Not everyone is celebrating. "The income tax is one of the few revenue sources that asks high-income people to pay in-line with their larger bank ...

"Property taxes are stable so long as property values are stable," Baxandall, from the Mass. Budget and Policy Center, said. And while a 4% decline ...

Commonwealth Magazine, August 14, 2020 Now is the time to take the reins to determine our own destiny. All of us can call ...

Bypassing Congress on Saturday, President Trump issued a set of executive orders and memoranda to deliver emergency pandemic aid. The actions are ambiguous and raise ...

"Baker and legislative leaders have agreed to maintain level spending for local aid and Chapter 70 funding this fiscal year, but that doesn't protect against ...

Commonwealth Magazine, July 30, 2020 But Colin Jones, senior budget analyst for the liberal-leaning Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, said it is a ...

WHDH, July 28, 2020 Close to 200,000 undocumented immigrants live in Massachusetts, of which 41,000 to 78,000 would qualify and likely apply for ...

Wicked Local Medford, July 27, 2020 Mossalam points to research by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center which found that cuts to the ...

The Salem News, July 22, 2020 There are approximately 185,000 undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center estimated last year.