Jul 3, 2025
NFIB Thanks Congress for Passing Landmark Small Business Tax Relief Bill
NFIB applauds Congress for passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a permanent extension of the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction.
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February 2, 2026
Lawmakers May Worsen UI Crisis if Bills Advance
Massachusetts already has the second highest UI maximum weekly benefit in the nation
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January 30, 2026
Governor Healey Proposes Her FY27 Budget
Healey’s Mass. budget increases spending by 3.8% over her FY26 budget
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January 19, 2026
Healey Delays Costly Clean Heat Standard
Independent analysis of the MA clean heat standard claims it could cost households upwards of $450 per year
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January 5, 2026
Massachusetts Legislature to Reconvene This Week
A substantial portion of the legislative session will be focused on budgetary matters.
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December 12, 2025
Boston Attempting to Shift More Tax Liability to Commercial Properties Again
Tax split bills are essentially a means to subvert the state’s Prop 2 1/2 property tax law.
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November 24, 2025
Truck Safety Device Standards Certification Deadline Approaching
Reminder on the Department of Transportation standards
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November 24, 2025
Legislators Wrap Up 2025 for Holiday Break
Learn more about the 2025 legislative session
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November 17, 2025
NFIB Comment for Today’s Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Hearing
Bills being pushed would mandate job-killing hikes in the minimum wage and extend UI to striking workers
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November 14, 2025
Energy Debate Heats Up
New bill aims to take a step towards energy affordability in Massachusetts.
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November 14, 2025
$20 Minimum Wage Hike Bills Heard in Committee
If the bill advances, it will make Massachusetts one of the highest minimum wages in the nation.
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November 12, 2025
Massachusetts Small Business Optimism Takes a Small Step Back as Uncertainty Eases in October
Index declines slightly but remains just above 52-year average, Uncertainty Index fell 12 points
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October 30, 2025
Beacon Hill Update
Numerous legislative proposals were heard in committee meetings over the last several weeks.
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October 29, 2025
Pay Transparency Law Now in Effect
As of Oct. 29, Massachusetts state pay equity laws now require pay ranges to be listed for all job postings.
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October 28, 2025
Did You Miss NFIB’s Virtual Advocacy Briefing on the UI Crisis in Massachusetts? You Can Watch the Recording.
Learn about the Commonwealth’s unemployment insurance (UI) disaster and how small business owners can work together to advocate for a solution.
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October 17, 2025
Beacon Hill Update
Mass. lawmakers continue to file bills that will have significant impact on how you do business.
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October 16, 2025
Unemployment Benefits Increases Again, Learn More at NFIB’s Upcoming Webinar
Massachusetts’s maximum weekly benefit amount for unemployment recipients increased to $1,105 a week.
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October 4, 2025
NFIB Reacts to Latest Hike in the Massachusetts Weekly Unemployment Benefit
Maximum weekly benefit reaches $1,105 per week, with recipients allowed to collect for up to 30 weeks.
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October 3, 2025
MA Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave Seeking Employer Feedback
Please take a moment to complete the DFML survey so they can better understand how this program impacts employers like you.
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October 1, 2025
Retail Issues Take Centerstage in September
NFIB supported bills lowering the state sales tax to 5% from the current 6.25%.
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September 18, 2025
Beacon Hill Trying to Run Your Small Business
This September, lawmakers reconvened to hold committee hearings on a wide range of bills that could affect your small business.
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August 29, 2025
Unemployment Fund Crisis Worsens (Again)
The UI Trust Fund is now projected to become insolvent the last quarter of 2027.
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August 18, 2025
Massachusetts AG’s “Junk Fee” Regulations Take Effect September 2nd
State guidance is now available for business owners along with a compliance webinar video.
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August 15, 2025
Proposed Massachusetts Ballot Questions Call for Tax Reform
NFIB will reach out next month via special ballot to gauge whether members are in favor of these two questions.
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August 1, 2025
Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday to Take Place This Weekend
Sales Tax Holiday This Saturday, Aug. 9 & Sunday, Aug. 10
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July 22, 2025
NFIB: Captive Audience Bill Restricts Employers’ Protected Free Speech
H2183 Deceptively Uses Religious & Political Talk to Mask Stifling Employers’ Ability to Talk About Unionization Impact.
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July 21, 2025
NFIB Encouraged by Insurance Commissioner Caljouw’s Steps to Address Small Business Concerns on Unaffordability of Health Insurance
“Health insurance costs have consistently risen at unsustainable rates for Massachusetts small businesses and their workers.”
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July 10, 2025
NFIB Asked the Governor to Veto a New Mandate in the FY26 Budget, and Healey Obliged
NFIB urged legislators not to reinstate the mandate if veto overrides occur in the Fall.
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July 3, 2025
NFIB Thanks Congress for Passing Landmark Small Business Tax Relief Bill
NFIB applauds Congress for passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a permanent extension of the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction.
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June 30, 2025
NFIB Slams MA Legislature for Slipping New “Secure Choice” Program into State Budget Without Hearings, Public Input
“Again, lawmakers’ policy choices and pro-small-business rhetoric are in conflict.”
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