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Public Statement on Implementation of the Charitable Giving Deduction
/in COVID Economy, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Press Releases, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity, Press Releases: Government /by Pioneer InstituteDespite being awash in cash, the state Legislature just overrode Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of a provision to delay by yet another year a tax deduction for charitable donations. Rep. Mark Cusack, House chair of the Joint Committee on Revenue, said “it doesn’t mean no, just not now.” If not now, when?
The Globe’s Ornaments – Celebrating the Great Cities of the Ages – 35 Resources for Parents & Students
/in Blog: Education, COVID Education, COVID education resources, Featured, Jamie Gass /by Jamie GassCelebrating the Great Cities of the Ages – This is part of Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs on curricular resources for parents, teachers, and students during COVID-19.
The Institute for Justice’s Michael Bindas on the SCOTUS, Carson v. Makin, & Expanding School Choice
/in Featured, Podcast, School Choice /by Editorial StaffThis week on “The Learning Curve,” co-hosts Cara Candal and Gerard Robinson talk with Michael Bindas, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice (IJ). They discuss IJ’s 2020 landmark U.S. Supreme Court win in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, and its implications for state Blaine Amendments, bigoted legal barriers that have blocked religious liberty and school choice for over a century, as well as the Maine school tuitioning case, Carson v. Makin, which was recently granted certiorari.
How has COVID-19 impacted the MA opioid crisis?
/0 Comments/in News /by Maida RazaIn recent years, Massachusetts has seen a much larger uptick in opioid-related deaths than the national average. The state witnessed opioid overdose-related deaths rise by 41.6% between 2013 and 2014, with Barnstable County constituting 32.5% of the total increase. As identified by Harris Foulkes of Pioneer Institute, the opioid crisis on Cape Cod can be attributed to an opiate prescription rate that is 24% higher than the state average. In response to the opioid crisis, a prescription monitoring program was launched in 2016. The program tracks prescriptions by patient and includes information on drugs prescribed, the prescriber, and the pharmacy. This allows doctors to monitor the drug consumption patterns of patients and inform law enforcement agencies if they believe a […]
College Debt Explained: Education Pays When Students Choose Wisely
/in Featured, Higher Education, Podcast Hubwonk, Related Education Blogs /by Editorial StaffHubwonk host Joe Selvaggi talks with American Enterprise Institute resident fellow and education economist Beth Akers about the American student debt crisis (totalling $1.6 trillion). They explore who borrows, who is in debt, and which policy choices might best serve the financial needs of every student.