“Massachusetts is the first state in America to reach full adulthood. The rest of America is still in adolescence.” FirstsStillsStatesAmericaAdulthoodAdolescenceMassachusetts Author:Uwe Reinhardt
“Obviously, the technology community in Massachusetts competes in a global economy, and our efforts to create a more competitive environment recognizes that competitiveness at a local level. We'd expect employers in other states to use this site as they consider where in Massachusetts to locate or expand their presence.” StatesUseCommunityLevelsEffortTechnologyEconomyEnvironmentCompetitionLocalsSiteEmployersGlobal EconomyMassachusettsCompetitiveness Author:Christopher Anderson
“To the second end, we hold that minimum wage commissions should be established in the Nation and in each State to inquire into wages paid in various industries and to determine the standard which the public ought to sanction as a minimum; and we believe that, as a present installment of what we hope for in the future, there should be at once established in the Nation and its several States minimum standards for the wages of women, taking the present Massachusetts law as a basis from which to start and on which to improve.” ShouldBelieveEndsStatesLawNationsIndustryOughtStandardsBasesPaidDetermineVariousMinimumWagesSanctionsMinimum WageMassachusettsLiving Wage Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“And some sad news... the first lesbian couple to legally get married in the state of Massachusetts has split up. They cited irreconcilable similarities.” FirstsStatesCoupleMarriedNewsSplitsSimilarityMassachusetts Author:Jay Leno