Happy New Year from Pioneer Institute

December 31, 2020/0 Comments/in Featured /by Editorial Staff

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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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