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Testimony on Expanding Access to the CORE Retirement Plan
MassBudget's testimony to the Joint Committee on Public Service in support of An Act expanding access to retirement savings (HB2825/HB41/SB1879).
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The Business of Care: Strengthening Family Child Care as a Path to Wealth Building
Family child care (FCC) programs are a vital part of Massachusetts’ early education system, yet the educators who run FCCs—mostly women of color—often earn some of the lowest wages in the field. In this new report, Senior Policy Analyst Adam Jones looks at the financial barriers faced by this sector of the workforce and provides targeted policy recommendations to alleviate them.
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How Do Massachusetts Tax Filers Experience the Improvements to State Refundable Tax Credits?
This report describes the results of four focus groups held with low-to-moderate income Massachusetts tax filers in 2024 to better understand their experiences with recent enhancements of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
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New Census Migration Data for 2023 – Modest Domestic Outmigration Offset by Larger International Inflow
The newly released 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Massachusetts migration patterns were largely unchanged from those seen in the 2022 ACS data: Massachusetts is gaining population from migration at a very modest rate.
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Immigration and the Massachusetts Economy: A One-Page Overview
Immigrants are a vital part of Massachusetts' future.
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Testimony to the Massachusetts Poverty Commission
On September 25, 2024, Policy Director Phineas Baxandall testified before the Massachusetts Poverty Commission. His comments focus on the differences between income and wealth, and policies that could address wealth disparities.
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Presentation: A $20 Minimum Wage – Lessons Learned and Anticipated Impact
On April 23, 2024, Interim President Phineas Baxandall gave a legislative briefing examining the potential impacts of increasing the state minimum wage to $20 per hour.
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Presentation: Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants
On March 14, 2024, Interim President Phineas Baxandall joined the Black and Latino Caucus and the Healthy Families Tax Credits Coalition at the Statehouse for a briefing on how working immigrants are prevented from claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants
Extending EITC eligibility to all workers filing taxes, regardless of their immigration status, would increase its impact, help expand economic opportunity, and support low- and moderate-income families struggling to afford Massachusetts’ high cost of living.
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Economic Projections for Asylum Seekers and New Immigrants: Massachusetts
How can we expect new immigrants to fare in the economy? To model this question, the Immigration Research Initiative and MassBudget looked at how immigrants with similar characteristics currently make ends meet in the state.
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