Bruce Mohl, an investigative reporter, political editor, and consumer reporter for the Boston Globe for nearly 30 years, was today named the editor of CommonWealth magazine. CommonWealth is the award-winning quarterly journal of Massachusetts politics and civic life published by the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, MassINC, the state’s leading non-partisan think tank. CommonWealth
Massachusetts ranks 49th in job creation
Boston – Despite recent gains in its biotech sector, Massachusetts ranked 49th in job creation over the past six years and experienced a loss in its share of the nation’s payroll jobs. While trailing in job creation, Massachusetts was among the leading states in productivity, ranking 7th in the nation and also increasing its output
Gregory Torres named President and CEO of MassINC
BOSTON – Gregory T. Torres has been named the next President & CEO of the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC). MassINC co-chairs Gloria Larson and Peter Meade announced the appointment this morning. With more than three decades of work in government and social services, Torres brings extensive public policy expertise to the leadership role
Democratic gubernatorial candidates to debate health care and education on June 29th
Boston , June 13, 2006 – The three Democratic candidates for Governor – Chris Gabrieli, Deval Patrick and Attorney General Tom Reilly – will meet on June 29th for a debate focused on health care and education in Massachusetts. The debate, which will be held at the NECN studio in Newton, will air on NECN
Gubernatorial candidates to meet for first live broadcast debate
Boston, May 1, 2006 – Four of the five major candidates for Governor – Chris Gabrieli, Christy Mihos, Deval Patrick and Attorney General Tom Reilly – will meet at 7 PM. on the evening of May 18 th for a debate focused on jobs, the economy and cost of living in Massachusetts. The debate, which
The cost of college in New England consumes a growing share of family income
Boston , April 30, 2006 – Since 1992-93, the costs of attending New England colleges have grown considerably for families, even though both family incomes and grant aid have increased, according to a research report released today by The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC). Paying for College: The Rising Cost of Higher Education
Bay State boomers expect to retire later and face financial challenges
BOSTON — November 13, 2005 — Nearly half (49 percent) of Massachusetts baby boomers plan to work beyond the age of 65 and close to half (44 percent) expect to have only enough money for basic living expenses or not even that in their retirement years, according to a report released today by the Massachusetts
Share of immigrants in Massachusetts workforce nearly doubles since 1980
BOSTON — June 19, 2005 — The share of immigrants in the Massachusetts workforce nearly doubled from 9 percent in 1980 to 17 percent in 2004, according to a research report released today by the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC). At the same time that immigrants are playing a critical role in the
New study targets state strategies to boost failing schools.
BOSTON — April 27, 2005 — The Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC today issued Reaching Capacity: A Blueprint for the State Role in Improving Low Performing Schools and Districts, a research report that highlights specific needs and recommendations for enhanced state support in low performing schools and districts. The report was
Nonprofit job growth outstrips rest of Massachusetts economy
BOSTON — March 7, 2005 — The nonprofit sector in Massachusetts is among the largest in the country and has experienced significantly more employment and job growth than other sectors of the state’s economy, according to a research report released today by the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC). Co- sponsored by the Mellon