Shamie Center for Better Government

July 20, 2009

Start Here Before Cutting Into the Safety Net: Common Sense Budget Actions

Common Sense Budget Actions Author(s): — Publication date: 2009-01-13 Category: Better Government Abstract: In October, Pioneer suggested $700 million in cuts that Governor Patrick could make to the fiscal year 2009 budget. A number of the cuts we recommended were included in...
October 1, 2008

Hard Decisions, Needed Leadership

Author(s): — Publication date: 2008-10-17 Category: Better Government Abstract: This report seeks to identify savings to help close a looming $1 billion to $1.5 billion gap in the Commonwealth’s FY09 budget. As a follow-up to a Pioneer press release outlining $600 million...