Gov. Healey Pulling Red Tape Off State Business Regulatory Codes

Editorial: Biz-friendly state takes less show, more substance

Will good theater lead to substantive change? Gov. Maura Healey’s administration took that route to publicize its decision to trim or jettison several regulations affecting companies and workers in an effort to ease the state’s overbearing business environment. Healey unveiled the changes Wednesday in a State House news conference, replete with stacks of paper topped with sheets labeled “red tape’’ next to a shredder, a visual that left no doubt…

Gov. Healey pulling red tape off state business regulatory codes

The regulatory updates touch different types of businesses, including grocery stores, ski areas, barber shops, retail stores, banks and credit unions, telecommunications and electric companies, and others.

Healey cuts "red tape" in business regulations

BOSTON — The Healey administration is overhauling Massachusetts' business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut "red tape" that Main Street employers say is hurting the state's competitiveness and driving up costs for consumers.

Gov. Maura Healey targets ski area signage rules in business regulation cutting spree

Massachusetts’ ski area operators would no longer be required to adhere to stringent guidelines for cautionary signs on trails or lifts under regulatory changes Gov. Maura Healey proposed Wednesday as part of a sweeping effort to cut “red tape” for local businesses. A top Healey administration official argued the updates to regulations for skiing and snowboarding areas are “not really about safety” and instead make it easier for business owners …

Healey Pulls Red Tape Off Regulatory Codes

Massachusetts banks are just some of the firms benefiting from the Healey administration's new cuts to business regulations announced Wednesday.

Healey Administration cutting or amending quarter of all regulations to make it easier to do business in Massachusetts

Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON.....The Healey Administration is cutting or amending a quarter of all regulations under the oversight of the public-facing Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, an effort that officials say is intended to save businesses time and money. The regula