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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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Budget Monitor: The Fiscal Year 2011 Post-Veto Budget
This Budget Monitor examines each category of the budget, describing the FY 2011 post-veto spending levels, and comparing them to the FY 2010 budget and ...
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Budget Monitor: The Senate Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
During its budget debate, the Senate added about two-tenths of 1 percent to the budget's bottom line. The Senate did not adopt any new taxes ...
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Budget Monitor: The Senate Ways & Means Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
The Senate Ways & Means (SWM) budget proposal addresses a budget gap of close to $3 billion by recommending significant budget cuts and relying heavily ...
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Budget Monitor: The Fiscal Year 2011 House Budget
The most significant theme from the House budget debate is how little happened. Facing a budget gap of approximately $3 billion, it would have been ...
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Budget Monitor: The House Ways & Means Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
The House Ways & Means (HWM) budget proposal relies primarily on budget cuts and federal assistance to address a budget gap of approximately $3 billion. ...
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