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GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY

Massachusetts Needs a Comprehensive Performance Management Framework

Many states have made promoted government efficiency and effectiveness by setting goals and tracking their progress. Massachusetts tried making a performance structure, but in 2014 it was discontinued. Today, the state lacks a comprehensive structure to track progress.

BETTER GOVERNMENT COMPETITION

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
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. 

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Pioneer Commends MA Governor-elect Healey’s Step Toward Greater Transparency

December 22, 2022/by Editorial Staff

Massachusetts Needs a Comprehensive Performance Management Framework

August 9, 2022/by Joseph Staruski

School-Age Population Remains Steady, but Boston Struggles With Declining Enrollment

August 4, 2022/by Joseph Staruski

Is a Universal Basic Income the Future? You Decide.

August 3, 2022/by Etelson Alcius

Massachusetts Remains One of the Least Financially Transparent States

August 2, 2022/by Etelson Alcius

Where Are Massachusetts Residents Moving To?

August 2, 2022/by Mitch Bove

What’s going on with the economy in Cambridge?

July 26, 2022/by Etelson Alcius

Law Enforcement Dividend: Who Benefits When Crime Is Prevented?

July 26, 2022/by Editorial Staff

The Second Largest Public Construction Project in MA is to give Logan International Airport a New Look

July 19, 2022/by Mitch Bove

UMass Football Coach is the 7th Highest Paid Employee in the State

July 19, 2022/by Mitch Bove
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