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Small‑business advocates back stronger state antitrust powers in bid to curb corporate market abuses
Summary
Nonprofit advocates, small‑business groups and researchers urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to support S.1038/H.1982, a bill to strengthen Massachusetts' antitrust enforcement and provide clearer rules against anti‑competitive conduct they said is harming independent businesses and workers.
A coalition of small‑business advocates, local‑economy groups and policy researchers urged the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to strengthen Massachusetts’ antitrust enforcement amid concerns federal enforcement has weakened and corporate concentration has harmed local businesses and workers. The testimony centered on Senate Bill 10 38 / House Bill 19 82, which supporters described as a targeted update to the state's antitrust statute to clarify unlawful conduct and empower the attorney general to act more effectively against anti‑competitive practices. Theodore Skiatas of Cambridge…
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