Massachusetts Consumer Confidence Index Stabilizes After Significant First Quarter Jump, Second Quarter Score Edges Up ...

BOSTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mass Insight Consumer Confidence Index for Massachusetts remained stable in the Second Quarter, with the overall score inching up from 84 to 85. This comes after ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/massachusetts-consumer-confidence-index-stabilizes-163100908.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 09:31:00 -0700

The Caucus: Romney's Massachusetts Woes: A Bad Omen?

Mitt Romney's unpopularity in his home state could spell trouble for November.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/romneys-massachsetts-woes-a-bad-omen/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 15:35:03 -0700

Massachusetts ranks third for injury prevention

Massachusetts scored decently among states for injury prevention, in a national ranking released Wednesday by the non-profit groups Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The state has the third lowest rate of injury-related deaths, with 41.1 per 100,000 people dying from fatal injuries every year, compared with a national rate of 57.9 per 100,000.
http://www.boston.com/dailydose/2012/05/22/massachusetts-ranks-third-for-injury-prevention/sC4vra7Z3pvRdzNWqrdlsN/story.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 10:50:13 -0700

Massachusetts Subpoenas Morgan Stanley Over Facebook IPO

The finger-pointing over Facebook's disappointing IPO continued Tuesday night as Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth William Galvin subpoenaed Morgan Stanley over one of its analyst's critical report of Facebook prior to its stock market debut.
http://news.yahoo.com/massachusetts-subpoenas-morgan-stanley-over-facebook-ipo-083207573.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 01:32:07 -0700

Fitch Rates Massachusetts GO Series 2006B Bank Bonds 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA+' to bank bonds corresponding to the following series of Commonwealth of Massachusetts general obligation bonds:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-rates-massachusetts-series-2006b-203200754.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:32:00 -0700

Massachusetts Addresses "Biomass Loophole" and Limits Subsidies

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued regulations recently limiting ratepayer-funded subsidies known as renewable energy certificates (RECs) to only those biomass power plants which adhere to scientific standards for climate and forest impacts. The regulations followed a two-year review process involving scientists, industry, and citizen groups.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericagies/2012/05/22/massachusetts-addresses-biomass-loophole-and-limits-subsidies/

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 11:26:30 -0700

Massachusetts Rep. Olver survives car crash

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass., May 23 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts congressman who lost control of his car while driving to a meeting said he was uninjured after it left the road and landed in a ditch.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/05/23/Massachusetts-Rep-Olver-survives-car-crash/UPI-37731337796176/

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:22:02 -0700

Poll: Massachusetts Senate race a dead heat

Native American cookbooks and college directories have not had much impact on the Senate race in Massachusetts. A new poll from Suffolk University/7NEWS finds Sen. Scott Brown (R) and Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren (D) in a dead heat, 48 percent to 47 percent. Suffolk last polled the race in February and found Brown had a nine-point lead. Read full article >>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/poll-massachusetts-senate-race-a-dead-heat/2012/05/24/gJQAee3zmU_blog.html?wprss=rss_campaigns

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:16:19 -0700

Mass. Gov. to attend Memorial Day event at Common

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be honoring state veterans and military heroes at an event in the Boston Common.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/05/24/mass_gov_to_attend_memorial_day_event_at_common

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 03:36:35 -0700

Massachusetts home prices increase modestly in April

Median prices for single family homes in Massachusetts increased modestly in April, marking the first jump in seven months, and igniting cautious hope in the real estate industry that the state’s years-long housing downturn is coming to an end. Median home prices rose 1.1 percent to $275,000 in April compared to $272,000 during the same time last year, according to data released Tuesday by the ...
http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2012/05/22/realtors-group-massachusetts-single-family-home-prices-rose-last-month/8QfBVhUkrYUslUDM3EIpDI/story.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 03:32:11 -0700