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The Pioneer Institute’s Statement on the MBTA

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February 12, 2015

The MBTA is broke and broken.  It is structurally insolvent. …

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STUDY: MA Public Pension Systems Unprepared for Next Recession

February 5, 2015

Actuarial assumption adjustments clarify which funds are troubled…

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Study: Massachusetts Public Pension Systems Unprepared for Next Recession

February 5, 2015

Actuarial assumption adjustments clarify which funds are troubled…

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Study: Refocus on Workfare to Lift Mass. Residents from Poverty

January 22, 2015

Two decades after welfare reform, only 7.3 percent of Mass. recipients…

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Baker’s Dozen: A Common Sense Healthcare Agenda for the Next Governor

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January 6, 2015

Pioneer Institute is pleased to present, “Baker’s Dozen:…

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2015 Better Government Competition: Reforming the US Criminal Justice System

December 22, 2014

Pioneer Institute is pleased to announce that its 2015 Better…

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Study: State Must Revise Flawed “Growth Model” & “Proven Provider” Regs

December 22, 2014

Charter School Study Calls for Revisions to the State’s Flawed…

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Study: “Fair Market Valuation” of Pension Liabilities Neither “Fair” Nor “Market”

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November 21, 2014

Study Shows “Fair Market Valuation” of Pension Liabilities…

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Study: Vocational-Technical Schools & Businesses Strengthening Mass.’s Economy

November 13, 2014

Vocational-Technical Schools and Businesses Strengthening the…

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Study: Public Pension Liabilities Are Undervalued by Tens of Billions of Dollars

November 12, 2014

Historical Market Performance of Asset Classes Held by Retirement…

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Ed reform truly is matter of civil rights

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November 7, 2014

By Sephira Shuttlesworth (This op-ed originally appeared in the…

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Boston Herald: To-do List for New Governor to Fix Health Site

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November 7, 2014

By Josh Archambault and Eric Dahlberg. This op-ed originally…

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Boston Herald: Let’s put more light in sunshine law

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November 7, 2014

By J. Patrick Brown and Mary Connaughton. This op-ed originally…

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A Challenge to Economic Freedom: Declining Labor Participation

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October 7, 2014

Even with lower unemployment rates in Massachusetts and the U.S.,…

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Study: $1B Price Tag for ACA Health Exchange & New Medicaid Program in Mass.

September 17, 2014

Study: $1 Billion Price Tag for ACA Health Exchange & New…

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Common Core Math Will Reduce Enrollment in High-Level High School Courses

September 8, 2014

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WGBH: METCO Matters As Never Before

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September 4, 2014

Six decades ago, the Supreme Court’s unanimous Brown v. Board…

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Study: Common Core ELA Standards Will Further Harm U.S. History Instruction

September 2, 2014

Study Says Common Core ELA Standards Will Further Harm U.S. History…

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