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Looming Budget Crisis Reveals MBTA’s Dependency on Federal Funds
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The MBTA is about to lose federal funding at a critical moment when ridership has not yet recovered. Will the state make up the difference?

Public vs. Private Employment in Massachusetts: A Tale of Two Pandemics
This report finds that Massachusetts state government employment has been virtually flat during COVID-19 even as employment in the state’s private sector workforce remains nearly 10 percent below pre-pandemic levels, and questions whether it makes sense to shield public agencies from last year’s recession at the expense of taxpayers.

Study Finds Massachusetts Graduated Income Tax May Be a “Blank Check” and Not Increase Funding for Designated Priorities
Advocates claim a proposed 4 percent surtax on high earners will raise nearly $2 billion per year for education and transportation, but similar tax hikes in other states resulted in highly discretionary rather than targeted spending, according to a new policy brief published by Pioneer Institute. That same result or worse is possible in Massachusetts because during the 2019 constitutional convention state legislators rejected — not just one, but two — proposed amendments requiring that the new revenues be directed to these purposes.

Pioneer Institute Public Statement on UMass Financial Oversight
Contact Micaela Dawson, 617-723-2277 ext. 203 or mdawson@pioneerinstitute.org
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Prepare for Town Budget Season with MassWatch
Online tools to understand your community's financial condition…

How Does MA Allocate Money to Its Community Colleges?
State funding for community colleges is widely considered to…


How UMass can cut the $11 million
Yesterday, the Statehouse News Service reported that UMass President…

Pioneer’s Public Statement on the Conference Committee Budget
LEGISLATURE’S FY 2014 BUDGET IS THE STATUS QUO, JUST MORE OF…

Massachusetts releases details on tax credit recipients
http://www.wickedlocal.com/ashland/news/x465800201/Massachusetts-releases-details-on-tax-credit-recipients?zc_p=1#axzz2NcNYjWOG
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Beacon Hill’s Budget MassHealth Mirage
Today the Legislature will vote on the final state budget.
I…

Agenda for Leadership 2010: Hit the Ground Running – Pioneer Institute?s Agenda for Leadership for 2010 and Beyond
Pioneer Institute’s Agenda for Leadership for 2010 and Beyond…