MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
Making Troopers Transparent: At What Cost?
In May 2018, The Boston Globe reported on its effort to gain…
Got Milk? The Answer Might Soon Be No in Massachusetts
It’s not a good time to be a dairy farmer in Massachusetts,…
Kudos To CHIA On Major Step Toward Greater Healthcare Price Transparency
Pioneer applauds the Center for Health Information and Analysis…
Will New England See Lower Prices from Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation?
This report finds that most new drug pricing transparency laws do not lower consumer out-of-pocket costs, and that expensive and onerous compliance rules would likely put upward pressure on prices. The report reviews recent New England legislative attempts to reduce costs by requiring the disclosure of wholesale drug prices and other information about industry pricing practices.
A Public Transit that Neglects Its Public
Two of a community’s most important hubs are its colleges and…
Public Statement: The State Legislature’s Answer to the Janus Decision: The Employee Coercion & Intimidation Act
Pioneer has previously referred to a “Tammany Hall-like nexus”…
Report Recommends Alternatives to Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation
Value-based reimbursement, focus on middlemen in drug distribution…
Cape Cod’s Battle Against the Opioid Epidemic
In recent years, opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts have…
Falsified Records & Shady Human Resources Policies: The Latest Scandal in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
The Office of the Medical Examiner for Massachusetts is a taxpayer-funded…
Reading great literature like ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ helps students become great readers
This op-ed appeared in The Daily Caller, The Berkshire Eagle,…
School Choice Booming on Cape Cod
Each year, millions of dollars flow from one school system to…
Need an MRI? In Worcester, Patients Pay Less for More
Data from the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) show wide variations in the prices agreed to between individual insurers and providers, the portion paid by insurers and the amount that is consumers’ responsibility to pay.
Top Methuen Police Officials Poised to Earn Far More than State Police (even including the State Police Overtime)
The city of Methuen is currently facing a budget crisis primarily…
Not signed, sealed, delivered
Even the casual observer has probably heard that Massachusetts…
Survey Shows Wide Variation in Both Overall Cost of Medical Procedure and Amount Paid by Consumers
Making all-payer claims data public could put downward pressure…
Should Boston want to be the home of Amazon’s second headquarters?
Amazon is the kind of company whose mere presence is enough to…
Is local government in Massachusetts too pervasive?
In a country as culturally and politically diverse as the United…
Troop F Gets an A: State Auditor Overlooks DSP Corruption, Neglects Audits
The Office of the State Auditor’s (OSA’s) website describes…
Study: Boston-Area Communities Should Loosen Restrictions for Accessory Dwelling Units
Additional units could help ease housing shortage
BOSTON—A…
Is Two-Tiered Education on the Rise in Massachusetts?
A review of the performance of Massachusetts students on National Assessment of Academic Progress 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade math tests shows that overall improvement has stalled in the last decade, but the percentage of students scoring in the top category has steadily increased.
New Study Warns of Emergence of Two-Tiered Public Education System in Massachusetts
Contact Jamie Gass, 617-723-2277 ext. 210 or jgass@pioneerinstitute.org
Overall…
Disappointing Decision Regarding High-Achieving Cape Cod Charter School
In 2004 the Barnstable County Horace Mann Charter School was…
Parking Fine Hikes in Boston: a step in Go Boston 2030’s Larger Plan
On July 2, 2018, parking ticket fines in Boston increased substantially.…
Proportional Parking Fees: The MBTA Listens to Pioneer’s Recommendations
The Pioneer Institute has produced extensive research on the…
Investing in commercial development may ease fiscal woes without affecting crime
Bedford, Massachusetts is a suburban town of about 14,000 in…
Op-ed: Mass. has to return to its high standards for education
By Thomas F. Birmingham and William F. Weld JULY 05, 2018
Its…
Boston’s housing boom needs a region-level response
In 1912 - the same year the Titanic sank and William Howard Taft…
“Isn’t Everything Online and Free?” The Exclusivity of MA Law Libraries
There are 15 Trial Court Law Libraries in Massachusetts to service…
Inspired by America’s past, facing future challenges
As we celebrate America’s birth, we are reminded that this…