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Presentation – Transportation Funding: Context, Challenges & Progress

Phineas Baxandall June 24, 2024 Budget Resources Presentation Transportation

On June 24, 2024, Policy Director Phineas Baxandall joined Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA)'s community conversation on transportation funding. Baxandall focused on how Fair Share spending ...

32% of Children Live in Cost-Burdened Households: MassBudget Urges Lawmakers to Focus on Affordability

Adam Jones June 10, 2024 Kids Press Release

Massachusetts ranks second in child well-being nationally, according to the 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book. However, high housing costs relative to family income continue to ...

With Fair Share Dollars, Senate Ways and Means Proposes Bold Improvements, Though Problems with Student Opportunity Act Remain

MassBudget Staff May 8, 2024 Budget Resources Statement

On May 7th, the Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Committee released its proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2025. Like last month’s House budget proposal, ...

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Federal Relief Funds for K-12 Schools in Massachusetts

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Single Sales Factor Apportionment Formula, How It Works, and What It Costs

Kurt Wise June 11, 2019 Taxes Testimony

Testimony before Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on S.1066/H.1610, “An Act to Prevent Wage Theft, Promote Employer Accountability, and Enhance Public Enforcement”

Jeremy Thompson May 14, 2019 Jobs & the Economy Testimony

Testimony Before Joint Committee on Higher Education on S.744/H.1221, “An Act to Guarantee Debt-Free Public Higher Education”

Jeremy Thompson April 30, 2019 Education Testimony

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Need to Invest in Education and Transportation

Marie-Frances Rivera April 11, 2019 Budget Resources Education Testimony Transportation

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Incidence of State and Local Taxes in Massachusetts and Effects of the Fair Share Amendment

Phineas Baxandall April 11, 2019 Taxes Testimony

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Presentation – Transportation Funding: Context, Challenges & Progress

32% of Children Live in Cost-Burdened Households: MassBudget Urges Lawmakers to Focus on Affordability

With Fair Share Dollars, Senate Ways and Means Proposes Bold Improvements, Though Problems with Student Opportunity Act Remain

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Federal Relief Funds for K-12 Schools in Massachusetts

Debunking PPP Deductibility

Envisioning Equity Part I: Equitable Education through the Crisis

Envisioning Equity Part II: Housing to Build a Just Recovery

Envisioning Equity Part III: Reimagining the Criminal Legal System

Ideas for Bridging College Affordability Gap

Fixes Recommended for Unemployment Fund Shortfall

Testimony on H.3809 Before Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Single Sales Factor Apportionment Formula, How It Works, and What It Costs

Testimony before Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on S.1066/H.1610, “An Act to Prevent Wage Theft, Promote Employer Accountability, and Enhance Public Enforcement”

Testimony Before Joint Committee on Higher Education on S.744/H.1221, “An Act to Guarantee Debt-Free Public Higher Education”

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Need to Invest in Education and Transportation

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the Incidence of State and Local Taxes in Massachusetts and Effects of the Fair Share Amendment

Testimony on Fair Workweek Legislation Before Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

PowerPoint Presentation: Our State Budget and Taxes [PPTX]

BNN News Interviews Noah Berger of the Mass. Budget and Policy Center

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