We can’t sit idle as Washington pulls the plug on the Massachusetts innovation economy
ADVERTISEMENT Sponsored by The Boston Foundation The Best of CommonWealth Beacon OPINION (Image via Pixabay by FotoRichter) We can’t sit idle as Washington pulls the plug on the Massachusetts innovation economy December 14, 2025 By Eric Nakajima Massachusetts has experienced a full assault on the basic pillars of our innovation economy. Clean energy programs and infrastructure, biomedical research funding, immigration, and core funding and academic freedom at our state’s leading universities have all landed in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s reckless cuts and ideologically extreme policy agenda . While President Trump wraps this all in America First rhetoric, these moves will severely undermine our country’s ability to compete economically and remain a global leader in cutting-edge research and development. Given the outsized role these areas play here, the threat to Massachusetts is particularly acute. The C...