GOPers Scrap Rule For Small-Business Retirement Plans | Brockton School Layoffs

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Thursday, May 4, 2017 | [Today's Weather]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [Republicans Scrap Rule For Small-Business Retirement Plans]( The Obama-era policy allowed states to offer retirement savings plans. Retiree and worker protection groups say the state-designed plans benefit employees of small businesses which lack 401(k) plans. [Fact Check: Are Prosecutors Too Quick To Let Off The Police?]( Federal prosecutors aren't in the business of bringing normal murder or manslaughter charges -- that's the state's responsibility. The feds bring charges only if they see evidence of constitutional violation. [3 Killed, 9 Injured In Crash At Billerica Auto Auction]( A vehicle went careening through a crowd of people gathered for an auto auction at an indoor facility in Billerica. [Facing 'Dire' Budget Deficit, Brockton Schools Will Lay Off Nearly 200 Teachers]( School officials in Brockton are calling their decision to lay off nearly 190 teachers a last resort that is required to close a $16 million budget gap. [Meet The New Head Of Boston's Most Elite Tech Accelerator]( Clement Cazalot, an alum of Techstars' Boston program, has been named the new managing director of the Techstars Boston Accelerator. From Our Underwriter Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst [What's this?]( [Impostor syndrome and the wage gap]( [How to thrive in an era of unprecedented student debt]( WBUR thanks our underwriters for their support. [Here's What Boston City Hall Could Have Looked Like]( Take a look at some of the design proposals that lost out to the one -- love it or hate it -- we've all become familiar with. [Birtherism Reborn, And the Enduring Power of Ignorance]( For many of our fellow citizens in the Age of Trump, ignorance really is bliss -- and widespread, writes Rich Barlow. - [Cognoscenti: A Hole In The Wall]( [The Wonderful, Woeful World Of Haruki Murakami's 'Men Without Women']( The Japanese author's poetic new collection of short stories makes commitment a political as well as a personal matter. [ICYMI: How 5 Health Startups Tackle Tough Problems Like Dying Wishes And Substance Use]( Bostonomix is following several PULSE startups as they try to reach their goals, fine-tune products and figure out the best path toward commercialization. [Littlefield On Lindsey Vonn's Wish To Compete Against Men]( U.S. Alpine Director Patrick Riml announced Monday he will lobby the International Ski Federation for a rules modification on behalf of perhaps the most famous U.S. skier. [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by wburtoday@wbur.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](