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Jul 15, 2020
As a community of business associations, representing tens of thousands of employers across the Commonwealth, we mourn the losses and honor the memories of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and the countless other...
May 21, 2020
HEALTH CARE
The work of the Special Commission on Regional and Local Public Health was codified recently by the legislature. MTF’s President Eileen McAnneny was part of this commission formed to determine how best to improve the numerous municipal public health...
HEALTH CARE
May 19, 2020
ECONOMY
On April 28, Governor Baker announced the formation of a 19-member Advisory Board to determine the best ways to open the economy. Chaired by Lt. Governor Polito and Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Michael Kennealy, along with...
ECONOMY
May 19, 2020
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes > Corporate Tax
The MA Department of Revenue released new technical information (TIR 20-5) which provides a narrow exception to corporate excise tax nexus for companies whose employees are working from home in Massachusetts solely because of the pandemic. The...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes > Corporate Tax
May 07, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has updated its "Frequently Asked Questions" for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide additional guidance based on continued feedback from lenders and borrowers. The program, targeted to small...
Apr 21, 2020
TRANSPORTATION
The much-awaited House Ways and Means Committee version of the transportation finance package was released on February 26 for consideration by the full House on March 4. H4508, An Act Relative to Transportation Finance, proposed new revenues totaling...
TRANSPORTATION
Apr 21, 2020
HEALTH CARE
New edicts and guidance concerning COVID-19 are being released every day. To help you stay current, we have aggregated some important resources below: Federal: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html https://www.usa.gov...
HEALTH CARE
Apr 21, 2020
ECONOMY
Launched by Massachusetts Governor Baker and First Lady Lauren Baker in partnership with the One8 Foundation, the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund will serve essential frontline workers and vulnerable populations across the state facing...
ECONOMY