BHRC | FROM PAGE 19 tary Eric Paley on Gov. Healey’s DRIVE Initiative, designed to grow Massachusetts’ renowned research and innovation economy and create thousands of new jobs. “The contrast is becoming impossible to ignore and Massachusetts cannot afford to continue to bury its head in the sand on this. Ranking so close to the very bottom should alarm every lawmaker and every taxpayer. Our high-cost tax system is driving out talent, capital and opportunity, and New Hampshire's top tier ranking proves that better policy is possible right next door. We are falling behind not by chance, but by poor policy choices.” --- Paul Craney, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, on the Tax Foundation’s newly-released “2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index.” in which the Bay State ranks just 43rd in the nation, while neighboring New Hampshire jumped in rank to come in atnumber 3. “These rankings confirm what Massachusetts residents and employers already know: our tax burden is too high, making it increasingly difficult for people and businesses to thrive here. Turning this around will require successful, coordinated efforts by private-sector leaders and policymakers to advance meaningful reforms that strengthen the state’s competitiveness. This data should serve as a wake-up call to policymakers as they consider proposals that would further raise the portion of certain income subject to the state's corporate tax rate from 5 to 50 percent.” --- Christopher Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council and Mass Opportunity co-organizer, on the Tax Foundation’s newly released “2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index” which ranks Massachusetts 43rd in the nation, placing it among the 10 least competitive states for taxes. “Massachusetts recognizes strategically investing in the future of manufacturing will reap enormous downstream benefits for the rest of our economy. The Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) program continues to support innovation while also providing opportunities for a new generation of manufacturing workers throughout the state.” ---Massachusetts Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley on the Healey Administration’s announcement of $7.3 million in grant awards to 13 manufacturers across the state. The grants are designed to bridge the gap between innovation and commercialization within the manufacturing sector and the combined projects are projected to create 180 jobs statewide. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, November 7, 2025 Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of October 2731, the House met for a total of seven hours and five minutes and the Senate met for a total of four hours and nine minutes. Mon. Oct. 27 House11:01 a.m. to 11:28 a.m. Senate 11:22 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Tues.Oct. 28 No House session. No Senate session. Wed. Oct. 29 House11:00 a.m. to4:50 p.m. No Senate session. 1 bedroom, 1 bath furnished room for rent. $275. per week rent. Two week deposit plus 1 week rent required. 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