Archive for March 2020

State governments are required to balance the budget each year and cannot deficit-spend like the federal government can. Congress should return and finish the task by providing the large block grants states so desperately need. Read More

University of Massachusetts officials said the system is expected to lose about $70 million in revenues to student refunds. Read More

The Boston-based publisher’s top executives are also taking temporary salary cuts, including a 50% reduction for CEO Jack Lynch. Read More

Massachusetts officials are moving to align the state deadline for taxes with the federal government’s deadline. Read More

Letter to editor: Military families across the U.S. have known sacrifice and will continue to serve us on this new battlefield against COVID-19. We need both public- and private-sector support for our troops and their families during this time. Read More

Cybersecurity and robotics have emerged as high-growth subsectors of the Bay State’s technology ecosystem. Leaders of those companies are rethinking strategies in wake of the current economic conditions. Read More

The trials of a drug by Gilead Sciences are some of the most advanced work being done on potential COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, one of the few disease-specific options patient-filled hospitals have. Read More

The Cobu app started as a peer-to-peer platform to help neighbors connect with each other. It’s now gaining a supplemental proof of concept as the pandemic created the need to coordinate daycare resources and grocery runs among people living close together. Read More

Here are the five things you need to know to start your day, numbers to know, the power of understanding maps, and the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine. Read More

The largest independent physician group in the state will suspend operations at half its sites, furlough dozens upon dozens of staff, and withhold a percentage of salaries for roughly half the organization in wake of the stoppage of all non-urgent medical appointments and elective procedures. Read More