By Bob Katzen

“Massachusetts means business. We need to support our entrepreneurs and companies, cut their costs and make it easier to do business in our state. That’s what we are doing by cutting red tape, simplifying regulations and saving thousands of businesses and business owners significant time and money so they can focus on what matters most – growing jobs and contributing to our economy.”
—Gov. Maura Healey announcing that she is eliminating a series of regulations for the purpose of saving businesses and business owners time and money.

“Gov. Maura Healey has spent her days in the Corner Office devastating Massachusetts’ business environment and making life unaffordable for working people through her support for increased regulations, fees and taxes. As a result, Massachusetts is bleeding businesses, private sector jobs and workers, and is now dead last in the country in job growth.”
—Brian Shortsleeve, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor.

“Gov. Healey’s so-called regulatory reform is nothing more than political theater. Any small business owner can see right through this. These symbolic tweaks won’t even begin to fix the hostile business climate, sky-high taxes, and runaway spending that are making Massachusetts unaffordable and unattractive to employers.”
—Mike Kennealy, candidate for Republican nomination for governor.