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Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, sits in an exam room across from Joel Rubinstein, who has asthma. Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a checkup and hear a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. Divo explains that boot-shaped inhalers, which represent nearly 90% of the U.S. market for asthma medication, save lives but also contribute to climate change. Each puff from an inhaler releases a hydrofluorocarbon gas that is 1,430 to 3,000 times as powerful as the most commonly known greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. “That abso...
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Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, sits in an exam room across from Joel Rubinstein, who has asthma. Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a checkup and hear a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. Divo explains that boot-shaped inhalers, which represent nearly 90% of the U.S. market for asthma medication, save lives but also contribute to climate change. Each puff from an inhaler releases a hydrofluorocarbon gas that is 1,430 to 3,000 times as powerful as the most commonly known greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. “That abso...
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A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. After he was weighed, he headed for an exam room decorated with decals of planets and cartoon characters. A nurse checked his blood pressure. A pediatrician asked about school, home life, and his friendships. This seemed like a routine teen checkup, the kind that happens in thousands of pediatric practices across the U.S. every day — until the doctor popped his next question. “Any cravings for opioids at all?” asked pediatrician Safdar Medina. The patient shook his head...
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Massachusetts taxpayers could get hundreds of dollars in monetary relief in November. Gov. Charlie Baker plans to return about $3 billion in excess revenues to eligible residents in the form of a tax refund. The Baker administration has initiated a website to help residents check whether or not they are eligible for stimulus checks from Massachusetts and the amount they could get. Who Are Eligible For Stimulus Checks From Massachusetts?Q2 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Residents and non-resident filers, as well as fiduciary filers like trusts and estates will also be eligible fo...
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At a time when states are sending inflation relief to residents, Massachusetts has shelved the plan to send $250 checks to middle-income residents. The state legislature on Monday scrapped the plan to send a $250 stimulus check from Massachusetts. Many, however, still believe that the stimulus check from Massachusetts could possibly come sometime later this year. Why Did Lawmakers Shelve The Tax Rebate?On Monday, Massachusetts lawmakers temporarily shelved the plan to send tax relief to residents. The plan, if approved, would have sent a one-time stimulus check from Massachusetts to eligible r...
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Q2 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Health Impacts Of Verizon's TowerThe Pittsfield Board of Health issued the cease and desist on April 11, 2022, after a long and thorough investigation into the health impacts of Verizon’s tower. It rescinded the order on June 1, 2022, after Verizon sued in federal court. W. Scott McCollough (McCollough Law Firm, PC) and Paul Revere, III (Law Offices of Paul Revere, III) are representing the Plaintiffs and argue in their suit that the interference of several city officials was improper, unlawful and tainted the entire process. The Pittsfield ...
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In the absence of federal stimulus checks, states and local governments are offering aid to residents to help them offset the record inflation and gas prices. The latest to do so is Massachusetts, where Governor Charlie Baker is sending stimulus checks to essential workers. These Massachusetts stimulus checks are part of the state’s “Essential Employee Premium Pay Program.” Q4 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Essential Employee Premium Pay Program: What Is It?Last week, Governor Baker informed that low-income essential workers would be among the first to get the stimulus payments....
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Massachusetts is a great investment destination. Its GDP growth outperformed the U.S. GDP growth in the first two quarters of this year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). One of the best ways to participate in the state’s growth is by investing in municipal bonds, or an even better way is to invest in a portfolio of such bonds through Muni Massachusetts funds. Such funds mainly invest in Massachusetts municipal debt, including long, intermediate and short term bonds. Another thing that makes these bonds more attractive is that the income from these bonds is exempt from f...
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Massachusetts’ economy is largely made up of technological research and development and the service sector. This is a major change from the 17th and 18th century, when agricultural and maritime trade was the biggest contributor to the state’s GDP. After losing pace due to the coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts’ economy is now back on track. In Q4 2020, the Massachusetts real GDP (gross domestic product) increased by 7.9%, compared to a 4% increase in the U.S. GDP. Let’s take a look at the ten most profitable companies in Massachusetts. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Ten Most...
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