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A Preview of the FY 2016 Budget
As the FY 2016 budget season begins, the Commonwealth continues to suffer from the effects of the three billion dollars of income tax cuts enacted ...
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Income Tax Cuts and the Budget Deficit in Massachusetts
Beginning in 1998, a number of significant changes were made to the Massachusetts tax code–including a series of phased cuts to the state personal income ...
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Understanding the Actual Cost of MassHealth to the State
This brief describes the "net" cost of MassHealth, providing a much clearer picture of the impact of MassHealth on the state budget rather than looking ...
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Analyzing the FY15 Budget for MassHealth and Health Reform Programs
This budget brief summarizes the Fiscal Year 2015 budget for MassHealth and Health Reform Programs. The FY 2015 MassHealth budget covers the first full year ...
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Analyzing the State Budget for FY 2015
While the Governor, House, and Senate had some different priorities for the FY 2015 budget, there was significantly more agreement throughout this year's process than ...
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Comparison of the FY 2015 House and Senate Budget Proposals for MassHealth and Health Reform Programs
This budget brief describes differences between the FY 2015 House and Senate Budget proposals for MassHealth and Health Reform Programs. A legislative conference committee will ...
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Investing in People: Jobs and Workforce Training in the Massachusetts State Budget
In conjunction with our new online resource, the Jobs & Workforce Budget (http://workforce.massbudget.org/), this brief analyzes state support for workforce development over the past decade, ...
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Conference Preview: Differences between the Senate and House Budgets for FY 2015
Last week, the Senate finalized its budget proposal for FY 2015. Our "Conference Preview" describes the major differences between the Senate budget and the House ...
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Senate Ways & Means FY 2015 Budget Proposal
On May 14, 2014, the Senate Ways and Means Committee presented its budget proposal for FY 2015. This Budget Monitor details how this proposal would ...
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The House FY 2015 Budget Proposal for MassHealth (Medicaid) and Health Reform Programs
This budget brief describes the House's FY 2015 budget proposal for MassHealth (Medicaid) and Health Reform Programs. The House budget includes $14.7 billion in funding ...
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