MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

What’s driving the state’s budget gap?

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With 2015 revenues off by a sliver ($18 million), the state is…

A tax on accumulated wealth?

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Pioneers tend to be people who read words carefully.  When the…

Is it Time to Rethink State Boards of Education?

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Some political officials (Governor Sandoval of Nevada) and self-described…

Study: Refocus on Workfare to Lift Mass. Residents from Poverty

Two decades after welfare reform, only 7.3 percent of Mass. recipients…

Our Transparency Resolutions for 2015

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A new year lies ahead, and with it comes new opportunities to…

Don’t Waste the Crisis over Common Core

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The entire Common Core project is rapidly going south, and within…

Congratulations to Gov. Charlie Baker

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As a new Governor takes office today, words of advice will flow…

Arne Duncan, fiction writer

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News flash for Washington watchers!  Now we know what Arne Duncan…

Baker’s Dozen: A Common Sense Healthcare Agenda for the Next Governor

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Pioneer Institute is pleased to present, “Baker’s Dozen:…

Rebuilding the Ladder to Self- Sufficiency: Workfare and Welfare Reform

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The full implementation of welfare reform in Massachusetts required a waiver from the federal government. The commonwealth requested such a waiver to allow for the work requirement, time limits, job training, and the centralization of its public assistance system. The waiver was granted for all except time limits.

Baker’s Dozen A Common Sense Healthcare Agenda for the Next Governor

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Healthcare must remain a top policy priority for the next administration. It consumes nearly half of the state budget, has been a "pac-man" eating up resources for every other public policy priority, and has been an important driver of legislative discussions around tax increase proposals. The current path is unsustainable.