Benson Taking House, Biz Ties to Lobbying Firm
Alliance for Business Leadership executive director and former state representative Jennifer Benson was announced Monday afternoon as the newest principal at a high-powered lobbying firm.
Alliance for Business Leadership executive director and former state representative Jennifer Benson was announced Monday afternoon as the newest principal at a high-powered lobbying firm.
New Census data has highlighted what so many renters and would-be homebuyers have struggled with for years: Massachusetts’ housing costs are out of control. This latest data likely isn’t a surprise to my fellow business leaders who have seen firsthand the damage it’s done our state and economy.
It’s clear our commonwealth will be confronting critical challenges that will have an enormous impact on our future in the next governor’s first term. And the connective tissue of many of those questions resides within our public transit system.
State government should approve a three-month delay in payroll taxes needed to fund the new paid family and medical leave program, according to a coalition of business, labor and social justice groups.