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Enrollment Decline and Fiscal Pressure in Massachusetts Public Schools: A Focus on English Learners
This report is accompanied by a 2-page Summary Report, included within the PDF download. A parent or guardian bringing their child to school may not ...
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New IRS Data Points to Affordability and Not Taxes as the Cause of Massachusetts Outmigration
Read MassBudget’s initial statement about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) state-to-state, county-to-county, and gross migration data for the United States on March, 19, 2026. Data ...
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Pathways to Universal Pre-K (UPK) Series: Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI)
This report is the first in a series exploring the pathways to achieving universal pre-K in Massachusetts. This research is funded by the Annie E. ...
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Proposed Income Tax Cuts in Massachusetts Would Benefit Households with Highest Incomes and Force Deep Public Cuts
The Affordable Homes Act (AHA), a five-year bond bill signed in August 2024, authorized a wide range of capital housing investments through bond spending. Bond ...
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Protecting Massachusetts Revenue: Examining Governor Healey’s Proposed Response to OB3 Federal Corporate Tax Cuts
The Affordable Homes Act (AHA), a five-year bond bill signed in August 2024, authorized a wide range of capital housing investments through bond spending. Bond ...
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One year into the Affordable Homes Act: What Has It Accomplished and What Else Can Be Done?
The Affordable Homes Act (AHA), a five-year bond bill signed in August 2024, authorized a wide range of capital housing investments through bond spending. Bond ...
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Protect Massachusetts’s Fiscal Stability: Which OB3 Tax Changes to Opt Out of and Why
Unfortunately, changes to the federal corporate tax code included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OB3) will make our state fiscal situation worse. Many ...
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Baby Bonds Will Drive Prosperity for Massachusetts Children
What are baby bonds? Baby bonds, or baby accounts, are an investment funded by the government on behalf of a child soon after birth. Baby ...
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Due to Single Sales Factor Apportionment, Multinational Corporations Cannot Dodge State Taxes by Reducing Workforce or Capital Investments in Massachusetts
Moving operations or employees out of Massachusetts won’t reduce a corporation’s taxes on its profits by a single dollar, because the share of corporate profits ...
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MassBudget’s Analysis of the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act
The state budget Governor Maura Healey signed on July 4th for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 reflects both caution in the face of federal funding threats ...
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