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Testimony – Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
/in Better Government, Public Testimony, Public Testimony, Transparency /by Mary ConnaughtonTestimony – Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Poor Housing Incentives: Tax Credits Reward Politicians Not Neighbors in Need
/in Featured, Housing, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi interviews Chris Edwards, Chair of Fiscal Studies at CATO Institute, about his research on the 40-year history of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. They delve into its features, effects, and potential alternatives that could provide greater benefits at lower costs to taxpayers.
Tufts Prof. Elizabeth Setren on METCO’s Proven Results
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffProf. Setren discusses her recent study of METCO, a pioneering voluntary school desegregation program under which Massachusetts students in Boston and Springfield are bused to surrounding suburban districts. She discusses METCO’s history, the academic performance of students in the program, enrollment challenges, long-term benefits, and disparities among students.
Biden’s Budget Breakdown: Pragmatic Progress or Political Posturing
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Brian Reidl about how the contours of President Biden’s recently released budget proposal reveal a persistent, bipartisan reluctance to address profound structural deficits.
Sunshine Week 2024
/in Better Government, Better Government, Featured, Pioneer Research, Transparency /by Editorial StaffPartly Sunny with a Chance of Transparency As Pioneer Institute observes Sunshine Week , March 10-16, it is worth remembering the uncommon courage it took for our founders to so publicly and transparently declare their political beliefs and loyalties at a time when Great Britain ruled the waves and the American Colonies. The Founders were indeed risking it all — fortune, honor, and indeed their very lives — to establish a system of self-governance that serves as a beacon of hope to the world. Unfortunately, our early twenty-first-century America — and Massachusetts — is marked by only partial sunshine. Politicians long entrenched in the halls of power would much prefer to eclipse the public’s right to information. Massachusetts deserves better. Only by fully honoring the letter […]