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MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…


Emigration from Massachusetts is at a Decade High, Despite Booming Economy and High Standard of Living
The economy is doing great, so why are people leaving Massachusetts?

Pioneer Institute Files Amicus Curiae Brief in U.S. Supreme Court School Choice Case
Pioneer Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief in Carson v. Makin urging the Supreme Court of the United States to strike down a provision of Maine law. The Court will hear oral arguments in Carson this morning (December 8) at 10 am. The Maine law being challenged allows districts that don’t have their own schools to contract with a school or pay for students that choose to attend public or private schools, but explicitly excludes religious schools.

Maine Tries to Ignore a Clear Supreme Court Ruling on Education
As the U.S. Supreme Court takes up Carson v. Makin, the facts are clear. Maine has chosen to subsidize private education. As such, it cannot disqualify all religious schools from receiving public dollars under its school choice program.