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MassBudget’s Analysis of the FY 2026 House Budget Proposal
The House budget recommendation for FY 2026 outlines $61.5 billion in spending (before accounting for pre-budget spending and adjustments). With federal budget cuts looming, Fair Share revenues continue to advance education and transportation.
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Preliminary Analysis: FY 2026 House Ways and Means Budget Proposal
The House Ways and Means Committee's FY 2026 budget proposal, released Wednesday, April 16th, allocates $61.4 billion in spending for the Commonwealth. This is MassBudget's first dive into the details.
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MassBudget’s Statement on the FY 2026 House Ways and Means Budget Proposal
The HWM FY 2026 budget proposal illustrates the importance of the Fair Share surtax which allows for continued and increased investment in essential areas of education and transportation. It also highlights the need for additional revenue to support our state's most vulnerable residents.
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MassBudget’s Analysis of Governor Healey’s FY 2026 Budget Proposal
In this analysis, you will find an assessment of Fiscal Year 2026 projected revenue, tax credits, and the Governor’s expenditure proposals in early childhood and care, education, transportation, and housing.
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MassBudget Reacts to the Governor’s FY 2026 Budget and FY 2025 Supplemental Proposal
Today, Governor Maura Healey released her proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026. We are encouraged to see critical investments supported by those who can most afford it, but there is still more to do to meet the needs of families in crisis.
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Fare-Free Public Buses are Yielding Results in Southeastern MA
Since 2024, residents and visitors in Southern Massachusetts step onto public buses and shuttles without a thought because fares have been eliminated - and the results are showing this policy makes a real difference.
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What Does Massachusetts Transportation Funding Support and What Are the Revenue Sources?
Where do the resources come from to operate our state's transportation system, and where is the money spent?
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Interactive Data by School District: Inflation Lessens SOA’s Equity Impact
The following interactive graphics examine the impact of the 2019 Student Opportunity Act (SOA) on K-12 funding in its first five years.
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Two Years of Fair Share Funding at Work
Nearly two years after Massachusetts voted to create a more equitable tax system to directly support education and transportation, $2.3 billion dollars have been dispersed to a wide variety of important programs.
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2025 Massachusetts Budget Showcases Accomplishments of Fair Share Amendment
As the budget making process for the current fiscal year finishes, Massachusetts would be in a very different place if voters hadn’t approved the Fair Share Amendment in late 2022 to support education and transportation.
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