Happy New Year from Pioneer Institute

We hope you are taking time to celebrate and find peace during this season. Thank you for your support for Pioneer, which has helped us stay focused on steering the state’s debate on the pandemic response, and making progress on our key policy objectives. Here’s to a great 2021 for Massachusetts and the country.

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Report Calls on FMCB to Seek Legislative Intervention on Projected 18-Year, $1.485 Billion T Pension Shortfall

June 5, 2017

New evaluation commissioned by MBTA projects T contributions…

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Op-ed: Shame on the Senate for undoing Pacheco Law exemption

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June 2, 2017

By Jim Stergios   JUNE 02, 2017 The MBTA has hundreds of…

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Op-ed: Marshall Plan brought U.S. to apex of power

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June 2, 2017

By Jamie Gass June 5, 2017 “The cost of war in human…

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Op-ed: Will district schools embrace charter-like reforms?

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June 2, 2017

This op-ed appeared in CommonWealth magazine. TOM BIRMINGHAM…

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Closing Catholic Schools in Massachusetts Can Be Avoided

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May 30, 2017

The Archdiocese of Boston recently announced that after operating…

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Pioneer Experts Offer Contrasting Prescriptions For MA Healthcare

May 17, 2017

BOSTON - New policy briefs from Josh Archambault and Barbara Anthony, two senior fellows in healthcare at Pioneer Institute, offer differing prescriptions for how Massachusetts should navigate uncertainty in the healthcare market, as Congress debates the fate of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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Public Statement On UMass Boston Finances

May 16, 2017

According to a State House News Service story yesterday, Education…

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Op-ed: Neglect creates pension tsunami

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May 16, 2017

A version of this op-ed appeared in The Berkshire Eagle, The…

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Study Applauds State Decision To Let Healthcare Spending Benchmark Decrease

May 4, 2017

Calls on policy makers to continue pursuing efforts to trim healthcare…

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2017 Hewitt Healthcare Lecture: Innovations In The Massachusetts Healthcare Market

May 3, 2017

BOSTON - While efforts to revise the federal healthcare law continue,…

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So you want to know something about pensions?

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April 25, 2017

Now anyone can become a local pension system expert...  A…

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Study Estimates $27 Million In Savings Annually From Consolidation Of Public Pensions

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April 19, 2017

Local retirement systems generate heavy costs, larger fiduciary…

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Op-ed: UMass leaders fail Boston campus

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April 17, 2017

By Greg Sullivan Friday, April 14, 2017 The University of…

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Op-ed: Why Mass. must not let up on testing students

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April 17, 2017

By Tom Birmingham   APRIL 13, 2017 Massachusetts’ story…

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Follow-Up Survey Finds Hospitals Still Fall Short On Price Transparency

April 10, 2017

Estimated price of routine procedure at 21 Massachusetts hospitals…

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Study: Evidence Suggests MBTA Pension Low-Balled Costs And Liabilities

April 5, 2017

Quarter-century of data shows costs at up to six times valuation…

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Teaching The First World War In Schools Is Topic For Pioneer History Forum

April 3, 2017

Event to feature Pulitzer Prize winner, celebrated Pres. Wilson…

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Putting The T On A Clear Path To High Performance

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March 28, 2017

Pioneer Institute recently submitted public testimony to the…

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