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Allowing for More Meaningful Comparisons: Taxes and Spending as a Share of Personal Income

This Facts At A Glance describes methodological issues regarding the comparison of tax and spending levels between different time periods or different states.
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Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works

This Facts At A Glance explains the basic structure of the state's Chapter 70 formula for distributing education aid to local school districts.
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Extending Improvements to Tax Credits for Lower-Income Workers and Their Families

This fall, Congress will debate whether to extend tax cuts adopted over the past decade. While there appears to be general agreement among policymakers that ...
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Understanding Our Tax System: A Primer for Active Citizens

This primer provides an overview of the Commonwealth's tax system as well as clear information and analysis of how Massachusetts compares to other states and ...
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Expiring Federal Tax Cuts: Costs and Beneficiaries of Extending Cuts Targeted at Highest-Income Taxpayers

In the coming weeks, the U.S. House and Senate may debate whether to extend (or make permanent) all or only some of the Bush-era income ...
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No Significant Rise in Poverty in MA in 2009

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual update of state-level poverty rates from the American Community Survey (ACS). It indicates no statistically significant change ...
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No Significant Change in Massachusetts Median Household Income in 2009

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual update of state-level data on household income from the American Community Survey (ACS).
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Massachusetts Still Leads in Health Care Coverage

Health insurance coverage in Massachusetts far surpasses coverage nationally and in all other states, detailed statistics released by the Census Bureau today confirm.
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Massachusetts Still a Leader in Health Coverage

Thanks to the apparent success of Massachusetts' health reform, Census Bureau estimates released today suggest that Massachusetts health care coverage still leads the nation.
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Poverty Rises Nationally in 2009, New Census Bureau Data Show

As a result of the Great Recession, the year 2009 saw a significant increase in the national poverty rate. The poverty rate rose to 14.3 ...
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