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Editor, Brad Kane,
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Staff Writers
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(Manufacturing, higher education)
Emily Micucci,
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Editorial Intern, Savannah Donohue,
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Contributors
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Research Director,
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President, Joseph Zwiebel
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A
mid all the flurry of releases and
statements last week from feder-
al, state and Central
Massachusetts business and political
groups opposing President Donald
Trump's immigration ban, the
Association of American Railroads sent
me a statement supporting Trump's ini-
tiative to reduce federal regulation and
its associated costs. Like any other press
release or company announcement with-
out any specific ties to this region, the
AAR email didn't result in an online or
print story, but it illuminated the com-
plexity of covering government's impact
on business during this presidency.
Reducing excessive regulation is one of
the business community's top rallying
cries for the government reform, usually
right behind lowering taxes. Trump's
efforts to decrease federal regulation and
its costs seemingly would be something
in line with the feelings of the Central
Massachusetts business community.
Because we are a business publication –
not a political one – we rarely discuss the
merits of proposed policy but rather
relay the direct impact it will have on the
region, which is why there is hardly a
mention of Trump in this issue as we are
so early into his presidency.
The problem in evaluating how any
Trump policy will impact Central
Massachusetts business is Trump has
poisoned the well. We are two weeks into
his presidency and already legal U.S. resi-
dents are being detained at airports for
no reason other than their nationality,
violating the inherent rights making
America great. Personally, that is some-
thing I cannot abide.
This will be the lens through which I
view all of Trump's actions and policies.
His regulatory reform may in fact be a
positive that removes redundant or out-
dated regulation. Yet, even as I research
and understand each Trump proposal
and get experts' interpretations of what
they mean, always in the back of my
mind will be the thought these policies
came from someonw with a disregard for
the rights of individuals and the checks
and balances on the government.
No president is all good or bad. The
Drinking from the poisoned well
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A division of:
NEWS & ANALYSIS
DEPARTMENTS
4 Central Mass. In Brief
5 Flash Poll
12 FOCUS on Banking & Finance
15 The List: Top banks
16 The Rainmaker
17 Know How
18 On the Move
19 Photo Finish
20 Business Leads
21 Opinion
22 Shop Talk: Rick McMahon,
Catholic Charities
10 Finding the manufacturing
workforce
Concerned the vocational and community
college pipeline isn't training enough would-
be employees, Central Massachusetts
manufacturers are working toward reaching
students at a younger age.
14 The personal touch
UniBank's new branch administration
manager sees a better use for brick and
mortar in a digital world.
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Obama Administration had its ups and
downs, and your feelings about former
president are tied to how that impacted
what you care about. The same goes for
Trump. That is our new reality.
- Brad Kane, editor
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