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Losing Talent and Treasure: Uncompetitive Tax Regime Drives Upper-Income Exodus
/in Featured, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute’s Economic Research Associate Aidan Enright about his new paper “Debunking Migration Myths.” With this research, Aidan examines the link between Massachusetts’ tax regime and the outflow of high earners to states with more competitive rates.
Study Finds COVID Led to Significant Declines in Massachusetts School Enrollments
/in Education, Featured, News, Pioneer Research /by Editorial StaffAfter a decade of relative stability, COVID has wreaked havoc with Massachusetts public school enrollments, and the U.S. Department of Education projects more declines by 2030, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute. The figures should serve as a warning to vulnerable districts that they must be prepared for the financial, staffing, and facilities impacts that may accompany substantial drops in public school enrollments.
Fmr. Mississippi Chief Dr. Carey Wright on State Leadership & NAEP Gains
/in Civil Rights Education, Education, Featured, Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on The Learning Curve, Dr. Carey Wright, former Mississippi state superintendent of education, discusses the dramatic improvements in fourth graders’ reading scores in Mississippi during her time there, the importance of early childhood education and literacy programs, the role of literature and art, and the inspiration educators can draw from Mississippi’s heroes in the Civil Rights Movement.
Public Statement on the House’s Proposed Tax Reform and Budget
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News, Pioneer Research, Press Releases, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffPioneer Institute applauds key tax reform provisions advanced by the Speaker and House leadership, including a reduced short-term capital gains tax rate and implementation of a single sales factor apportionment. But leadership must do more to bolster the state’s economic competitiveness and slow out-migration of wealth and business owners that endangers the commonwealth’s economic future.
Out-of-Pocket Pirates: Spotlight on Accumulator & Maximizer Programs
/in Featured, Healthcare, Life Sciences, News, Pioneer Research /by Editorial StaffA new white paper, “Out-of-Pocket Pirates: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and the Confiscation of Copayment Assistance Programs,” examines how the way these programs are implemented is having negative impacts on patients living with serious diseases.