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Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 29th Annual Better Government Competition

Pioneer Institute is pleased to announce that Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)’s program, “Operation Farm Team: Global Transportation Infrastructure Workforce Initiative” is the winner of the 29th annual Better Government Competition. The theme of the 2019 contest was, “Moving People, Moving Goods, Moving Forward,” focusing on innovations that prepare America for the future of transportation.

PENSIONS & UNFUNDED LIABILITIES

We Have a Long Way to Go for Massachusetts Residents to Have the Government Transparency We Deserve

As Pioneer Institute observes Sunshine Week,?we are disappointed by the legislature’s attempts to deny what the vast majority of voters want: an audit of the legislature by our State Auditor. Trying to avoid an audit further exacerbates the loss of public trust. After all, what are we left to think? Do they have something to hide? That is not the government our founders intended; nor is it what 72 percent of Massachusetts voters wanted. This year, during Sunshine Week, we are entirely focused on the top three actions to bring sunlight to the state legislature. They are: 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Law Enforcement Dividend: Who Benefits When Crime Is Prevented?

This week on Hubwonk, host Joe Selvaggi talks with Rafael Mangual, Manhattan Institute senior fellow, about his newly released book, Criminal (In)Justice, examining where crime is occurring in the U.S., what types of crimes those in the prison systems have committed, and the tradeoffs faced by society when considering defunding the police and reducing prison populations. 

Read More of Our Commentary:

Statement of Pioneer Institute on Board Member Mike Kennealy’s Bid for Governor

September 25, 2025/by Editorial Staff

From the City on a Hill to a Shrouded Statehouse: Massachusetts’ Push for Government Accountability

July 30, 2025/by Andrew Harding

Boston Policy Institute and Pioneer Institute Announce Boston DataLabs: New Tool Will Allow for Easy and Powerful Municipal Government Accountability

June 18, 2025/by Editorial Staff

Fixing the Foundation: Can Massachusetts’ Infrastructure Reach National Standards?

June 5, 2025/by Andrew Harding

Pioneer Institute Launches US DataLabs: A Powerful New Tool for Citizen Engagement and Government Accountability

June 4, 2025/by Editorial Staff

We Have a Long Way to Go for Massachusetts Residents to Have the Government Transparency We Deserve

March 20, 2025/by Editorial Staff

The House Call – Accessory Dwelling Units are Officially Legal Statewide in Massachusetts

February 10, 2025/by Editorial Staff

Poll: State Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ending Public Records Exemption, Auditing the Legislature

August 26, 2024/by Editorial Staff

Average Weekly Wages of Healthcare Workers Across a Decade

August 8, 2024/by Dana DiChiro

Massachusetts’s Debt and Liability in 2023

August 8, 2024/by Raif Boit
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