A constituent asks if Will supports the proposal to bring the Summer Olympics to Boston in 2024 and whether he has attended any meetings on the topic.
Economy
casinos, consumer issues, convention center, development strategy, housing, industry regulation, inequality, intellectual property, net neutrality, non-competition agreements, olympics, poverty and assistance, turnpike air rights development, work
Alternatives for energy price stability
Daniel Winter raises concerns about our increasing dependence on natural gas for energy, and discusses alternatives to the current energy consumption patterns in Massachusetts.
Elements of the July 2 Non-compete Amendment
This compromise non-compete language from the July 2 Senate bill is not law at this time — it is currently under negotiation in a House/Senate conference committee.
Non-competes . . . not this year?
The state Senate reached a compromise agreement on non-competes, but the House did not join the agreement.
Senate Passes Bill to Promote Economic Growth
From the Senate President’s office: a press release about its legislation promoting economic development and providing incentives to create jobs and stimulate the Commonwealth’s economy–including Will’s amendment on reforms to employment non-competition agreements–which now goes on to a House-Senate conference committee.
State-sponsored jobs for youth
There are important signs for hope. There are many organizations which recruit talented youth in Boston-ABCD, the Urban League, the Roxbury Resource Center (part of the City of Boston), to name a few. There are numerous organizations providing training opportunities. Boston is about to launch a STEM school at Dearborn, for example. What is needed …