
Study Finds Revived Merit Rating Board Taking Steps to Carry Out Statutorily Mandated Duties
The Merit Rating Board’s recent adoption of a regular meeting schedule, and related resolutions, are important steps in light of that Board’s 1976 governing statute.

The Chancellor at this University Makes about 18.5 Times what an Average Employee at this Same University Makes…
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According to MassOpenBooks, the average annual pay for UMass…

Did Justice Prevail? Questions Surrounding Correctional Officers and Budgetary Allocation within the Suffolk County Sheriff Department and Others
According to MassOpenBooks 2018 statistics, the Suffolk County…

MassAnalysis: Understanding local debts
Although they must maintain balanced budgets, Massachusetts municipalities…

Making Healthcare Prices Accessible
Today, Pioneer Institute filed a Public Comment with the federal…

The Connection Between Property Taxes and Pension Funding
A recent study from economist Evgenia Gorina, published in the…

Prepare for Town Budget Season with MassWatch
Online tools to understand your community's financial condition…

MassOpenBooks: A look inside MassPort
Every day, thousands of passengers pass through Logan Airport,…

MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

Pioneer Institute Celebrates Sunshine Week 2019
Sunshine Week is dedicated to bringing greater awareness to the…

Study Finds Massachusetts Lagging on Transparency of Public Official Statements of Financial Interest
A few simple changes would update system, improve transparency
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Study Finds Patient Cost for MRI Largely Unrelated to Overall Price or Insurer Contribution at 14 MA Hospitals
Read coverage of this report in WCVB-TV, Boston Herald, the Boston…

Guess What Massachusetts Public Employee Earns Over $1 Million
The State Comptroller’s Office makes available annual salary…



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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…

Time to End MA State Legislature’s Exemption from Public Records Law
The purpose of transparency laws is to promote more effective,…

How does the Commonwealth Pay for Roads?
Maintaining, safe, efficient public infrastructure challenges…

MA Health Insurers Have Made Good Progress in Price Transparency, But Significant Work Remains
Read press coverage of this report in the Boston Business Journal and…

Time to End Legislative Exemptions from Public Records & Open Meeting Laws
Under Massachusetts law, the state Legislature is not considered…

Which Cape Cod Town has the Best Summertime Revenue Take?
The towns of the Cape and Islands have economies built around…

Where Does Your Community Stand: Using MassAnalysis to Compare Weston to Peer Towns
We can all learn a lot about our own behavior by watching the…

Top 10 Government Transparency Resolutions for 2018
We hear the word transparency a lot these days. Whether it's…


To Sign or Not to Sign? Considerations for University Athletics Contracts
Collegiate sports continue to grow as an enormous commercial…

Managing Growth in Malden & Somerville: A Tale of Two Cities
The influx of new residents into Boston and its surrounding communities…
