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“Report flags insurance woes for security, airport service workers” – State House News Service

By Alison Kuznitz, June 18, 2026 Unionized security officers and airport workers are mounting a new push for affordable health insurance, with many currently either going ...
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“Reactions pour in to SJC’s ruling on income tax cut ballot question” – State House News Service

By State House News Service, June 18, 2026 The Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday bounced an income tax ballot question from consideration this year, citing what it ...
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“Income tax cut ballot question tossed by state’s highest court” – GBH

By Hannah Reale, June 18, 2026 Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a proposal to cut the state’s income tax from 5% to 4% will not appear on ...
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Press Release: Massachusetts Ranks 2nd in 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book

Massachusetts Ranks 2nd in 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book as Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Urges Continued Focus on Supporting Thriving Kids and Families; State ...
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“MassBudget: Enrollment Decline and Fiscal Pressure in Massachusetts Public Schools” – Franklin Matters

By Steve Sherlock, June 1, 2026 Since FY 2019, statewide public school enrollment has declined by nearly 50,000 students, placing school districts under growing financial ...
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“The middle class was hanging on. ‘Now they’ve kind of toppled into the abyss.’” – Boston Globe

By Katie Johnston, June 1, 2026 Within five years, the income needed to maintain a middle-class standard of living for a two-parent family with two ...
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“Millionaire (and Billionaire) Taxes Pick Up Steam” – Governing Magazine

By Jared Brey, Quarter 2, 2026 How much do the richest people owe to society? For a growing number of states, the answer is “more.” ...
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“Superintendent: ICE impacting Lynn enrollment” – ItemLive

By Deyscha Smith, May 29, 2026 LYNN — Lynn Public Schools has lost 633 students between April 2025 and April 2026, a decline Superintendent Dr. ...
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“Mass. Senate proposes ‘historic’ increase in local aid. Is it enough?” – The New Bedford Light

By Jamie Perkins, May 28, 2026 ities and towns across the South Coast are counting pennies as they craft their fiscal 2027 budgets. New Bedford ...
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“The ‘millionaires tax’ was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It’s blown past that, yet again.” – Boston Globe

By Samantha J. Gross, May 25, 2026 Billionaires tax is more like it. The state’s surtax on its highest earners has already generated more than $3.1 billion ...
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Join us for our 4th and final PolicyTALKS event of 2026!

This PolicyTALKS will examine successes of cross-sector collaborations, how to equitably fund and sustain a Pre-K system across the Commonwealth, and pathways to ensure universal access to Pre-K.

This PolicyTALKS event builds off of a “Pathways to Universal Pre-K” series continuing to be published by MassBudget and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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