Article: The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.(Originated from The Boston Globe)

Sep. 11--Odds are improving for another corporate tax cut at the State House, this time lowering rates on insurance companies in a likely trade for affordable housing investments.

Important political barriers to a tax cut have been removed in recent weeks. Insurers seem willing to kick in some community investment money. Among the big remaining issues, still a potential killer, is an agreement on the amount of the investment.

Meanwhile, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. has hired political strategist John Sasso in the last week to become a consultant to the company.

Sasso, who just left a post at Fisher Scientific International ...

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