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June 19, 2018 By JASON PRAMAS

CAPITALIST VETO

Popular “millionaires’ tax” referendum question blocked by a pro-business SJC

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, Columns Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Budget, Column, corporation, democracy, economy, education, Fair Share amendment, graduated, higher education, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, millionaire's tax, MTA, news, politics, public, referendum, rich, SEIU, Supreme Judicial Court, taxation, transportation, wealthy

February 1, 2018 By MICHELLE SANTIAGO CORTES

THE HURRICANE CONTINUES

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nicholas Glass of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC 22) leads residents to an MH-60s Sea Hawk helicopter for evacuation following the landfall of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Galbreath/Released) The perils of being ‘foreign in a domestic sense’ All the instruments and […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

January 17, 2018 By SARAH BETANCOURT

WAITING FOR RECIPROCITY

Nurses, teachers, other Puerto Ricans in Mass struggle to get professional licenses When Hurricane Maria devastated her area of Isabela, Puerto Rico, 52-year-old Brenda Trujillo traveled to Holyoke in search of a more stable life and employment. Trujillo has been a nurse for nearly 30 years, but since arriving on Nov 3 she has not […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

October 24, 2017 By JASON PRAMAS

THE VERTEX SHELL GAME

Vertex Headquarters. Photo ©2015 Derek Kouyoumjian Pharma’s Donation to Boston, Other Cities Converts Public Funds to PR Gold October 24, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   Vertex Pharmaceuticals made a big PR splash last week with an announcement of a significant donation to Boston and other cities where it does business. The Boston-based company, best […]

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, Columns Tagged With: biotech, Boston, corporations, democracy, economy, education, healthcare, history, justice, Massachusetts, national, pharma, politics, taxation, Vertex

October 18, 2017 By JASON PRAMAS

TOWNIE: A WORM’S EYE VIEW OF THE MASS POWER STRUCTURE+

Students at rally at Boston City Hall by NewtonCourt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons From the guy that brings you Apparent Horizon October 18, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   The rich and powerful interests that control Massachusetts politics and the state economy have their fingers in every conceivable pie. So numerous […]

Filed Under: Columns, Townie Tagged With: Activism, BINJ, blurb, Boston, bribe, brief, business, CEO, City Hall, Column, Contact, corporations, corruption, democracy, development, economy, education, government, healthcare, higher education, Jason Pramas, justice, labor, legislature, malfeasance, Massachusetts, news, politics, Real Estate, taxation, TOWNIE

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