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Budget Brief: The House Ways & Means FY 2012 Budget Proposals for MassHealth and Related Programs
This Budget Brief on the House Ways & Means proposals for MassHealth and related health care programs is the second in a new series being ...
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Impact of Proposed Federal Budget Cuts on Massachusetts’ Residents
Proposed legislation (H.R. 1) that funds the federal government through the final six months of Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) cuts funding for non-security discretionary ...
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Budget Brief: The Governor’s FY 2012 Budget Proposals for MassHealth and Related Programs
This Budget Brief on the Governor's proposals for MassHealth and related health care programs is the first in a new series being published by the ...
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Budget Monitor: The Governor’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
In the coming fiscal year (Fiscal Year 2012) the state is facing a budget gap of approximately $1.9 billion between the cost of providing current ...
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Quality, Cost, and Purpose: Comparisons of Government and Private Sector Payments for Similar Services
We count on government to do many important things--things we can't do alone--like provide good schools, protect our environment, promote public safety, and offer a ...
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MassBudget Brief: Fiscal Year 2012 Chapter 70 Education Aid Preview
While projecting Chapter 70 state education aid ahead of the formal budget process is always an inexact science, the precarious economic recovery and the termination ...
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MassBudget Brief: Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Preview
This Budget Brief examines the condition of state finances as the budget process begins for the fiscal year that starts on July 1, 2011. Walking ...
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The Education Jobs Fund and its Impact on Massachusetts Schools
The Education Jobs Fund, a $10 billion federal grant fund to be spent during the FY 2011 school year for the retention and creation of ...
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FMAP and an Education Jobs Fund: State Fiscal Relief To Strengthen the National Economy, Reduce State Budget Cuts, and Create Jobs
Last week the US Senate passed a bill that would approve extended state fiscal relief from the federal government, and the US House is reconvening ...
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FISCAL FALLOUT: The Great Recession, Policy Choices, and State Budget Cuts
A series of facts sheets on state budget cuts during the fiscal crisis in the following areas: Overview.
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