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New report details impact of Recovery ActIn a recently released report, University of Massachusetts Boston offered a first-ever look at the demographic breakdown of Recovery Act jobs in 2010. Chief among the findings was that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in Massachusetts created or retained jobs generally in proportion to the state population. More » |
Mass. advocates shift to immigrant tuition billWhen the U.S. Senate failed to pass the federal DREAM Act, Deivid Ribeiro and other undocumented student immigrants in Boston watched the voting on TV in silence. Some cried while others vowed to continue to press for a bill that would grant conditional legal status to young illegal immigrants who enroll in college or join the military. More » |
An actor's legacyIn the same small theater where James Spruill once directed and acted in plays, friends of the late Boston University professor brought him back to life, reminiscing about his skillful acting, outsize personality and attentive mentoring, which groomed thousands of college students and raw recruits into performers over more than 40 years. More » |
MIT economist hopes comics will explain health lawAn MIT economist and adviser to President Barack Obama is turning to comic books to help make the pitch for the administration's embattled health care law. Jonathan Gruber said he was hesitant at first when a book publisher approached him with the idea of translating the complex new law into a genre more typically populated by superheroes in tights. More » |
Mass. to boost lottery's profile on social mediaState lotteries across the country are increasingly turning to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to connect with customers, a trend that Massachusetts Treasurer Steven Grossman said is one of his top priorities as he looks to boost sales in coming years. More » |
