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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Why is the state not implementing the MCAS for U.S. history?
We are in the middle of a U.S. Senate campaign and, while…
Pioneer’s 2013 Health Care Policy Agenda
Pioneer’s 2013 Agenda in Health Care Policy, Presented…
Health Care Payment Reform’s New Bureaucracies
In Part 3 of Pioneer Institute’s series on Massachusetts’…
Responding to Cadillac Tax Report Concerns
Pioneer's recent report on the Cadillac tax has garnered a good…
NECN Interview: A123 becomes latest ‘green energy’ failure
Jim Stergios, executive director of the free-market-oriented Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, called A123’s bankruptcy filing "just one more piece of evidence that this a failed jobs strategy. The government is not good at picking winners and losers, and it's not working for Massachusetts."
Boston Herald: Give proven providers a fair shot
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education should put politics aside and support a new SABIS-run Brockton charter school.
Fall River Herald News: Beware ObamaCare’s “Cadillac Tax” That’s More Like a “Ford Tax”
President Barack Obama has consistently said that Massachusetts…
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune: Lawrence’s big school problem needs a big, bold solution
Jim Stergios The Eagle-Tribune
The usual rules apply when…
STUDY: Obamacare tax to hit middle class in Massachusetts
While the Affordable Care Act might have taken its inspiration and ideas from the groundbreaking 2006 health care reform law in Massachusetts, the Bay State will not be exempt from some of the costs associated with the federal law.
Enrollment Trends in Massachusetts: An Update
Since 2003, enrollment in public schools in Massachusetts has fallen by 35,000 students, or 4%. The decline has occurred even while enrollment in the rest of the country has increased. The early years of this enrollment decline were documented in a Pioneer Institute report in 2008.
2013 Ruth & Lovett Peters Fellowship Opportunity
Pioneer Institute is thrilled to announce the second annual Ruth and Lovett Peters Fellowship, an opportunity for a current or recent graduate student with a passionate interest in education policy and strong entrepreneurial and analytic abilities.
Pioneer Forum to Focus on SABIS® and the Role of For-Profit Charter School Management Companies
Pioneer forum on SABIS® and the Role of For-Profit Charter School Management Companies.
MetroWest Daily News: State’s mixed record on health reforms
Massachusetts has chosen to incubate health care solutions rather…
Big “Cadillac Tax” Ahead for Massachusetts’ Middle Class
A new brief from Pioneer Institute, The Impact of the Federal Health Law’s “Cadillac Insurance Tax” in Massachusetts, estimates additional costs associated with the ACA's so-called "Cadillac tax," will affect well over 50% of workers in Massachusetts.
Big ACA Middle-Class Tax Increase in Mass, $87K for Small Biz Employee
Pioneer is releasing a new brief estimating the impact of…
“Why Huck Finn Matters: Classic Literature in Schooling” (Sept. 19, 2012)
Pioneer Institute hosted a forum on September 19, 2012 at the…
Video: The 2012 Better Government Competition Awards Ceremony
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Impact of the Federal Health Law’s “Cadillac Insurance Tax” in Massachusetts: Thousands of $$$ in New Taxes for Middle-Class Workers
Thousands of $$$ in New Taxes for Middle-Class Workers by Josh…
Impact of the Federal Health Law’s “Cadillac Insurance Tax” in Massachusetts
The Obama administration has done its best to highlight some of the more popular provisions of the law such as expanded preventative benefits, allowing children up to age 26 to remain on their parents insurance, closing the prescription drug “doughnut hole” for seniors on Medicare, and expanded contraception coverage. Yet, many of the less attractive provisions have not been given a local spotlight. This brief will examine the impact of the so-called “Cadillac tax” included in ObamaCare.
Fiscal Implications of Massachusetts’ Retirement Boards’ Investment Returns
Throughout the US, the number and scope of defined-benefit pension plans have been on the wane for over a quarter century. Many private-sector workers have had their benefits wiped out by bankruptcies and fire sales of distressed businesses despite the legislative push from pay-as-you-go to fully funded pension plans.