MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

We Have a Long Way to Go for Massachusetts Residents to Have the Government Transparency We Deserve

As Pioneer Institute observes Sunshine Week,?we are disappointed by the legislature’s attempts to deny what the vast majority of voters want: an audit of the legislature by our State Auditor. Trying to avoid an audit further exacerbates the loss of public trust. After all, what are we left to think? Do they have something to hide? That is not the government our founders intended; nor is it what 72 percent of Massachusetts voters wanted. This year, during Sunshine Week, we are entirely focused on the top three actions to bring sunlight to the state legislature. They are: 

New Video Highlights Need for Greater Access to Public Officials’ Financial Ties

With as new animated video, Pioneer Institute aims to inform the public about barriers to accessing Massachusetts elected officials’ financial information.

Steve Forbes – Keynote Speaker, 2013 Better Government Competition

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Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media…

Shawni Littlehale – 2013 Better Government Competition

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Shawni Littlehale, Director of Pioneer Institute’s 2013…

$1B a Year More for Transportation?

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Pioneer's Jim Stergios spoke with Transportation for Mass.'s Kristina Egan about MA Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to increase transportation spending by $1 billion a year. Watch this great "Face to Face" clip via our friends at MassINC

Video: The 2012 Better Government Competition Awards Ceremony

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[vimeo height="HEIGHT" width="WIDTH"]http://vimeo.com/50264658[/vimeo] On…

Press Release: Municipal Benchmarks for MA’s Middle Cities

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Press Release on Pioneer’s new paper which takes a look…

Challenges

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Mayor’s Scott Lang (New Bedford), Lisa Wong (Fitchburg)…

State Aid

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Mayor’s Scott Lang (New Bedford), Lisa Wong (Fitchburg)…

Data Tracking

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Mayor’s Scott Lang (New Bedford), Lisa Wong (Fitchburg)…

Funding Cuts

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Mayor Lisa Wong (Fitchburg), and City Manager Bernard Lynch…

Declined Funding

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Mayors Scott Lang (New Bedford), Lisa Wong (Fitchburg) and…