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To Sign or Not to Sign? Considerations for University Athletics Contracts
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Collegiate sports continue to grow as an enormous commercial…
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Managing Growth in Malden & Somerville: A Tale of Two Cities
The influx of new residents into Boston and its surrounding communities…
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The Crazy World of College Presidential Salaries Part 3: Comparing Presidential Salaries with State College & University Success Rates
While many factors influence state university presidential…
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The Crazy World of College Presidential Salaries Part 2: A Deeper Look
Part 1 of this blog series on MA state colleges and universities…
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How Does MA Allocate Money to Its Community Colleges?
State funding for community colleges is widely considered to…
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Welcome to the Crazy World of College Presidential Salaries – Part 1
In a world of skyrocketing college tuition and student debt,…
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Community College Presidential Pay Raises Not Necessarily Based on Merit
Last year saw some of the highest recorded salaries for presidents…
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Spending on Students: How Does Groton Compare?
Massachusetts is known for the strength of its K-12 education. …
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How You Can Audit Massachusetts’ Pension Boards
Just recently Kathy Curran led an investigation into Massachusetts…
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MA Colleges Spend Tens of Thousands in Taxpayer Money on Celebrity Commencement Speakers
Graduation season is in full swing, and as a hotbed of higher…
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So you want to know something about pensions?
Now anyone can become a local pension system expert...
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Finance Committee & Town Meeting Members: Benchmarking Tools for the FY2018 Budget Season
Understanding how your community performs relative to its peers…
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Sunshine Week 2017: Highlights from Pioneer’s Government Transparency Team
It's Sunshine Week once again! While it may fall close to spring…
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Cursive and Historical Literacy: A Real World Example
In the age of computers and modern convenience, the relevancy…
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Achieving a Sustainable and Transparent Healthcare System
As the Legislative Special Commission on Provider Price Variation…
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Why do Massachusetts municipalities make meeting transparency harder than it has to be?
Executive session is where local governing boards interview…
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Auditing the New Transparency Law: Where are the Records Access Officers?
With the advent of the Baker administration, Massachusetts transparency…
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Our Government Transparency Resolutions for 2017
Although transparency was the expression of choice on Beacon…
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A look at Massachusetts updated public records legislation
A version of this article appeared on MuckRock.
In September,…
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UMass Amherst Athletics’ Spending: Costing the Taxpayer Money
College sports have long been a major and growing attraction…
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How Legislators’ Late Session Scramble affects Government Transparency
Now that there has been sufficient time for experts and the media…
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What do Property Taxes Mean for your Town?
Earlier this year, the Boston Globe published an article comparing…
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Community Policing: A Success Story?
Boston, the city on a hill, has always been defined by its history,…
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Opioid Usage in Massachusetts: A Painful and Tragic Trend
In March, Governor Baker signed An Act Relative to substance…
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Casino Revenue Projections: A Roll of the Dice?
As the Wynn Resort Casino breaks ground in Everett tomorrow,…
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Newly Proposed Theater Tax Credit All-Too Familiar
As Pioneer reported earlier this summer, there have been questions…
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The Mysterious World of NCAA Apparel Contracts
The world of collegiate athletics is, besides great entertainment,…