Outsourcing Helps Cities and Towns Provide Better Services for Less

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New Report Shows Municipalities across the Bay State Can Reduce Costs by 75% and Increase Productivity by Contracting Services

Watch Me Pull A Rabbit Out of My Hat

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Again? Ruffle up my sleeve. Presto. The Great and Good…

State budget: Late and not so great

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With the next fiscal year now the current fiscal year, it’s…

After Dozens of Rounds of Layoffs, More State Employees Than Before

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Even after dozens of rounds of layoffs and promises of cutbacks…

Senate mischief prove collusion with unions

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Two thoughts to add to Jim Stergios’s excellent post below…

Kerry should leave lending standards alone

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Our compassionate Sen. John Kerry is at it again, in behalf…

Bob Haynes will leave labor worse than he found it

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Nobody should shed any tears for Bobby Haynes, the longtime president…

Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 20th Annual Better Government Competition

Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 20th Annual Better Government Competition

Mend over matter

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For those of you who are inclined to think that Massachusetts…

Your vote is sacred, unless we don’t like it

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The vote of the people is sacred. Except when it’s not. And…

Pay-to-play is rampant in Boston

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Interesting juxtaposition in the news of the week. Sal DiMasi,…

Jobs for kids? Try cutting the minimum wage

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The Boston Globe remains an unapologetic public-relations arm…

Fight of the Century

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Education does not only take place in our schools, though we…

Labor leader admits it – unions have bought the Legislature

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Robert Haynes supposedly represents organized labor, as head…

R.I.P. to a stellar public servant

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There have been, and will be, hundreds of good things said about…

Tax-exempt only in name

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“Fairness” is one of the most abused words in politics. And…

Harvard’s Effort to Make Cities Matter

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Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative has recently launched…

It’s not what you say, it’s how you cloak it

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It has been said before, but it bears repeating: Control the…

Enter Pioneer’s “MuniShare” Municipal Report Contest

As part of Pioneer Institute's annual Better Government Competition, Pioneer is offering two $3,000 awards for the best municipal reports.

A way to bend the cost curve up

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Minimum staffing provisions in public sector union contracts…

Public pension tension is warranted

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Interesting juxtaposition in the Globe recently on public pensions. First…

It’s not where the gov is, it’s the business climate

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The timing was lousy. Gov. Deval Patrick was on his big “trade…

Evolution in Performance Management

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StatNet - a performance management system of government performance management programs - is helping to improve the effectiveness of local government. This evolution - from managing performance locally to sharing data to establish industry benchmarks - has the potential to revolutionize municipal management.

Report shows reforms to state’s costly Unemployment Insurance system would create 10,000 new jobs, $7.5B in economic growth

High Tech Council, Pioneer Institute push reforms to nation’s most expensive safety net

GLOBE OP-ED: Mass. cities need new deal with public employees

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The Mayor of New Bedford-- one of Pioneer's Middle Cities--…

VIDEO: Is Beacon Hill Rigged?

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On a quiet Friday afternoon during the holidays, Beacon Hill…

Giving Voters the Information They Need

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Here we sit on election eve.  Before us are decisions not only…

Agenda for Leadership 2010: Hit the Ground Running – Pioneer Institute?s Agenda for Leadership for 2010 and Beyond

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Pioneer Institute’s Agenda for Leadership for 2010 and Beyond…

Education Tax Credits: A Review of the Rhode Island Program and Assessment of Possibilities in Massachusetts

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A Review of the Rhode Island Program and Assessment of Possibilities…

Pension Protest Style Points

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I am increasingly dismayed at the lack of style at American (and…