The enigma of ‘Opportunity Zones’  - CommonWealth Beacon

The enigma of ‘Opportunity Zones’  - CommonWealth Beacon

THE DAYS SINCE President Trump signed the massive tax and spending bill have seen an avalanche of stories about its cuts to programs aimed at supporting low-income Americans – food stamps, Medicaid, and educational aid, to name a few. Buried in the bill, however, was a provision that builds on one of the few initiatives of Trump’s first term that was aimed at lifting up poor communities.   “Opportunity Zones” offered major breaks to investors wh…

Are Federal Opportunity Zones Living Up to Their Promise in Mass.?

It’s a rare Trump policy aimed at lifting poor communities, but it’s unclear how much it’s doing locally.