Economy and Jobs

Group introduces workable campaign finance reform bill to fight the abuses of excessive election expenditures. Read more »

Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressmen Barney Frank, Jim McGovern, and William Keating, today announced that the Fall River Fire Department has won $14,453,524 in federal funding, protecting 79 firefighter jobs that would have been lo Read more »

Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressmen James McGovern and William Keating, announced today that five organizations across Massachusetts will receive over $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide homeless veterans in M Read more »

"The cranberry industry has long been of critical importance - not only to the Massachusetts economy but to the nation's food supply." Read more »

"The cranberry industry has long been of critical importance - not only to the Massachusetts economy but to the nation's food supply." Read more »

This OpEd originally appeared in the Telegram and Gazette Read more »

This bill before us would create a government where there is no conscience; where the wealthy and well connected are protected and enriched - and the middle class, the poor, and the vulnerable are essentially forgotten. Read more »

A House GOP Political Ploy -- Jeopardizing Stopping the Doubling of Student Loan Interest Rate by Using A Partisan Poison Pill As An Offset The Choice Is Clear: Protecting Big Oil or Ensuring the Health of Women & Children Key Points: Today, the House will consider H.R. 4628, a political ploy by the House GOP Leadership - a bill that… Read more »

Currently, commuters who drive to work and park are eligible for up to $240 in pre-tax benefits per month from their employer while commuters who take mass transit such as commuter rail, subways, buses or vanpools are only eligible for up to $125 a month. Read more »

This is one more opportunity lost, one more opportunity squandered, by this Republican-controlled House. Read more »