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Underfunding Overdose Alternatives: Price Controls Hinder Search for Non-Addictive Opioids
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute’s Director of Healthcare Initiatives, Dr. Bill Smith, about the challenges posed by new regulations and price controls for developing alternatives to addictive opioids.
Latest IRS Migration Data Show Exodus from Massachusetts Continues
/in Blog: Economy, Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffMassachusetts shed more than double the amount of adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2022 than any year prior to 2020, making it fifth among states in net AGI out-migration behind only California, New York, Illinois and New Jersey, according to data released Thursday by the Internal Revenue Service.
SJC Agrees with Joint Amicus Brief Filed by Pioneer Public Interest Law Center, Contompasis and Caradonio
/in Featured, News, Press Releases /by Editorial StaffBOSTON – On June 27, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court agreed with an amicus brief jointly filed by Pioneer Public Interest Law Center, former Boston Public Schools Superintendent Michael Contompasis and former Worcester Superintendent James Caradonio, rejecting the Massachusetts Teachers Association’s (MTA’s) challenge to the language of a November ballot initiative that would eliminate the requirement that students pass English language arts, math and science MCAS tests to graduate from the Commonwealth’s public high schools. Massachusetts law requires the attorney general and secretary of state to jointly prepare a fair and neutral one-sentence statement describing the effect of a yes or no vote. The “yes” statement slated to appear on the ballot reads: “A YES VOTE would eliminate the requirement that […]
The MBTA’s Aging Infrastructure: Improvements have Failed to Materialize for the T
/in Blog, Blog: MBTA, Blog: Transportation /by Raif BoitReform for the MBTA has long been a priority for Massachusetts government. However, the MBTA still struggles to grow its ridership and revenue, as its infrastructure grows increasingly in need of repair.
Making Sense of Post-COVID Student Attendance Data in Massachusetts
/in News /by Matt MulveyThe lockdowns and school closures that occurred in 2020 due to COVID-19 had quite an impact on student attendance. While absences increased substantially between 2019 and 2022, data shows that absences may be on their way to decreasing to pre-pandemic levels.