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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - May 16, 2013</title>
      <description>NFIB MA State Director Bill Vernon provides an analysis on whether the state needs another tax increase.</description>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - May 2, 2013</title>
      <description>NFIB State Director Bill Vernon provides a legislative update from Beacon Hill. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFIB/MA Recognizes YEF Winners</title>
      <description>Three Massachusetts high school seniors today received the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Scholarship.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - April 18, 2013</title>
      <description>NFIB MA State Director Bill Vernon provides a legislative update</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MA Small Business Optimism Going in Wrong Direction</title>
      <description>Director Bill Vernon says that the latest Small Business Optimism index shows a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFIB Says Gov't Policies Affect Teen Employment</title>
      <description>Director Bill Vernon says that a new study discussing teenage unemployment fails to consider the effect of state labor laws and minimum wage.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - April 4, 2013</title>
      <description>NFIB MA State Director Bill provides a legislative update. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFIB Applauds Legislative Leaders for Resisting Income Tax Hike</title>
      <description>Director Bill Vernon today praised legislative leaders for having rejected Governor Patrick's plan to raise income taxes by $2 billion.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Learn How to Access Workforce Training Grants for Your Business</title>
      <description>Join fellow small business owners for a FREE breakfast seminar on accessing Massachusetts workforce training funds to implement custom fit training for your incumbent workers</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - March 21, 2013</title>
      <description>NFIB State Director Bill Vernon provides a legislative update. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report March 7, 2013 Edition</title>
      <description>Legislative update from NFIB MA state director Bill Vernon.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are You Paying for Your Competitors to Have an Advantage Over You?</title>
      <description>Join Us for a FREE Breakfast Seminar on Accessing Workforce Training Grants That You Already Fund

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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - February 21, 2013 Edition</title>
      <description>NFIB MA State Director Bill Vernon provided key legislative updates. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Taxes Gone Wild</title>
      <description>A special column on taxes by Bill Vernon, NFIB MA State Director</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Unemployment Freeze Advances</title>
      <description>The legislature has begun to process legislation to freeze unemployment insurance rates in 2013 to avoid an average increase of more than $200 per worker. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are You Paying for Your Competitors to Have an Advantage Over You?</title>
      <description>Learn how to access workforce training grants that you already fund.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - January 17, 2013 Edition</title>
      <description>NFIB MA State Director Bill Vernon provides an update on legislative happenings from the State House. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NFIB Applauds Patrick's Call for Repeal of Fair Share Contribution</title>
      <description>NFIB Director Bill Vernon today praised Governor Deval Patrick's call for repeal of the Fair Share contribution provision of the state health care law.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Beacon Hill Report - January 3, 2013 Edition</title>
      <description>NFIB MA State Director Bill Vernon provides a legislative update on Beacon Hill. </description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Register for Upcoming NFIB Events in Your Area</title>
      <description>NFIB MA hosts educational programs to help you own, operate and grow your business!</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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