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Dec. 9, 2024

Sports broadcasting’s quiet icon: Worcester native Sean McGrail made NESN the envy of regional sports networks

Eric Casey

NESN broadcasters have become household names in New England. But the network’s Worcester-born former president and CEO Sean McGrail has quietly been key to the network’s success, according to two of the region’s most powerful sports executives.

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Should Massachusetts dip into its $9-billion Rainy Day Fund to help stabilize its unemployment system?
Poll Description

Just before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Gov. Maura Healey administration struck a deal to pay the federal government $2.1 billion for an error made under her predecessor, in which COVID pandemic funds were improperly used to cover some unemployment benefits. Even without this extra burden, the Massachusetts unemployment insurance fund was set to be insolvent by late 2027 due to more structural problems, as well as typically having the best unemployment benefits in the country. The unemployment insurance fund is typically paid for by taxes and fees on employers, although with the extra $2.1 billion from Healey's deal, business associations are asking the state to consider using some of its $8.83 billion Commonwealth Stabilization Fund, colloquially known as the Rainy Day Fund, to stabilize the unemployment system and minimize the extra burden on employers.

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