Beacon Hill Institute, Area Development magazine, and Pollina Corporate Real Estate. |
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:39:10
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A RESPONSE TO ATTACKS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
ElectroIQ Still, Norquist chooses to focus on a report - not yet released at the time of this writing - by the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative group founded by Republican politician Ray Shamie, to support some rather speculative claims. ... |
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:10:14
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'At some point you run out of other people's money to spend on your promises'
WND.com "I saw in the Boston Herald a report by the Beacon Hill Institute, a Massachusetts outfit, that says Romneycare has already cost Massachusetts 18000 jobs and has increased health insurance costs by over $4.3 billion," Brase said. ... |
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:02:19
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A Response To Attacks On Renewable Energy
EarthTechling Still, Norquist chooses to focus on a report – not yet released at the time of this writing – by the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative group founded by Republican politician Ray Shamie, to support some rather speculative claims. ... |
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:01:19
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A Response To Attacks On Renewable Energy
Environmental Defense Fund (blog) Still, Norquist chooses to focus on a report – not yet released at the time of this writing – by the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative group founded by Republican politician Ray Shamie, to support some rather speculative claims. ... |
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:04:12
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Grover Norquist Spreads Lies About Renewable Energy Standards
ThinkProgress Norquist and Gleason tout figures from the free-market, pro-deregulation Beacon Hill Institute, which published some pretty bold projections about future price increases: Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute has examined the effects of these ... |
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:40:59
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Rick Perry says a study found that Massachusetts lost 18000 jobs because of a ...
PolitiFact 10 debate were based on a September 2011 study by the Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston-based economics research group that is affiliated with Suffolk University and supports "limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets. ... |
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:21:49
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Rethink renewable energy mandates
Politico Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute has examined the effects of these mandates in individual states, and the results don't get better. The RES in North Carolina, one of 2012's key battleground states, is projected to reduce real disposable ... |
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:45:58
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Louisiana Business: LED, Bond Commission, Mardi Gras Vendors, BRAC, UI,
Bayoubuzz "Louisiana now stands at its highest position ever on every national ranking of state business climates, including those published by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities, Chief Executive, CNBC, Forbes, Pollina Corporate Real ... |
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:21:10
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LED highlights La. economic success in 2011
Sulphur Southwest Daily News "Louisiana now stands at its highest position ever on every national ranking of state business climates, including those published by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities, Chief Executive, CNBC, Forbes, Pollina Corporate Real ... |
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:44:29
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State revenues expected to slow
Worcester Telegram The forecasts were offered by the state Department of Revenue, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the Beacon Hill Institute and a pair of economists from Northeastern University and Harvard University. Each said its forecasts could be ... |
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:34:29
MassLive.com |
Top legislator in Massachusetts says state government is facing $1 billion ...
MassLive.com During the hearing, David G. Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston, and Michael J. Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, offered predictions on state tax revenues that were more ... |
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:53:12
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Mass. taxpayers in line for slight income tax cut
Boston.com The taxpayers foundation forecast revenues to increase 3.9 percent, or $822 million, while another independent research group, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, came in with a slightly more optimistic projection of 4.1 percent growth ... |
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Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:51:53
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Mitt Romney: Panderer-in-chief
Daily Caller Sixty percent of this burden has fallen on individuals and businesses. The predictable result: price controls. Due to a massive spike in health care costs, Romneycare has led to government-imposed HMO rate caps. According to the Beacon Hill Institute, ... |
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:01:18
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Inaccuracies aside, forecasting hearing seen as essential to budgeting
Boston Herald David Tuerck, head of the Beacon Hill Institute, predicted 4.4 percent revenue growth. Widmer predicted 3.7 percent growth. Actual growth in tax collections in fiscal 2011? 10.6 percent. Although the three experts erred in 2009, they easily bested the ... |
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:37:24
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Fact Checking the Debate in Iowa
ABC News (blog) But an analysis by Americans for Tax Reform and the Beacon Hill Institute found that the act will destroy far fewer jobs, more to the tune of 120000 to 700000. Yet another report, from the Urban Institute, predicted the act “will not have noticeable ... |
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:40:51
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EVT go home
Worcester Telegram According to a study released last week by the Beacon Hill Institute, the EVT would tax the sale of investment partnerships or interests as income, not as capital gains. That would mean tax rates of up to 35 percent, rather than the long-term capital ... |
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:09:09
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'Dumper' scam bleed$ us dry [Boston Herald]
Insurance News Net (press release) "This is going to affect the national health care law on a grand scale," said Paul Bachman , the Beacon Hill Institute's research director. "Nationally, restricted enrollment periods will help, but that will be offset by the greater number of people ... |
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:50:00
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Louisiana Leaps 14 Spots in Forbes Best States for Business
KATC Lafayette News Over the past few years, Louisiana has moved up significantly in every national ranking of state business climates, including those published by Area Development magazine, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities magazine, Chief Executive magazine, ... |
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:25:27
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Romney not backing down from RomneyCare
United Liberty A recent report from Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute notes that it has cost the state 18000 jobs. And the program has needed bailouts from the federal government to survive. Sally Pipes noted the impact of the program back in April, ... |
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:45:46
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Another stalled 'stimulus'
Boston Herald “Hundreds of thousands of clunkers were removed from the market and that caused used car prices to surge dramatically,” said Paul Bachman of the Beacon Hill Institute, who studied the program. “That hurt consumers, especially young and low-income ... |
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:58:12
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AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More Revenue
Sacramento Bee The estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ... |
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:33:04
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AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More Revenue
Stock Markets Review The estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ... |
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:32:15
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AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More Revenue
PR Newswire (press release) The estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ... |
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:31:58
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AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More Revenue
MarketWatch (press release) The estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ... |
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:24:11
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Louisiana's business climate is hot
WWL First News Over the last few years, Louisiana has moved up significantly in every national ranking of state business climates, including those published by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities magazine, Chief Executive magazine, CNBC, ... |
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:19:39
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'Betterment' days bully taxpayers
Boston Herald It is obvious they are taking advantage to further their political goals,” said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute, which advocates for government fiscal responsibility. Of course, the teachers union will deny the coincidence or claim it is ... |
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:16:50
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'Cash for Clunkers' a lemon, studies say
Boston Herald “Hundreds of thousands of clunkers were removed from the market and that caused used car prices to surge dramatically,” said Paul Bachman, research director at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University who studied the give-away. ... |
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:44:24
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Benefits of dumping property tax argued
Dickinson Press Supporters of the ballot measure commissioned a study by the Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston think tank, which estimated the change would increase each North Dakotan's disposable income by $876, or 3.2 percent, in its first year. ... |
Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:07:19
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Pols go private on casino dealings
Boston Herald “They want to be free to negotiate without scrutiny to the public, but that's a bad way for government to operate,” said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute. “They do this because they get away with it — they keep getting re-elected to office. ... |
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