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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue on the EITC

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

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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”

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It’s About Time: Modernizing the Massachusetts Overtime Law Would Help 435,000 Salaried Workers

Everyone deserves fair pay for the hours they work, and the freedom to have a personal life away from the job. That's why we have ...
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Testimony on Fair Workweek Legislation Before Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

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Impact of the Increase in the Massachusetts Minimum Wage to $12

These infographics show the impacts of the increase in the Massachusetts minimum wage on January 1, 2019, from $11 to $12 per hour.
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MA Taxes on Par with U.S. Average in FY 2016

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How Has the Level of Taxes in Massachusetts Changed Compared to Other States?

   
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A Chilly Reception: Proposed Immigration Rule Creates Chilling Effect for New Immigrants and Current Citizens

The Trump Administration announced on October 10 a proposal that would fundamentally change our country’s approach to immigration. This proposal would change what is known as ...
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Massachusetts Poverty Rate Flat, Median Income Growth Slowed in 2017

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new data from its American Community Survey (ACS), allowing us to see how Massachusetts residents fared economically last year. ...
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Who Pays? Low and Middle Earners in Massachusetts Pay Larger Share of their Incomes in Taxes

Taxes are the main way communities pay for the things we do together. Taxes pay for essential programs and infrastructure we take for granted, like ...
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Keeping Massachusetts Working for Workers: Policy Gains in 2018 and Possibilities Beyond

For Labor Day 2018, this brief looks at the gains Massachusetts workers made in 2018 -- passing a $15 minimum wage, creating a paid family ...
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FAQ: The Massachusetts $15 Minimum Wage Proposal

This FAQ analyzes the minimum wage provisions of House Bill 4640. These provisions would increase the Massachusetts minimum wage from $11 an hour to $15 ...
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Tending to the Nest Egg: Plan Could Help Nonprofit Workers Build Retirement Security

Many Massachusetts workers are unable to save enough money for themselves to retire on. This is partly because setting up and managing retirement plans is ...
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Time to Care: The Health Effects of Paid Family & Medical Leave

In healthy communities, children are more likely to be born healthy and can grow up to be healthy adults. When people are healthy they are ...
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The Reach of the Massachusetts State Earned Income Tax Credit, by City and Town

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