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April 15, 2026
NFIB Releases Report Detailing Benefits of Federal 20% Small Business Tax Deduction Becoming Permanent for Massachusetts
Will the benefits of federal relief overcome the high-tax environment created by state and local government in the Commonwealth?
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April 15, 2026
NFIB Urges Mass. Senate to Vote Against Bag Fees and Paint Taxes
Political rhetoric on Beacon Hill is completely at odds with policy when it comes to affordability.
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April 13, 2026
NFIB Serving on Massachusetts Credit Card Commission
The commission’s goal is to hear from MA small business owners, others on swipe fees.
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April 10, 2026
Massachusetts Small Businesses File Amicus Brief Against Lawsuit by Tax Relief Opponents
Opponents of the tax-relief ballot question have sued to block the initiative.
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April 10, 2026
Massachusetts Capitol Update
Beacon Hill’s “Let them Eat Cake” Attitude Towards Tax Cuts.
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April 9, 2026
NFIB Comments on Massachusetts Senate Vote to Decouple from Federal Tax Law
The rhetoric on Beacon Hill is not matching policy when it comes to affordability and competitiveness.
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March 27, 2026
Massachusetts Virtual Legislative Update: Small business news from Beacon Hill
Mark your calendar: April 7, 2026 – 11:30 am- 12 pm
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March 27, 2026
NFIB Tells Massachusetts Lawmakers Why Tax Cuts Matter
State Director Christopher Carlozzi testified on Beacon Hill about what income tax relief means for small business.
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March 18, 2026
Massachusetts Tax Relief Should Not Have Strings Attached
“Beacon Hill leaders either believe that tax relief is a good thing for the Commonwealth or not.”
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March 16, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Seeking Comments on Clean Truck Regs
NFIB successfully advocated for a delay in MA’s Advance Clean Truck (ACT) rule.
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March 16, 2026
Protected: Massachusetts Small Businesses Benefit from Tax Cuts
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February 26, 2026
Massachusetts Small Business Seek Meaningful Energy Reforms
MA policymakers must ultimately reconsider the state’s self-imposed 2030 and 2050 carbon reduction mandates
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February 17, 2026
NFIB Reaction to Gov. Healey’s Scaremongering on Tax Relief
A proposal would reduce MA’s income tax rate from 5 percent to 4 percent over three years
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February 13, 2026
Governor Healey’s Tax Conformity Bill
The Healey administration calls for decoupling from the federal tax code
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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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