Speaker Bob DeLeo is in Israel Hoping to Pull Down Another $6 Billion for...
At MassChallenge Thursday morning, Massachusetts Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo expressed his intent on forging a strong economic relationship between the Commonwealth and Israel. In fact, DeLeo is so...
View ArticleMassachusetts Lawmakers Remember Sandy Hook Shooting Victims
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. which claimed the lives of 20 young children and six adults, all innocent and...
View ArticleReport Suggests That Massachusetts Consider Stricter Gun Laws
A panel of gun legislation experts released a report Monday calling for Massachusetts to toughen its gun laws at the behest of Massachusetts Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo. The committee's intention...
View ArticleSenator Ed Markey Suggests Smart Firearms to Combat Gun Violence
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Ed Markey introduced a piece of legislation Wednesday intended to curtail the amount of gun violence seen throughout the country. Dubbed "The Handgun Trigger Safety...
View ArticleSpeaker Bob DeLeo Calls for Compromise on Minimum Wage, Suggests $10.50/Hour
Massachusetts Speaker of the House Bob DeLeo spoke to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Thursday, talking specifically about unemployment insurance and the perpetual battle over the...
View ArticleMassachusetts Politicos Give Thoughts to Mayor Menino & Family
Longtime Boston Mayor Tom Menino is battling cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. A watchdog over the city for 20-years, Menino left City Hall as one of the most beloved figures in Boston history. In...
View ArticleBoston Dubbed The 13th 'Selfiest' City
@BostInno @Fern_Gilly what about #mapoli #mapoliselfie pic.twitter.com/FoiiMbma6f — Speaker Bob DeLeo (@SpeakerDeLeo) March 16, 2014 We can curse the existence of Snapchat, even cite Ellen...
View ArticleUntil the Business Community Can Find Common Ground, Mass. Innovators Won't...
Boston’s City Council took a stand to strike down noncompetes this week. The Council unanimously passed on Wednesday a resolution in support of the elimination of noncompete clauses in employment...
View ArticleNon-Competes to Take Center Stage on Tuesday at State Legislature
UPDATE 6/30 4:29 p.m.: NEVCA has provided a list of the community leaders that will be testifying against non-competes Tuesday morning: Semyon Dukach, Managing Director, TechStars Boston Gaurav Jain,...
View ArticleMassachusetts Cultural Council Stands to Bank $1 Million if the State Budget...
On Monday, both chambers of the Massachusetts Legislature voted on a state budget for fiscal year 2015. The $36.5 billion budget, which is slightly more than that proposed by Governor Deval Patrick,...
View ArticleThe Mass. House Speaker Is Pushing a Noncompete Compromise
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo spoke at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast Wednesday morning, saying the House will take up legislation to regulate noncompete agreements in...
View ArticleHouse Speaker's Noncompete Proposal Isn't Enough, Tech Leaders Say
Part of this article originally appeared in the BostInno Beat newsletter. Sign up to get the Beat here. Members of Boston’s startup and venture capital scene are largely unimpressed with the...
View ArticleWhat Mass. Will Really Get in Noncompete Reform
In early March, House Speaker Robert DeLeo let the Commonwealth know he had decided to reverse his position on noncompetes and was willing to support reform. The speaker said he would support a 12...
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