A Toast to Brockton Beer

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• Oct 8, 2024 Policy Center

  Correction: Brockton Beer announced it will not be closing after all. Read more here. A TOAST TO BROCKTON BEER Brockton Beer closed its doors for the final time this past Saturday. Losing

Fall Preview

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• Sep 24, 2024 Policy Center

FALL PREVIEW While we continue to wait for a conference report on the economic development bill (with Downtown Vitality funding, fingers crossed), the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute is hard at

Historic tax credit increase is a big win for Gateway City housing production

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• Aug 20, 2024 Policy Center

While Gateway City leaders wait for the economic development bill with cautious optimism, they can celebrate the significant housing investments that legislators passed this session. Most news coverage of the

Gateway Cities need actionable strategies to expand access to ESOL services

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• Jul 26, 2024 Policy Center

The MassINC Policy Center released new research this week that finds one-in-five Gateway City workers has limited English proficiency. Helping these residents improve their English skills by just one level

Gateway City leaders are collectively advocating for shared priorities until the final bell

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• Jul 15, 2024 Policy Center

  Mayors and their housing and economic development directors gathered on Beacon Hill this week for the institute’s annual Gateway Cities Leadership Summit. While Senators geared up for the main

Follow the lead of Gateway Cities on school integration

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• Jun 21, 2024 Policy Center Education

Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education and 50 years after the Boston school busing crisis, a new report by the state’s Racial Imbalance Advisory Council (RAIC) finds nearly

Like the Celtics, Gateway City legislators are working to finish strong

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• Jun 11, 2024 Policy Center

As the Celtics quietly steeled themselves for the final stage of the banner 18 quest, legislative activity on Beacon Hill reached a crescendo this week. The budget process moved to

Summer preview: a sales tax holiday worth celebrating

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• May 24, 2024 Policy Center

Last week, the Gateway City Innovation Institute’s Andre Leroux joined a panel of leaders appearing before the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies to testify in support of

Will April showers bring May flowers?

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• May 6, 2024 Policy Center

April rained federal money down on Massachusetts. Three new funding opportunities are especially promising for Gateway Cities: Solar for All. Massachusetts recently received $156 million from this Inflation Reduction Act

Musings on the House budget, the SOA, families, and the state’s long-term fiscal health

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• Apr 18, 2024 Policy Center Education

Baseball at Fenway, runners arriving for the Marathon, with these sure signals that Beacon Hill is moving into full budgeting mode, out came the eagerly anticipated FY 2025 budget from