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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Over A Decade, The ACA Fee On MassHealth Will Cost Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars
In “Over a Decade, the ACA Fee on MassHealth Will Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars,” authors Lauren Corvese and Josh Archambault examine the potential budget impact of the Health Insurer Provider Fee (HIPF), a revenue-raising mechanism for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
New ACA-Related Medicaid Fee Will Cost MA $162M+ Over Next Decade
Read news coverage of this report in The Boston Globe.
Health…
Op-ed: Teaching American History: A Straightforward Fix For The Bay State
Read this full article on WGBH News.
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Over the last 5 years, the Massachusetts State Lottery and the…
Will All-Electronic Tolling Save Money?
This blog explores the State's switch to an all-electronic tolling…
Join us 9/19: Equal Access to Excellence: Charter & District School Reform
As the Commonwealth debates lifting charter school caps, district…
A Change in Toll Collection
For more information on Massachusetts' new tolling system, read…
UMass Amherst Athletics’ Spending: Costing the Taxpayer Money
College sports have long been a major and growing attraction…
Remembering Fred Thorne
Fred Thorne, a longtime Pioneer Board Director and major contributor…
Expanding Educational Opportunities: Best Practices in U.S. Summer Enrichment Programs
This report is the second of a three-part Pioneer Institute series of studies on summer enrichment programs with a particular focus on opportunities for disadvantaged students. It highlights best practices in the field by profiling a range of summer programs. The authors urge summer enrichment programs to partner with entities that help place disadvantaged children in educational programs to help the schools and non-profits recruit students. They also urge programs run by schools to use academic-year faculty.
Study Highlights Best Practices In Summer Enrichment Programs
Read coverage of this report in The Recorder.
Second of three-part…
Mass. Public Officials Must Brush Aside The Know-Nothings’ Legacy Of Bigotry
Last week, Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios…
How Legislators’ Late Session Scramble affects Government Transparency
Now that there has been sufficient time for experts and the media…
DCAMM Leasing Responds to Agency Needs
The Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM)…
What do Property Taxes Mean for your Town?
Earlier this year, the Boston Globe published an article comparing…
Community Policing: A Success Story?
Boston, the city on a hill, has always been defined by its history,…
Opioid Usage in Massachusetts: A Painful and Tragic Trend
In March, Governor Baker signed An Act Relative to substance…
Town Residents Clash with Developers over Chapter 40B Housing Law
M.G.L. Chapter 40B, Sections 20 through 23, (commonly referred…
Key takeaways from new ride-for-hire legislation
There is, fortunately, no major cause for concern in the bill…
What to expect with all-electronic tolling
This blog is a summary of the changes an all-electronic tolling…
Could Bus Rapid Transit Be the Future of Public Transportation in Boston?
As the Greater Boston Area continues to grow, it is important…
Casino Revenue Projections: A Roll of the Dice?
As the Wynn Resort Casino breaks ground in Everett tomorrow,…
Event To Call For Moving “Know-Nothing” Governor’s Portrait From State House Wall
Bigoted Know-Nothing Amendments still part of state constitution
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