Boston Globe

September 22, 2022

Globe columnist Shirley Leung makes our argument on the tax hike amendment

In today's Boston Globe, business columnist Shirley Leung raises important questions about who exactly will be impacted by the tax hike amendment that will appear on the Massachusetts ballot in November. The answer is retirees and small business owners - and we have the data to prove it.

A truly progressive student loan policy

This op-ed originally appeared in the Boston Globe. It was written by Pioneer’s Charlie Chieppo along with AEI’s Beth Akers. There’s no doubt that the United States faces a student loan debt crisis. But the problem would be addressed much more effectively...
March 10, 2021

A wealth tax, a SCOTUS case, and a likely Mass. exodus

Op-ed in The Boston Globe: A case New Hampshire filed with the US Supreme Court last October against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts could have a huge impact on state finances nationwide. It also raises the stakes as the Massachusetts Legislature considers amending the state constitution to eliminate the state’s prohibition against a graduated income tax and to hike taxes on high earners.
August 28, 2020

Should the federal government provide free, universal child care?

Free, universal child care provided by the federal government would be contrary to the spirit of the Founders’ view of K-12 education as the constitutional domain of state and local governments.
November 6, 2015

A Step Forward on Meaningful Public Records Reform?

Yesterday’s Boston Globe editorial has it right – the time for the legislature to act on meaningful public records reform is now, while at least a modicum of momentum remains for its enactment.  Waiting much longer likely signals the bill’s death knell....
May 13, 2013

New "Grace Period" For ACA Implementation in Mass

These are strange days in healthcare. Even the Boston Globe is starting to push back on and question the one-size fits all approach of the ACA. See the editorial from Sunday’s paper below. First it was the problem of Massachusetts being forced...
March 30, 2012

Biden vs. Romney

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/294861/biden-vs-romney-katrina-trinko Joe Biden didn’t mince words when he talked about Mitt Romney in Iowa yesterday. He blatantly accused the former Massachusetts governor of killing jobs. “When he was governor of Massachusetts, he vetoed a bill passed by the Massachusetts legislature that would...