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Truro’s Beach Back Then, Unveiled – The Provincetown Independent

Phineas Baxandall went as a kid. “There was nothing sexualized about the scene,” he says. It was like any …

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Senate budget boosts RTA funding, backs fare-free buses – CommonWealth Magazine

Phineas Baxandall, policy director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, says making RTA buses free attracts more riders, …Google …

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Fare debate: Give low-income riders a break – CommonWealth Magazine

Fare debate: Make buses free to all. By Phineas Baxandall and Stacy ThompsonSee all » … By Phineas Baxandall …

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Fare debate: Make buses free to all – CommonWealth Magazine

Phineas Baxandall is senior analyst at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center and Stacy Thompson is executive director of …

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Mass. House OKs Cut In Capital Gains Tax Rate – Law360

Marie-Frances Rivera, president of the left-leaning Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, called the proposed move to single-sales-factor …Google Alert – …

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As House weighs tax package, ‘millionaires tax’ could be a sticking point – Boston Business Journal

Phineas Baxandall, policy director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, said the cuts to the estate and capital-gains …

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Mass. coalition relaunches push to raise earned income tax credit – MassLive.com

… Boston Medical Center, with member organizations including the Mass. Budget and Policy Center, Jewish Vocational Services, EMPath, the …

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Lawmakers are pondering another minimum wage hike. How would it affect Quincy businesses?

Phineas Baxandall, policy director for the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, agrees, noting that 19 states, including some of …

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How does Healey’s budget proposal compare to Baker’s final budget plan? See six key areas. – MSN

“Budgets are moral documents,” said Marie-Frances Rivera, president of MassBudget, a progressive think tank. “And this was definitely a …

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How does Healey’s budget proposal compare to Baker’s final budget plan? See six key areas. – MSN

“Budgets are moral documents,” said Marie-Frances Rivera, president of MassBudget, a progressive think tank. “And this was definitely a …

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Maura Healey’s budget, unpacked – WGBH

Adam Reilly is joined by Charlie Chieppo of the right-leaning Pioner Institute, who sees much to like in Healey’s …

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Governor Healey releases tax relief plan to lower Massachusetts cost of living

“That’s real money for ordinary people,” said Phineas Baxandall, the policy director at Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center.Google Alert …

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WBUR: Breaking down Gov. Healey’s tax reform proposal

MassBudget President Marie-Frances Rivera joined Radio Boston and Evan Horowitz, executive director at the Center for State Policy Analysis, to discuss Governor Healey’s tax proposals that were announced earlier this week.

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Healey proposes big tax breaks across the board – Axios Boston

… expand early education, invest in public transit and things that voters have asked for,” MassBudget president Marie-Frances Rivera …

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Healey proposes big tax breaks across the board – Axios Boston

… expand early education, invest in public transit and things that voters have asked for,” MassBudget president Marie-Frances Rivera …

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