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Harris’ Tax Vision: Policy & Politics
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Tax Foundation Vice President William McBride about the details and potential effects of the tax policy proposed by Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign
Poll: State Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ending Public Records Exemption, Auditing the Legislature
/in Featured, News, Polls, Transparency /by Editorial StaffViews on legislative pay change when voters learn of 2023 analysis that found MA had nation’s “least efficient state legislature” BOSTON – Eighty percent of registered voters support eliminating the exemption to the state public records law claimed by the Massachusetts Legislature, governor and Supreme Judicial Court and making the records public, according to a new poll commissioned by Pioneer Institute and conducted by Emerson College Polling. Only 6 percent support keeping the records private. “Massachusetts is the only state in which the governor’s office, the legislature and the judiciary all claim this exemption,” said Pioneer Institute Director of Transparency Mary Connaughton. “Clearly, that doesn’t sit well with voters.” Registered voters also support ending the state legislature’s exemption from audits the […]
National Alliance’s Starlee Coleman on Public Charter Schools
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffStarlee Coleman discusses her role as CEO of the Texas Public Charter Schools Association, highlighting the growth of charter schools in Texas, as well as the broader efforts to expand school choice.
How Has Employment Changed In Massachusetts?
/in News /by Axel PortnoyIn 2013, 60.1 percent of the civilian non-institutional population (people over 16 who are not in active duty) in Massachusetts was employed, growing to 62.9 percent in 2023, Even with COVID’s effect on employment from 2019 to 2022, employment rates have increased over the last decade. Looking at employment trends provided by Pioneer’s website under Labor Analytics, it is evident that even though overall employment has risen , 20-24 and 16-19 years-olds are working less , while older generations are working more. For example, in 2007 69 percent of those ages 20-24 in Massachusetts were employed, and in 2023 only 61 percent of 20-24 year olds in Massachusetts were employed. Furthermore, for those aged between 16-19, employment has decreased from […]
How Has Transportation Been Changing In Massachusetts?
/in News /by Axel PortnoyThe population of Massachusetts has steadily increased over the last 20 years. In 2001 it was 6,397,634 and in 2022 it was 6,981,974 – a 9.13 percent increase. More specifically, from 2008 to 2015 the population increased from 6,468.967 to 6,794,228. It might be expected that with hundreds of thousands of new residents in the state the number of registered vehicles would grow as well. However, after a sustained period of growth until 2010, there has been a major drop off in the number of vehicles registered in Massachusetts. From 2001 to 2010, the number of registered vehicles rose steadily, from 5,698,108 to 6,869,534. However, in 2011 the number of registered vehicles began to decrease. The sharpest decline came from […]