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2010 Poverty Rate Increases in Both Massachusetts and Across the Country
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual update of state-level poverty rates from the American Community Survey (ACS). In contrast to the Census' Current ...
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Massachusetts Still a Leader in Health Coverage
Thanks to the apparent success of Massachusetts's health reform, Census Bureau estimates released September 13 indicate that Massachusetts still leads the nation in health care ...
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U.S. Poverty Rate Rises Again
New Census Bureau data released today show that the national poverty rate increased for the third year in a row in 2010, rising to 15.1 ...
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Jobs and the Massachusetts Economy, Labor Day 2011
After a deep recession that officially began in December of 2007 and ended in June of 2009, the US economy is now in a period ...
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FISCAL FALLOUT: The Great Recession, Policy Choices, & State Budget Cuts, Fiscal Years 2009-2012 (updated)
This updated report examines state budget cuts since the onset of the current economic downturn. It builds on our prior edition published in April (which ...
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Budget Brief: The Fiscal Year 2012 Budget for MassHealth and Related Programs
This Budget Brief describing the Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 2012) budget for MassHealth (Medicaid) and other related health care programs is the last in a ...
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Budget Monitor: The Fiscal Year 2012 General Appropriations Act
The FY 2012 budget includes deep cuts in a number of areas including $24 million from the Judiciary (including probation) and over $60 million in ...
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MassHealth Budget Brief: Fiscal Year 2012: House and Senate Budget Proposals
This Budget Brief on the House and Senate proposals for MassHealth and related health care programs is the fifth in a new series published by ...
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Budget Monitor: The Senate Fiscal Year 2012 Budget and Conference Differences
With House and Senate budget debate complete, conferees from the two branches are now meeting to resolve differences. The Conference Committee is expected to craft ...
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Budget Brief: The Senate Ways & Means FY 2012 Budget Proposals for MassHealth and Related Programs
This Budget Brief on the Senate Ways and Means proposals for MassHealth and related health care programs is the fourth in a new series published ...
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