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Michigan's
climate consultant skews cost estimates
Detroit News 5/14/08
Prevailing
Wage Rules Cost Taxpayers $8.6 Billion Annually: Study
State Budget and Tax News 5/9/08
Baltimore,
DC. named top spots for doing business
Baltimore Business Journal 5/9/08
Study:
Columbus competitiveness improving, but still weak
Columbus Business First 5/9/08
South
Carolina can't afford more home rule
Greenville (SC) News 4/30/08
Ohio
needs more companies like Skybus
Hillsboro (OH) Times Gazette 4/21/08
BHI:
Op-Ed: Cigarette tax burns the poor
Boston Herald 4/16/08
BHI:
Op-Ed: Tax Reform? We got tinkering
Boston Globe 4/16/08
Worcester
Telegram & Gazette Editorial:
Keep
it siimple: Restore equity, consistency to state tax code
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 4/14/08
Study
proposes end to tax incentives
Firms, individuals would have same rate
Globe 4/8/08
Susan
Hockfield: Investing in the nation's future
Boston Globe 3/31/08
State
Takes Aim at Police Details
Boston Globe 3/28/08
The
Long Road To Cape Wind Project
Weston Town Crier 3/20/08
In
Wire-line Taxes, Providence Ranks Low
Providence Journal 3/17/08
How
Minimum Wage Hurts Teens
Providence Journal 3/14/08
Boeing
tanker loss shows everyone's in the game now, so anyone can lose
Seattle Times 3/5/08
A
Fair Approach to construction influx
Boston Globe 3/5/08
Editors
Report
Associated Construction 2/14/08
Little
guys loom large in governors plans
Black Enterprise 2/11/08
The
Capital Climate Change
HomeTown Annapolis 2/7/08
New
Study Takes Aim At Federal Prevailing Wage Law; Inflated Wage Measures
Cost Taxpayerrs $
PRNewsWire 2/7/08
Romney's
Economic Claims Challenged
Associated Press 2/4/08
PLAs
are unfair and un-American
Press & Sun-Bulletin 1/25/08
Something
amiss with state policy advice
Leland Tribune 1/21/08
Statistics
on wages reported
Bismarck Tribune 1/20/08
FairTax
cut for 2-parent families
WorldNetDaily 1/18/08
Report:
ND ranks 4th in state competitiveness
Grand Forks Herald 1/14/08
Don't
stack the odds for France against Utah defense contractors
Salt Lake Tribune 1/14/08
North
Dakota Ranks High in Annual Survey
KFYR-TV 1/14/08
Cutting
state income tax will result in job growth
Allentown Morning Call 1/13/08
Utah
Best, Hawaii 40th Worst in State Competitiveness Study
Hawaii Reporter 1/11/08
Alabama
scores low in 'competitiveness' study
Birmingham Business Journal 1/10/08
From
also-ran to excellence: Can Wisconsin make the economic grade?
WTN News 1/8/08
Symington's
reading of report highly selective
Barre Montpelier Times 1/6/2008
Setbacks
Can't Deter Economic Initiatives
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/5/08
On
Taxes, Huckabee Leads
New York Sun 12/7/07
As
usual, Bay State playing catch-up
Attleboro Sun Chronicle 12/2/07
Fair
Tax Act Would Help Conn.
Hartford Business Journal 11/25.07
Massachusetts
falling down: Hefty price tag on infrastructure fixes
Milford Daily News 11/24/07
Paying
the Bills
Boston Globe 11/23/07
Affordability
disaster wrapped in blue ribbon
Oakland
Tribune, 11/1/07
Cut
costs first
Boston Globe 8/26/2007
Harsh
Realities Of Maine’s Business Climate Surveyed
Ellsworth American 8/16/2007
Where
Does West Virginia Really Stand?
The State Journal 8/16/2007
Deficit or not, budget gap closed (Gated)
Berkshire Eagle 8/12/2007
Say
No to Waste
Waterbury Republican 8/7/2007
As
you were saying: PLAs Aren't Constructive
Boston Herald 7/27/2007
Looking
into the numbers game
The Bluffton News Banner 7/9/2007
Do
property values fall when wind turbines appear nearby?
Cape Cod Today 6/27/2007
Patrick's
plans riasing doubt and enthusiasm
Boston Globe 6/6/07
Telecom, cable consumers dial up hefty sales taxes, fees on services NewOK.com
Patrick's
unfunded education plan panned by opponents
Southcoasttoday.com 6/1/07.
Gone
With the Windmill Farms, or, a Cape Cod Cautionary Tale
New York Times 5/24/07
Mass.
Governor Deval Patrick Announces $1 Billion Plan to Advance Stem Cell
Work
MIT Tech 5/24/07
John
Hood: Taxes Push Telecom Costs Higher
Lincoln Tribune 5/14/07
Hospital
plans a tough sell
Winchester Star 5/10/07
Patrick
offers $1b biotech program
Boston Globe 5/9/07
Patrick Offers Major Stem Cell Research Plan
Cable
TV and Phone Calls are Taxed at Twice the Rate of Other Goods, Study Finds
Broadcast.com 05/01/07
Cable
TV and Phone Calls are Taxed at Twice the Rate of Other Goods, Study Finds
PRNewsWire 05/01/07
Adding
forgetfulness to machines' capabilities
Chicago Tribune 5/7/2007
The
Cutler story: nice guys finish first
Worcester Telegram and Gazette 5/6/07
Telecom
Taxes Are Unduly Harsh, Regressive: Study
Heartland Institute: Info Tech & Telecom News 5/1/07
Taxman
Loves Cable TV and Phone Service
Cleveland
Leader 5/1/07
Transport
chief seeks advice from inside trade
Boston Globe 4/27/07
Firing
could boost a state pension
Boston Globe 4/26/07
Romney
Candidacy Puts Massachusetts Economy in Spotlight
New York Times
New York Times 3/16/07
Forecast
of job loss disputed
Midland Daily News 3/14/07
Service
tax would not serve Michigan
Adrian Daily
Telegram 3/9/07
Business
climate will suffer with rise in tax burden
Lehigh: Boston Globe 3/6/07
Police
Detail Mandate Sets Dangerous Precedent
Eagle Tribune 2/28/07
A
Big Boost for Denver?
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune 2/10/07
Gov’s
plans don’t add up
Herald 2/9/07
Political
conventions spark money debate
AP 2/8/07
Governor
Not Yet Looking Into Details
Globe 2/7/07
Pay
exceeds $140,000 for hundreds of troopers
Boston Globe 2/7/07
Tisei:
Joint revenue hearing kicks off budget season
Wakefield Observer 1/24/07
Word
of warning: It's not raining yet
Boston Herald 1/18/07
Bad
Boston
27 things that drive us crazy about the city we love
Boston Phoenix 1/18/07
Word
of warning: It’s not raining yet
Boston Herald 1/18/07
A
billion here, a billion there
Berkshire Eagle 1/18/07
Proposals
For Eliminating Government Waste
CBS4 01/18/07
Talk
of state budget deficit stirs debate
Southcoasttoday.com 1/17/07
Lawmakers
must sort out differing revenue forecasts
AP 1/17/07
Officials
fear slow state revenue growth
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 1/17/07
State
likely to freeze tax exemption
Boston Globe 1/17/06
Hickenlooper:
Dems' Convention Could Mean $200M
CBS4 Denver 1/12/07
Money
hopes may fall short
Denver Post
1/10/07
GOP
rips government for bleak budget pic
Boston Herald 1/10/07
Patrick's
reversal of budget cuts brings joy
Boston Globe 1/10/07
Budget
gap
Boston Herald 1/10/07
Patrick
turns accusing eye on Romney
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise 1/6/07
Science
and technology will make NY more competitive, new governor says
Tech Web 1/06/08
Romney
Is First To Sign Pledge on Tax
New York Sun 1/05/07
Honolulu
Transit: A Black Hole
Hawaii Reporter 12/31/06
State
could face $1b deficit in '07
Boston Globe 12/29/06
Patrick
vows to restore cuts of $383.6m
Move prompts a range of praise and criticism
Boston Globe 12/28/06
Greater
Boston Real Estate: As Downtown Rents Rise, Companies May Push Towards
Suburbs
Mishra Group 12/27/06
BHI
Releases State Competitiveness Report 2006
PRWEB 12/21/06
Institute
ranks Ohio 44th in economic competitiveness
Bizjournals.com 12/19/06
Institute
ranks Ohio 44th in economic competitiveness
AP 12/19/06
Institute
ranks Ohio 44th in economic competitiveness
Bixjournals.com 12/19/06
Kentucky
ranks low in economic competitiveness
AP 12/19/06
Massachusetts
again ranks on top in competitiveness study
CBS4Boston
Study:
N.C.'s economic competitiveness middle of the road
Bizjournals.com
Report:
Mass. ranks No. 1 in economic competitiveness
Boston Business Journal 12/19/06
Study:
Labor agreements hike school expenses
Brockton Enterprise 12/18/06
Is
Denver ready to turn blue?
Jackson Hole Tribune 12/17/06
How
much money would the DNC bring to Denver?
CBS4Denver. com 12/15/06
Denver:
Ready for prime time of Democratic National Convention?
NC Times 12/14/06
Denver
Corrals Rooms for DNC
Julie Dunn 12/5/06
Democratic
gathering could- could-or could not be a boon, some in Boston say
Rocky Mountain News 12/4/06
Opportunity
Knocks
Pierre Loza 11/9/06
Swann
promise favored
Williamsport Sun Gazette 11/4/06
Boon
for some, bane for others
St. Paul Pioneer Press 10/22/06
GOING
UP: Rhode Island
Boston Globe 10/20/06
Barnett questions accuracy of Sebelius' latest ad
Hutchinson News (Topeka, KS) 10/20/06
Study:
Pay not keeping up with productivity
Boston Globe 10/10/06
Ted
Wending EPA chief calls bills harmful for Ohio
The
Plain Dealer
10/9/06
Martin
Moylan GOP convention what's the payoff?.
Minn. Public Radio
Cost
to prepare for GOP may match profit
WCCO-Minneapolis,Minn DNC
Economic
benefit estimates vary widely
Minn/St. Paul Star-Tribune
9/28/06
National
spotlight will shine, but its pricetag won't be cheap
Pioneer Press, MN DNC
9/26/06
Commonwealth
Foundation Swann's tax cuts would spurr economic growth
Evening Bulletin 9/26/06
When bond
money runs out ask for more
The Orange Country Register
September 24, 2006
David G.
Tuerck State surplus indeed
Boston Herald surplus
September 21, 2006
Democrats
wish lists face a tight budget
Boston Globe
September 16, 2006
September
15, 2006 Proposed Mass Wind Farm Generates Intense Criticism
Budget and Tax News
9/15/06
$900
million Syracuse school project faces labor debate
Central New York Business Journal
Qualifying
the Needy- After 10 years of welfare reform, many unanswered questions
remain
Spare Change News
September 14, 2006
State
runs of out excuses not to cut tax
Boston Herald
9/13/06
State's
minimum wage to increase
The Daily Free Press 9/5/06
Tax
cut campaign proposals under fire
The
Boston Globe 9/03/06
Views
differ on whether cops are necessary at work sites
The Daily Item 9/01/06
Twin
Cities Vie for National Convention
The Minnesota Daily 7/26/06
Wage
Hike's Effect Unclear
The Beacon Journal 7/20/06
Bay
State Collects Record Tax Revenue In Fiscal '06
WCSH Portland 7/17/06
Mass.
Tax Revenues Eclipse $18 billion mark
Boston Globe 7/17/06
We're
Number 5! We're Number 5!
The Arizona Republic 7/16/06
The
Minimum Wage Trade Off
Boston Business Journal 7/7/06
Study
shows hospital has big impact locally
The Winchester Star 7/22/06
House
Takes up Mass. Minimum Wage Hike Today
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 6/22/06
Minimum
wage debate begins today
Salem News 6/21/06
Is
a national convention a good idea for the Twin Cities, or just its pols?"
Minneapolis City Pages 6/20/06
Political
Pandering on Wage Hike…
Boston Herald 6/19/06
Higher
minimum wage lowers employment
Boston Herald 6/19/06
MSNBC.com 6/05/06
New
Report Finds No Evidence of Impacts on Property Values from Wind Farm
Empire
Information Services, Inc.5/24/06
Study
examines minimum wage hike proposals
Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise 5/24/06
Project
Labor Agreements Increase Costs for School Construction in New York Says
Academic Think Tank Empire Information Services, Inc. 5/22/06
Windfall
Profits: Cape Wind Project Spins on Gnerous Public Subsidy
EMediaWire 5/19/06
The
Tangled Web of RI Competitiveness
Providence
Journal 5/18/06
Subsidies
said key to wind farm
Cape Cod Times 5/15/06
Tax payer to fund windfall
Boston Herald 5/15/06
Boos,
hisses hurled at police detail reformer
Newburyport Daily News 4/18/06
North Dakota
Ranks High in Competitiveness Study
KFYR-TV 4/12/06
State
receives $6.75 million for science and technology research.url
Boston Globe 4/10/06
The
Mob That Whacked Jersey
City Journal (Manhattan Institute)
David
G. Tuerck: RI needs to cut taxes, toughen labor laws
Providence Journal 4/4/06
Pacheco
says proposal benefits poorest of the working class
Taunton Gazette 3/24
Legislators
push for increase in minimum wage
The Inquirer and Mirror 3/23
Insurance
cost is Chamber't top priority
Delaware Online 3/23
Early
Jockeying to host 2008 conventions underway
Congressional Quarterly 2/22/06
Conservative
group may look at taxes Mobile Register Taxe
Mobile Register 2/22/06
GOP
invites city to bid on 2008 convention
S.F. Examiner
February 16, 2006
Economist
urges state to get more competitive
Providence Journal (subscription) 2/14/06
Rhode
Island needs to cut taxes to improve competitiveness
Turnto10.com 2/14/06
Rhode
Island needs to cut taxes to improve competitiveness
Boston Globe 2/13/05
Economic
expert will meet with RI group today
Providence Business News, 2/13/06
Economic expert will meet with RI group today
Providence Business News, 2/13/06
NJ's
low ranking misses the mark
Philadelphis Inquirer 2/7/06
Boston
fed proposes hike in minimum wage to $8.25
Boston Globe 1/31/06
Rich get much richer while poor stay poor
Boston Herald 1/27/06
Tisei:
State revenue picture improving
Wakefield Observer
12/22/05
Modest
revenues, sluggish job growth predicted for Mass.
Boston
Herald (PDF)
12/13/05
Tax
revenue slowdown in forecasts
Boston Globe
12/13/05
Economists
predict modest growth, sluggish job growth for next two years
Associated Press (PDF)
12/12/05
Tax
revenue growth slowdown likely; experts tell budget writers
State House News Service
12/12/05 (PDF)
Court
ruling delays Brockton elementary school projects
Brockton Enterprise
11/29/05
Groups
hope to bolster N.J.
MSNBC
11/7/05
Put
a conservative on the court
Op-Ed: David G. Tuerck
Boston Globe
10/28/05
Choosing the state's next CEO: Employers say they are concerned New Jersey is becoming a less attractive place to do business, and they want the next governor to do something about it. 10/16/05 Asbury Park Press
Chamber
pushes agenda for next governor
Star-Ledger 10/12/05
Groups
clamor for candidates' attention to their pet issues
New Brunswick (NJ) Home-Tribune 10/12/05
Digging
in data for dollars
Economic studies are must-reading for businesses
Gazette.net-
Maryland Community Newspapers Online 10/5/05
Colorado
jobs rebound hits a 'pause'
Rocky Mountain News
10/5/05
Metro
Denver employment outpacing national numbers
Denver Business Journal 10/5/05l
Killing
jobs in Massausetts
Nat'l Center for Policy Analysis's Idea House 10/5/05
Forrester
pushes ideas for 'restoring integrity'
Star-Ledger NJ
Teamwork
Key as Grad Students Compete in Dragon Boat Races
Suffolk University Spotlight July 2005
City's
connections are code
San Bernadino Sun 7/3/05
BHI
study: Purchasing pools good for market
Boston Business Journal 6/28/05
Business
Leaders Divided Over Small Biz Health Insurance Proposal
State
House News Service 6/28/05
Former
foes ally against health plan
Boston Herald 6/27/05
Conservatives
debate Romney insurance plan
Boston Herald 6/27/04
More
taxes projected to cost jobs
Salina Journal (KS), 6/13
Study:
Wage hike would cut jobs
Report criticizes Bay State plan to raise minimum
Boston
Globe 6/7/05
Think
tank really gets on his Case: A tiff over minimum wage
Boston Herald 6/7/05
The
unfair price of union labor
Boston
Globe: Scot Lehigh 5/20/05
Registration Req'd
Staties
get raises for traffic work
Boston Herald 5/13/05
Deep
in the Heart of Taxas
Wall Street Journal 5/10/05
New
Study Finds Drug Importation Policies Would Destroy 867 Maryland Jobs
& Lose $45.5 Million
US Newswire 4/11/05
Area's
elderly hit Bush plan
Springfied Republican 3/19/05
New
principal named for Stony Brook
The Cape Codder 3/19/05
19
officers earned over $200,000 in '04
Boston Globe
Letter:
Examine motives
Scituate Mariner
Letter:
Defends statements
Scituate Mariner
Illinois
Contractors Fight Union-Friendly Order
Heartland Institute Budget and Tax News
Doing
Business in New York is a Costly Matter
Heartland Institute Budget and Tax News
Beacon
Hill Institute Survey 2005: Half of all Respondents Expect Massachusetts
Economy to Improve in 2005
e-wire PRWEB
Mass.
cash may become carrot
Boston Herald 2/24/04
Cities
adapt as employers relocate
Facing the loss of jobs and civic prestige, Boston turns to institutions
that won't leave.
Christian Science Monitor 2/3/05
Businesses
kept rolling in face of blizzard
The Daily Free Press (Boston University) 1/31/05
Gillette
deal may hit Boston pride
Stadium name, community ties at stake in P&G deal
CBSMarketWatch.com 1/28/05
Quincy
Medical Center's Economic Impact
Boston Globe 1/17/05
What
to do with surplus from DNC
Jeff Jacoby Boston Globe 1/16/05
State
slowly gets back on its feet
Wakefield Observer column by Sen. Richard Tisei 12/15
CEO:
Hospital is ‘economic engine'; Points to study that Quincy Medical
ordered as it looks to expand
Quincy Patriot Ledger 12/14/04
State
slowly gets back on its feet
Wakefield Observer column by Sen. Richard Tisei 12/15
CEO:
Hospital is ‘economic engine'; Points to study that Quincy Medical
ordered as it looks to expand
Quincy Patriot Ledger
State's
next governor must reverse economic slide
Seattle Times 12/13/04
Letters
to the Editor on wind energy
Barnstable Patriot 12/10/04
Income
growth means tax cut
Unexpected result narrows state gap
Boston Globe 12/07/04
Income
growth means tax cut
Unexpected result narrows state gap
Boston Globe 12/07/04
Health
care policy tops list of citizen concerns
Hanover Mariner 11/23/04
Casey:
State needs to focus on maintaining it's competitive edge
Stoneham Sun 11/23/04
A
blight on the beautiful Gaspe
National Post (Canada) 11/23/04
Residents
upset over Cape Cod wind-farm plan
Clean power source would be unsightly, opponents argue
San Francisco Chronicle 11/21/04
Details,
details
Cape politicians say towns might want to take a fresh look at police traffic
work
Cape Cod Times 11/16/04
After
win, Walz hits the ground running
Not yet in office, no time to rest
Boston Globe 11/21/04
Utah
is ranked No. 2 in competitiveness
Deseret News
Jobless
in Michigan?
Blame the governor — and term-limit-obsessed Republicans.
National Review
Utah
No. 2 in Competitiveness
KSL 1160 Radio
Utah,
SLC rank highin economic competitiveness
Salt Lake City Tribune
Study
ranks Bay State No. 1 in competitiveness
Annual report puts Hub 4th among cities
Boston Globe (AP) 11/18/04
Details,
details
Cape politicians say towns might want to take a fresh look at police
Cape Cod Times 11/16/04
Study
says civilian details could save millions each year
New Bedford Standard Times 11/14/04
Discounted
Tax Reform
Sioux City Journal 11/14/04
A
devil in the details for Romney
Boston Globe 11/12/04
Value
of police details queried
Group sees high cost and poor safety record
Boston Globe 11/11/04
Building
group leader seeks to head off discrimination
Bristol Press 10/20/04
Budget
report to cite gap of $750m
Not time for tax cut, says watchdog group
Boston Globe 10/9/04
Group
touting `for-all' health savings
Boston Herald 10/08/04
Commentary:
Drug Debacle Canada isn't the answer
New York Post 10/7/04
It's
a boondoggle
Boston Globe Op Ed 9/27/04
Critics:
Legalization will lead to job losses
Boston Globe 9/23/04
Why
not here in '08?
St. Petersberg Times 9/06/04
NYC
beats Boston in convention profits
Boston Globe via Arizona Republic 9/4/04
Convention
week disappoints city's small businesses
Journal Home News (NY) 9/4/04
GOP
gave city big fiscal boost - Mike
New York Daily News 9/4/04
Bucking
conventional thinking
Washington Post 9/4/04
Convos
Passe?
National Journal 9/2/04
Convention
Shy?
Since 9/11, Hosting a Big Event Is Seeming Less Like a Civic Bonanza
ABCNews.com 8/29/04
GOP's
economic forecast
The Journal News 8/28/04
Will
the RNC bring big bucks to NYC?
Some retailers, economists predicting a financial hit
MSNBC.com 8/27/04
New
York City Lowering Its Sights for a Convention Boom
New York Times 8/17/04
Convention
benefit 'negligible,' study says
Boston Globe 8/10/04
Study
puts DNC economic gain at $14.8M for city
Herald News 8/10/04
DNC
a total waste: Dem projection falls short by 90 percent
Boston Herald 8/10/04
DNC
yielded $14.8M for city
MetroWest Daily News 8/10/04
Study:
DNC netted feeble, but positive, economic boost
Boston Business Journal 8/9/04
Think
tank puts convention economic gain at nearly $15 million
Sarasota Herald Tribune 8/9/04
Party
favors
New York Post 8/9/04
Panelists
argue LUS plan unrealistic
Baton Rouge Advocate 8/2/04
Panel:
LUS fiber bad idea
Lafayette (LA) Advertiser 8/2/04
It's
back to the fiscal treadmill for Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times 7/30/04
Let's
deflate the balloons
Boston Globe (Steve Bailey) 7/28/04
Convention
a bonanza for some businesses, a bust for others
USA Today 7/28/04
Convention
Shy?
Since 9/11, Hosting a Big Event Is Seeming Less Like a Civic Bonanza
ABCNews.com 8/29/04
GOP's
economic forecast
The Journal News 8/28/04
Will
the RNC bring big bucks to NYC?
Some retailers, economists predicting a financial hit
MSNBC.com 8/27/04
New
York City Lowering Its Sights for a Convention Boom
New York Times 8/17/04
Convention
benefit 'negligible,' study says
Boston Globe 8/10/04
Study
puts DNC economic gain at $14.8M for city
Herald News 8/10/04
DNC
a total waste: Dem projection falls short by 90 percent
Boston Herald 8/10/04
DNC
yielded $14.8M for city
MetroWest Daily News 8/10/04
Study:
DNC netted feeble, but positive, economic boost
Boston Business Journal 8/9/04
Think
tank puts convention economic gain at nearly $15 million
Sarasota Herald Tribune 8/9/04
Party
favors
New York Post 8/9/04
Panelists
argue LUS plan unrealistic
Baton Rouge Advocate 8/2/04
Conventions
Are Big Losers
Forbes 7/26/04
Boston
hunkers down for convention
Event promises to impact local commerce, for better or worse
CBSMarketWatch 7/23/04
Boston
battens down for gathering
San Diego Tribune Union 7/26/04
Lockdown
in Boston
New York Daily News 7/25/04
Security
dampens convention profit
Chicago Sun-Times 7/23/04
A
cost-benefit analysis: Security measures could deflate competition for
conventions
Metro Daily West 7/23/04
Panelists
argue LUS plan unrealistic
Baton Rouge Advocate 8/2/04
Panel:
LUS fiber bad idea
Lafayette (LA) Advertiser 8/2/04
It's
back to the fiscal treadmill for Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times 7/30/04
Let's
deflate the balloons
Boston Globe (Steve Bailey) 7/28/04
Convention
a bonanza for some businesses, a bust for others
USA Today 7/28/04
Bostonians
Having Gridlock Nightmares
The New York Times 7/25/04
Boston
pops
PittsburghLIVE.com 7/25/04
Conventions Are
Big Losers
Forbes 7/26/04
Boston
hunkers down for convention
Event promises to impact local commerce, for better or worse
CBSMarketWatch 7/23/04
Boston
battens down for gathering
San Diego Tribune Union 7/26/04
Lockdown
in Boston
New York Daily News 7/25/04
Security
dampens convention profit
Chicago Sun-Times 7/23/04
A
cost-benefit analysis: Security measures could deflate competition for
conventions
Metro Daily West 7/23/04
Security
measures could deflate civic competition to land future political conventions
USA Today 7/22/04
Security
issues dampen cities' enthusiasm
MSNBC.com 7/22/04
Boston
battens down for DNC
Christian Science Monitor 7/22/04
Boston
Braces For Dem Invasion
CBS.com 7/21/04
Study:
Only 11% of Hub businesses expect DNC gain
Boston Globe 7/21/04
Bonanza?
Some businesses don't DNC it
Boston Herald 7/22/04
Boston
commuters irked by convention-week transit closures
Hartford Courant 7/21/04
Study:
DNC to be boon for only 11% of Boston businesses
Boston Business Journal 7/20/04
GOP
to drop in on Democratic N.Y.
Bush is disliked, but the money's good
San Francisco Chronicle 7/17/04
Contracts
worth it? State accused of harassing builders
Daily Record Business 7/18/04
Kerry's
Boston `Stressed Out' by Convention Security (Update1)
Forbes 7/13/04
Fear
of election-year terror on the rails
Train bombings in Madrid and Moscow spur plans for extreme measures to
protect Boston's and New York's subway and commuter lines
New York Newsday 7/12/04
It's
Their Party
DNC Demands Boost Cost of Convention, Paid for By Special Interests
Center for Public Integrity 7/12/04
5,500
cops to flood commuter lines during GOP convention
New York Newsday 7/12/04
Flee!
The Democrats are coming to Boston
Massachusetts braces for convention to cause traffic snarls; locals aim
to leave
San Francisco Chronicle 7/11/04
Bostonians
plan to skip convention
USA Today 7/9/04
APPLE'S
COST: $19 MIL
New York Post 7/6/04
Offshore
wind power still isn't worth cost
Boston Globe Op-Ed 7/3/04
City
sees ray amid event's clouds
Boston Globe 6/30/04
Give
or take $80m
New York Press 6/11/04
For
some, no Garden party
New York Newsday 6/10/04
Study:
Tax cut means jobs: Surplus funds should be saved, Finneran counters
Boston Herald 6/10/04
STUDY:
GOP GALA $$ BOOST BOAST IS BUNK
New York Post 5/29/04
Coast
with the most' is the boast: South Shore campaign targets Democratic convention
tourists
Quincy Patriot Ledger 5/30/04
Boston
Ponders a Convention That Produces No 'Nominee'
New York Times 5/25
Convention
bust may reach $50m
Boston Globe 5/22
Boston
Business Asked to Limit Workers for Convention
Bloomberg News 5/20/04
Both
parties wear smiles for Democrats Convention site
New York Times 5/9/04
Playing
It Safe
Two big cities are hosting the political conventions. Will tightened security
create buyers' remorse?
Newsweek 5/10/04
Texas
Payroll Tax: Searching for New Revenues to Fund Public Schools
By John Barrett
Director of Research, Beacon Hill Institute
What
the convention is worth
Boston Globe (Jeff Jacoby) 4/15/04
Will
Democractic convention ripple out to MetroWest?
MetroWest Daily News 4/15/04
Convention
seen yielding a net loss
Study says business productivity will take a $23.8 million hit
Boston Globe 4/13/04
Study
forecasts $154.2 million economic impact from convention
Portsmouth Herald 4/2/04
New
report lowers estimate of convention benefit to local economy
Associated Press 3/30/04
Study
trims value of DNC
Democrats stick with higher estimate of event spending
Boston Globe 3/30/04
Unconventional
wisdom
LA to Boston: Delegates may bring less money than headaches
Boston Globe 3/28/04
Wind
farm stories cause storm on Cape
Boston Globe 3/23/04
Study:
Wind farm doesn't add up
Cape Cod Times 3/16/04
Checking
Under the Hood:
STAMP Provides a Good Guide to State Tax Policy
Richmond Times-Dispatch 3/7/04
Public
policy group report: Town's cable plan could fail
Concord Journal 3/4/04
High
Tech Hot Spots
Governing March 2004
Left-wing
conservatives
Cosmo Macero Boston Herald 2/22/04 (PDF)
Editorial:
Pike merger's dollars, sense
Sharon Advocate 2/5/04
State
seeks outsiders' support on Turnpike merger
Boston Herald 2/3/04
Merger
for Pike authority is pressed
Healey sees $20m in annual savings
Boston Globe 2/3/04
Healey
describes Turnpike Authority as 'patronage' haven
Sentinel & Enterprise 2/3/04
Romney
Highway Proposal Met With Opposition
The BostonChannel.com 2/3/04
Pike
merger idea has many friends
Neponset Valley Daily News 2/3/04
Janet
Wu Reports On Turnpike Highway Department Proposal
TheBostonChannel 2/3/04
Boston
Metro article about Smith Professor Jim Miller's proposal for the electoral
college
Boston Metro 1/27/04 (PDF)
Beacon Hill Institute cited in Delaware Governor's State of the State address
PDC
chief takes the offense
City agency combats 'urban myth' that businesses are fleeing
Portland Tribune 1/23/04
In
Our Opinion: Cautious optimism
Hampshire Gazette 1/7/04
Revenue
up, but further cuts loom
State collects $356m more than expected
Boston Globe 1/7/04
The
Insider: Seattle actually looks good in this business study
Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1/5/04
Business
Briefly
Everett Herald, WA 1/3/04
The
Insider: Seattle actually looks good in this business study
Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1/5/04
Study
lists Seattle area first in `competitiveness'
King County Journal 1/2/04
Portland
ranks high in competitiveness study
Business Journal of Portland 1/2/04
A
year of sewer, streetscapes, senior housing and the train
Cohasset Mariner 12/31/03
Triangle
ranked sixth in business competitiveness
Triangle Business Journal 12/30/03
Seattle
tops 'competitive' U.S. cities list
Puget Sound Business Journal 12/29/03
Romney
aide takes aim at unions
Associated Press 12/15/03
Beware
rosy forecasts
Lowell Sun 12/12/03
House
budget chief says Romney 'unrealistic' about extra $490m
Others anticipate larger tax surplus
Boston Globe 12/12/03
Easing
of state budget shortfall seen: New tax revenue might avert cuts
Boston Globe 12/9/03
Huffing,
puffing about wind power
Commentary by David G. Tuerck
Cape Cod Times 11/21/03
Bill
comes due in Milton (PLAs costly) Editorial
Boston Herald 11/17/03
Danes
say wind farm merits positive spin
Visitors try to soothe worries about the project's effect on tourism,
environment.
Cape Cod Times 11/13/03
Labor
agreements hurt independents
Portland (OR) Tribune, 11/7/03
Assembly
to Corps: Halt!
Delegates want zoning before wind farm permitting
The Barnstable Patriot, 11/7/03
Sanford
promotes tax plan
Governor says state would reap economic benefits from his strategy
Thestate.com (South Carolina) 11/5/03
Think
tank says income tax hike would hurt the state
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 10/20/03
BHI
responds to Cape Wind
Solaraccess.com
Survey
claims wind farm would hurt economy
Cape Cod Times 10/29/03
Study
funded by foe says wind turbines to hurt Cape tourism
Survey also sees house price dip
Boston Globe 10/28/03
UMass
report blames tax cuts for state's fiscal troubles
Economist says reductions cost state $5.5b
Boston Globe 10/23/03
Heavy
lifter for the West's economy?
Seattle Times 10/18/03
Economists:
Worst is over in Colorado
Grand Junction Sentinel 10/17/08
2,948
Jobs Won’t Be Created if State Income Tax Cut Delayed, Economic Model
Shows
Mackinac Center 10/9/03
Competing
visions, unclear prospects
Economists say evidence mixed on lure of incentives
Boston Globe 9/17/03
BHI profiled in "Hello There" feature Boston Metro 9/8/03
BHI
in John Fund's Political Diary
Wall Street Journal 8/28/03
Riley
tax increase proposal would cost jobs
RileyRate.com 8/30/02
In
line with big government
Washington Times
8/28/03
BHI
to assist
study of NH government
Manchester Union Leader 8/26/03
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City
ranks low in competitive survey
Jacksonville Daily Record 8/26/03
Tax
backers hurl invective, but facts debunk Riley spin
Op-Ed by David Tuerck in the Birmingham News 8/24/03
Few
towns just say 'no' in tax issues
MetroWest Daily News 8/17/03
Cohasset
isn't so taxing, study says
Cohasset Mariner 8/14/03
Area
communities top state study of most tax-friendly
Hampshire Gazette 8/14/03
Study
says tax foes, opponents cluster
Boston Globe 8/13/03
Strong
antitax feeling found on South Shore
Quincy Patriot Ledger 8/13/03
Which
Mass. Towns Top Pro-Tax And Anti-Tax Lists? Study: Billerica Tops Anti-Tax
List, Pelham Rates As Most Pro-Tax Town
Associated Press via the Bostonchannel.com 8/13/03
Study
identifies state's top pro-tax and anti-tax towns
Providence Journal 8/13/03
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